Noro Silk Garden Ribbed Striped Scarf

DISCLOSURE: 

Materials: Two balls each of Silk Garden #201 and #47 (total 200g). These two colorways are relatively subdued, yet have enough zing (see above) to produce a striking colour combination. The pattern used is a basic 1x1 ribbed manually striped scarf, knitted on 4.5mm (US 7) needles (see pattern description below). Finished dimensions are 5.5 inches (14cm) in width and about six feet (2 meters) in length. 

Silk Garden #201 contains various shades of blue and gray, and a little bit of brown and mauve.  Silk Garden #47 contains also a lot of gray, plus brown and copper, and some beige.  Since there is quite a variety in the individual skeins, some having more brown, others may be predominantly gray, each scarf is really a unique project.

Raw Materials,    The Tools,    and    Finished Product

Knitting Instructions:

Similarly to the original scarf mentioned above, you cast on 39 stitches using US7/4.5mm needles which should give you a width of about 5.5 inches. Start to knit purlwise with a single skein of colour #201 for about 6-8 inches (15-20cm), before switching to two-row stripes using both SG #201 and #47, slipping (purlwise) the first and last stitch on the second row of every stripe. From this point on, alternate between the two colours, until you run out of the second ball of colour #201, and finish the other end with a similarly sized section of color #47. This makes a nice and very complementary touch to the ribbed theme. 

However, we ran into some unexpected problems, mainly because the length of the #201 and #47 was not quite the same.  Consequently, the two one-color ends are not of the same length.   

Even when using just these two colourways, the scarf is quite colourful, yet subtle enough to be used with many different coats and garments. 

Note: For some reason, the computer images seem a little bit lighter and more vivid than the actual scarf.   (I guess, the screen-projected colors are perceived much brighter than the reflective colors of the actual yarn or even pictures in print).  In other words, the actual knitted piece looks darker and more subdued than the shown pictures.

L. Palenik  

November 10, 2007

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