The Potato Chip Scarf

I decided for once to have a bit of a break from the designing, and actually knit something from a pattern. Little One said she would like a scarf, and she would like it to be twirly and lacey. Well lacey is not really something I am very good at. Sometimes when I see some of the beautiful shawls that others knit I am really aweinspired, not just by the quantity of knitting, but what on earth do you do if you make a mistake in the middle.  

So we hunted on Ravelry for something twirly, and found a fantastic pattern for The Potato Chip Scarf by Barbara Aguiar.  Click Here to Find It. At first I thought it was called the Potato Chip because it looks a bit like a long piece of potato peel, but in fact it is because like a chip (crisps for some readers) you can't stop at just one.

Then we went to buy some wool, and I managed to steer her away from something very bright, to this rather subtle coloured wool, which is Regia Snowflake. I think it is intended as a sock wool, as it is a fine 4ply. But I thought if I used fairly large needles, it would give a bit of a lacey texture, but without the need for complicated stitches.

 

I was so glad that I managed to get it finished for her to wear back to school today. By my standards this is a big knit, as it has taken me several evenings.

I slightly altered the pattern as I made it 26 stitches wide, and turned at 11, 9, and 7.

This pattern is so simple, but I think the scarf is really cute.   I may have to knit myself one next, or try to borrow hers from time to time. After all she is always borrowing my things! So I guess it has lived up to its name. It would also make a great Christmas gift.