Sock yarn for a gorgeous scarf

I’m a fairly new knitter still, just hats and scarves so far, so I’m still learning a lot. My latest learning is the difference between self-striping yarn and variegated or hand painted yarn. I finished my scarf out of Felici Dakota and guess what…it's self stripes! I’ve had everyone from my Dad to the receptionist at the dermatologist ask me “how does it do that?”

Felici, of course, is a sock yarn, but I’m not up to socks yet—I think my scarf shows off the beauty of Felici nicely. Let me also swoon about how soft Felici is—I’ll put it this way, it is soft enough that I’m making a scarf out of it for myself that I’ll actually wear around my bare neck. At 75% Superwash Merino and 25% Nylon, it’s a perfect combination of luxury and practicality.

The pattern I used is the “Pink Lady” scarf by Ilga Leja. I didn’t want it as wide as the pattern called for, so I did only 3 x’s across instead of 5. After you knit horizontally, then you go back and pick up stitches and knit vertically to form a frame all the way around. I just love how the personality of Felici changed for the border, making it complimentary.

I'm picking out outfits, just to find more excuses to wear my scarf.

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Comment by Knittipina on October 14, 2008 at 5:43am: Love the color combinations, I would definitely knit and wear something like this!

Comment by MarciH on October 13, 2008 at 8:42am: I got the pattern off of Pattern Fish .com. If you search by the designer Ilga Leja I think you'll find it easily. It's a very quick knit with all those "x's" so it would be great for one of your Christmas projects.

Comment by Bonnie on October 13, 2008 at 7:18am: Your scarf is beautiful. The colors are pretty.You will be able to wear it with just about everything. I am with Blue Lake Knitter. Would love to know the pattern. This scarf would make a great Christmas Gift.

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on October 11, 2008 at 5:13am: Where did you find the pattern for this scarf? I'd like to use it for one of my Christmas scarves. Is it on knit picks?

Comment by IdaW on October 11, 2008 at 5:03am: It's beautiful. I think we sometimes get caught up into thinking that yarns can't be used "off label." This is a beautiful example of another way to use sock yarn.

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on October 11, 2008 at 4:49am: This scarf is really beautiful. Sock yarn is good for more things than scarves. I already knew that, but not everyone does. Very exotic.