Branching Out Scarf QUICK QUESTION!

ArtLady1981 · 09-15-2007, 03:01 PM

Hi ya!

I cast on for Branching Out Scarf last night...worked one 18 row repeat...ACK.

All of the Branching Out scarves I have seen here at the KH ranch have been sooooo beautiful and polished looking!

Here is my question:

Did your Branching Out scarf look all wonky until after the blocking process??? Did the blocking process tame the design and smooth it out?

My Branching Out looked (yeah, I frogged it) all wonky and distorted. Especially the "Knit 3 Togethers".

Is it my yarn? Or is this normal??

I want to knit this scarf with some gorgeous stash yarn I have left over from my OPAL cardigan. I want to wear it with it.

Anyhoo, are there any Branching Out scarf veterans out there who can enlighten me?

Thanks!

dreamsherl · 09-15-2007, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by ArtLady1981

Hi ya!

Here is my question:

Did your Branching Out scarf look all wonky until after the blocking process??? Did the blocking process tame the design and smooth it out?

Yeah, it will look a bit "wonky" until it is blocked. I wondered about that to when I was making mine.

rebecca · 09-15-2007, 09:40 PM

mine was wonky, too

Braden · 09-15-2007, 10:16 PM

I haven't knit Branching Out, but other lace items always look wonky until they are blocked.

Jens · 09-15-2007, 10:22 PM

Thanks for posting this I'm on my second try of it. I didn't get very far without frogging, just started back at it. Maybe i'll stick with it now. It's a little depressing learning all this and then making something that's not very pretty right away !! This is my first lace pattern.
Jen

redwitch · 09-16-2007, 05:08 AM

It depends on your particular knitting and wool, try blocking it and see if you like it.

jeanius80 · 09-16-2007, 06:20 AM

i am so glad you asked this! i am going to knit this using gossamer from KP (in leprechaun!) ... i'll have to go spy on your progress

ArtLady1981 · 09-16-2007, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by jeanius80

i am so glad you asked this! i am going to knit this using gossamer from KP (in leprechaun!) ... i'll have to go spy on your progress

Hi'ya Jeanie!

Well, darn. I got so discouraged by the Branching Out scarf...I re-cast on for the Column of Leaves scarf. I am on row 3...having had to frog rows 1 and 2 twice.

Dang.

I always get messed up with those yarnovers.

Well, I will obviously have to double check EVERY ROW for accuracy before moving on to the next row with any lacy project.

I will knit the Branching Out for sure...and who knows...maybe I'll end up frogging this Column of Leaves...and casting on again for Branching Out!

I love them BOTH so much. I think I should knit Branching Out is Elsebeth's pea green Silky Wool. Another KH sister knit hers in a pea or leaf green, and it looked so way cool!

Well, me and DD are going to the Puyallup Fair in the morning. Couldn't have picked a worse weekend. Both Sat and Sun won't win any beauty pagents! Take your pick.
They are both "Sisty Uglers"!

jeanius80 · 09-16-2007, 06:43 PM

we were planning on going to the fair friday, but dh's boss didn't get him his money owed.. so we won't be going this year

i was looking forward to taking dd to see all the animals...have fun for us!

MrsDavis3 · 09-16-2007, 07:53 PM

ArtLady:

I recently started the Branching Out scarf in a beautiful green Grignasco cashmere yarn I found in Charleston SC last year, "on sale", if that even means anything with cashmere. It still cost a bundle.

-Do you know how to use "life lines"?
-It makes more sense to tink rather than frog if you goof up lace and catch it before you go on to the next row.