Tosh Sock Horizontal Rib Scarf
This is the first of several projects I plan to knit from Leigh Radford’s wonderful book, One More Skein. For this, Leigh recommends Malabrigo Worsted yarn, but I used Madelinetosh Tosh Sock.
I swatched first since I knew the gauge would be so different and re-calculated the cast on for a shorter scarf. It’s knit length-wise, which means lots of stitches to cast on – over 400 – but only a few rows. The original scarf is 8 feet long, but I only wanted mine to be about 6 feet.
The Tosh Sock is beautiful at this larger gauge and came out of the wash softer than it already had been. I love the pattern. It has a lot of depth when it’s on. Since it’s stockinette based, it’s curling in a bit, even after blocking, but still looks great. I made this for a friend who’s already wearing it, which is always fun to see!
October 31, 2009 at 7:55 pm
geez, 400 stitches? that’s a lot of stitches! but love the pattern.
November 24, 2009 at 8:07 am
I like this scarf very much, but I’m interested in knowing what tank pattern is lurking underneath. Thank you!
November 24, 2009 at 11:04 am
Laurie, it’s the Fitted Tank in Blue Sky Dyed Cotton yarn.
And yes, Elsa, it was a *lot* of stitches to cast on – but not that many rows!