Knitting Rules!

When Christmas shopping at the neighborhood bookstore, this caught my eye. Spontaneously, I bought it. It's a super-quick fun read - a great introduction into the culture of knitting and filled with ideas. Perfect for the newbie that I am.

My first scarf is done, awaiting cast-off. I'm having trouble remembering how to do this, so I just decided to wait and get help in my class, which starts Nov. 30.

I am loving my new (mistake rib) scarf project. I goofed around quite a bit with the gauge:

The pattern calls for Size 6 needles to get an 8" width - I was only getting 6"! 

So, I went up to Size 8 and got a whopping 6.5" width - still 1.5" inches short.

I decided to get really crazy and go to 10s. So, I was up to 7" with the Size 10 needles - still an inch short, but I really didn't like the look of the fabric - too loose.

I saved each version all so I could put them side-by-side to compare. I decided I liked the look of the Size 8 version so that's what I'm going with and the scarf will just be a bit more narrow. It was a good educational exercises to start three different versions of the scarf using different needle sizes.