Elementary, Dr. Watson, round 2

There has been a great deal of debate over whether this scarf is knit with straight stockinette vs. k1p1 rib and whether it is knit in the round vs. flat. I decided to go ahead and try it another way to see how it turned out. Of course, in reality, I'm sure the scarf in the movie was machine knit. This will affect the outcome of the finished look. Pictures are included for each version, as well as a link to the pdf pattern should you wish to download it.

Happy knitting!

Above is version one, knit in the round with stockinette stitch

Above is version two, knit flat with k1p1 rib.

   To download the pdf pattern, click here.

One Ring Scarf

One Ring Scarf

This is a scarf that I recently finished which brings two different charts together to make one scarf in tribute to one of my favorite movies trilogies.  It is knit in the round with the Tree of Gondor on one end and the script from "the one ring" on the other.

Kamehameha!

 I designed this afghan for my son for his birthday. It was a long project, taking about seven weeks, but I think he is going to love it! He is a huge Dragon Ball Z fan so I chose four symbols from his favorite characters. It is double knit, which I like to do with stranded colorwork scarves and blankets so the "wrong side" still looks tidy. I knit the four symbols a separate squares then grafted them and knit a border around the edge.

Elementary, Dr. Watson

When I went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, I also saw the trailer for the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie.  It looks as though it will provide all of the humor and action of the first film however, I can't tell you anything about the plot because I couldn't take my eyes off of Dr. Watson's fabulous scarf.  I knew I had to fashion one.  I spent some time online to find a picture then I sat down to determine gauge, colors and number of rows per stripe.  After a few attempts, I think my finished product is a close match.  For those of you out there who love scarves as much as I do, I've written down my instructions so you can make one for opening night!

To make this scarf you will need:

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes

 Chocolate (4 skeins),

Arctic Pool Heather (3 skeins),

 Dove Heather (2 skeins)

Needles: Size 7 circular or double point, whichever you prefer

Gauge: 4.5 stitches and 6 rows/ inch

Finished size: Approx. 6.5 x 72", not including fringe

With Chocolate cast on 60 stitches.  Join and knit 2 rounds.

Begin pattern: 

12 rows Chocolate

2 rows Dove Heather

8 rows Arctic Pool Heather

2 rows Dove Heather

Repeat pattern a total of 18 times, or until desired length is reached.  Knit an additional 14 rows in Chocolate.  (Note the first and last Chocolate stripe will be 14 rows).  Bind off.  Block if desired.  For fringe cut six 13-inch pieces of yarn for each fringe group.  The scarf pictured has 10 groups on each end, beginning and ending with Chocolate.  Use a crochet hook to pull a loop of fringe group from back to front through the scarf end.  Pull ends through the loop then pull to tighten.  Repeat with each fringe group, equally spacing at each end of scarf.  Trim fringe if necessary to obtain a uniform length.

Addendum 10/01/11 - It has been brought to my attention that in some of the clearer pictures from the movie trailer that people have seen it appears that that Dr. Watson's scarf may actually be knit in 1x1 rib instead of straight stockinette. Using that format may change the gauge slightly but feel free to try it out and let me know!