I’m almost embarrassed to tell you about my newest knitting project. Inspired by this blog post I am knitting up a very quick scarf in garter stitch on big fat needles.
I’m using Twinkle Soft Chunky yarn which is 100% pure wool, incredibly soft and only gently spun, so it’s very er, woolly and fat. My local yarn shop carries a great range of yarn brands but never chooses the nicest colours so I’m not sure I would necessarily have chosen this pink if all the colours had been available. However, I’ve ordered some other colours online, as I think I’m going to be making more scarves.
If you want to make one too, I loosely cast on 20 stitches and am knitting it up in garter stitch on size 35 (20mm) needles. My original inspiration suggests size 50 needles, but my yarn shop doesn’t stock needles that big. The needles are very ugly and plastic (which does have the benefit of being lightweight) and they’re quite tricky to work with. Let’s just liken it to knitting candyfloss with telegraph poles. But it really does knit up quick so there is much satisfaction to be gained.
UPDATE: I’ve just undone everything and reduced the number of stitches to 16 as it was too wide. I’m determined to get one scarf out of one skein of wool. So just scrub the bit about it knitting up quickly…
Have you tried hilltop yarn on Queen Anne? They have a fabulous color selection….
http://www.hilltopyarn.com/