Jump On the Sophie Scarf Bandwagon!
The holidays are approaching and gift knitting is commencing! We have a wonderful little scarf that is sure to fit some of your gift-giving needs, the Sophie Scarf, designed by PetiteKnit.
This little treasure is taking the knitting world by storm! The pattern was published in July and already there are 1885 projects on Ravelry. Just think of the number of people who have made it and have yet to post it!
The Sophie Scarf, designed by PetiteKnit
What is so great about Sophie? I’m not quite sure where to start! In no particular order, here’s why we like it so, so much!
The pattern calls for one skein, or approximately 125 yards, of DK weight yarn. We have also knit it out of one skein of worsted weight Woolfolk Far.
There is a beautiful i-Cord edge that is worked along with the scarf, giving it a professional finish.
The iCord edge shows up the best on the brown scarf on the right.
It’s garter stitch! What else is there to say?
You cast on only 6 stitches and you bind off only 6 stitches!
It’s a quick knit.
The finished product feels so good around your neck!
Are you beginning to see why it’s so very popular?
Yarn possiblities. Flette is the second from the left.
This gem can be made out of any yarn you wish; it just has to be comfortable against your neck. If you wanted to make this for multiple people on your list, imagine making it out of a different yarn each time! You’re going to want your gauge to be loose enough to drape nicely. As an example, I started one out of Woolfolk Flette. My first attempt had to be frogged because my gauge was too tight and the fabric was too stiff. If you’re curious, no, I did not swatch! I know, breaking my own rule which may come back to haunt me. I thought that counting Flette stitches would be pretty difficult! I went up a needle size and it’s helped. There’s a strong possibility that I may go up another size or even two!
As long as you have plenty of yarn, if you like the look and feel of a more open fabric, you can go up needle sizes until you get what you want with confidence. This is a great project to experiment with different fabrics! You won’t need to do any pattern modifications by changing yarn or needle size!
More yarn possibilities!
If you’re concerned about having enough yarn, here’s what to do: before you start, weigh your yarn on a kitchen scale. Periodically weigh the yarn you have not worked. When you have used almost half, start the decreases!
You are cordially invited into My Sister Knits to see our samples! We have several knit from different yarns. So far our favorites are the ones out of Woolfolk Far and Shibui Haven and Silk Cloud held together. There’s one made with an Explorer Knits yarn that is right up there, also!
This is a bandwagon you’re going to want to jump on!
Happy knitting,
