Column of Leaves Scarf

Yarn: RYC Silk Wool DK (50% silk, 50% merino wool), #306 Greenwood - 3 balls (109yd [100m] / 50g)
Pattern: Island of Misfit Patterns
Needles: Addi Turbo US size 6 (4 mm)
Size: 6" wide x 46" long before blocking, 8" wide x 58" long after blocking
Duration: 2007/04/15 - 2007/04/22

線材: RYC Silk Wool DK (50% 絲, 50% 美麗諾), 色號#306 - 3 球 (109yd [100m] / 50g)
圖樣: Island of Misfit Patterns
針號: 4 mm
尺寸: 寬15cm 長117cm(定型前) 寬20cm 長147cm(定型後)
製作日期: 2007/04/15 - 2007/04/22

After I saw Annie's and Margaret's gorgeous scarves, I decided to make one too. This pattern is so beautiful. Upon a quick glance, it looks somewhat similar to the Tiger Eye Scarf, but it is much easier to knit in my opinion. I did not try to memorize the pattern, but after a few repeats, I could pretty much figure out what to do next based on the previous row. It also knit up faster than Tiger Eye.

看到Annie和瑪格她們織的美美的圍巾, 心動手癢也來織一條. 這條圍巾看起來跟虎眼好像有點像, 織起來可比虎眼簡單多了. 雖然沒有刻意去背花樣, 織到後來看了上一段也可以猜出再下來要怎麼織. 織起來比虎眼快呢!



I wanted the two ends of the scarf to be symmetrical, so I worked the scarf from two ends and then joined them together. Each half has 19 pattern repeats. I had planned to graft the two halves using the Kitchener stitch. Well, I was only about 1/3 of the way through when I spotted a big hole. I could not figure out what went wrong. The lace border also presented some difficulties for grafting. I ripped back the join, almost dropped a stitch in the process. After all that, I decided to just do the safe and easy three needle bind-off. Although it is not as seamless as Kitchener stitch, I know I can do it without dropping any stitches... :D

為了圍起來時兩端花樣能對稱, 我也是各織兩片, 然後中間縫合. 每一半織了19個花樣重複. 不過這次偷吃步, 中間不是真的縫合的啦! 這次是用 three needle bind-off, 很明顯的有一條線, 不像縫合的可以幾乎看不出來. 其實本來是有用縫的喔! 縫不到三分之一就發現跑出一個大洞來, 研究了半天研究不出個所以然來, 只好乖乖地拆回去. 拆的過程中還漏針, 差點救不回來. 想想算了, 反正中間的地方通常是圍在脖子後面, 看不到... (也是懶啦... :D) 用 three needle bind-off 雖然沒有那麼好看, 可是不出錯就好啦!