Scarf WIP

[wolfwings]

Saw two yarns I couldn't resist when going to Jo Ann's Fabrics with ironbadger yesterday. Moonlight Mohair: Rain Forest and Moda Dea KickX: Curious. Nothing fancy, simple two-in-one knitting resulting in a really thick, plush scarf. Will have leftover Moonlight Mohair (the non-fluffy yarn) that'll end up being turned into a 'lanyard' style loop at one end of the scarf, so I can pull the other end through the loop to secure it around my neck easilly, or hang it on a wall somewhere. 12 yards may be enough I'll be able to race the yarn back to the far end and add a fringe at the non-looped end after the loop's done, but that gets made first.

I may do another in more subdued forest tones, if this turns out well would anyone out there be interested in me making them one?

Comments

[talesin.livejournal.com]

Didn't even know you knew how to knit (or will you be crocheting?)... been thinking of finding someone to make me a proper season 12 or 16 Dr. Who scarf, as I completely suck at it. :P

I know how to do both actually.

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

And two needles = Knitting.

And if you REALLY want a proper 20ft Tom Baker Dr. Who Scarf it'll take me a'while, and a LOT of yarn if you want it done up as lush and dense as the one from the show. As in, about 2.75 pounds of yarn. Considering those two largish balls of yarn I'm using for a simple over-the-shoulder-and-drape scarf are only a quarter pound together you have an idea of the sheer quantity of yarn that behemoth scarf takes to build.

I do have the official pattern from the BBC for that scarf though, if you really want one. You tell me how dense you want it, or rather we head to the fabric store together and you pick out the yarn you want, I'll tell you how many hours and how much it'll cost to make. Fluffy yarn = somewhat tattered look, but MUCH less labor to make, like a quarter as many stitches done in the end. A dense alpaca thread-yarn scarf? It'll be cheaper to buy a knitting machine and run it off on that then. =^.^=

Re: I know how to do both actually.

[talesin.livejournal.com]

www.doctorwhoscarf.com is one of the best resources I've found so far. Patterns and tips. :3 Figuring 28 skeins or so, at about $3/sk... so about $84 just for materials. :b Ugh.

And that's assuming you do it with cheap yarn.

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

That might end up REALLY scratchy. If you do it out of alpaca or something similairly-plush, double that cost per skein but don't reduce the skein-count.

[lironess.livejournal.com]

The scarf in the photo looks to be 2.5 to 3 inches wide. Is it folded? I would love to have a wider looking scarf made by you, as soon as I get a job and have money to spend again.........hopefully soon.........

Actually...

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

...that's an 8.5x11 piece of paper in the background. :-) So the scarf itself is ending up... well, quite a bit wider than I initially expected, well over 6 inches when not scrunched up, so I'm going to have to buy more balls of each of the two types of yarn I'm using to finish it. I'll probably end up switching the 'smooth' yarn for another color like their Evergreen or Plains variety each time I change balls so the scarf will end up with distinct blocks to it.

Re: Actually...

[lironess.livejournal.com]

Sounds cool. Thats about as wide as I would want one to be. Now I have to get a job then hire you to make one for me!