The Scarf Knitting Book

[neadods]

On the belief that a public ToC doesn't count as "previous publication," here's the list of scarf projects in the book and the lessons learned.

GETTING STARTED: Cable Cast On. Adding Yarn. Weaving Ends Binding Off.

KNIT PROJECTS:
1 - Garter Stitch Scarf LESSONS: Knit stitch, slip 1, ktbl (to make a chain edge)
1a - Stripe and novelty yarn options
2 - Mitered Square LESSONS: K2T, K3T, pick up and knit
3 - Patchwork Braid

YARN OVER PROJECTS
1 - Bias LESSON: YO
2 - Fagoting Stitch
3 - Mesh and Garter LESSON: chain row counter

PURL PROJECTS
1 - Stockinette w/seed border LESSON: Purl
2 - Twin Rib LESSON: Ribbing, difference between seed and rib
3 - Broken Rib

ROW COUNTING PROJECTS (Ways of making it easy)
1 - Feather and Fan LESSONS: Lace, numbered needles, lifeline
2 - "Programmable" LESSONS: Using a chain marker that "programs" the pattern (alternate eyelet lace, stockinette, and garter)

CABLE PROJECTS
1 - Baby cable LESSONS twisting stitch order
2 - 4-row basic cable LESSONS: cable needle (and substitutes)

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER:
1 - Scarf with left cable, braided cable, and right cable, separated by eyelet lace

Other decreases will be held for Knitting 102. Other than those, anybody else see any basic lessons missing?

Also, it has come to my attention that if I want to have handouts by November, I need to start knitting now to have example photos. And I'm not sure I can. Ooops. This may be mystery knitting to some degree, in that I'll have how-to photos but no finished project photos!

Still looking for a title, if anyone has suggestions!

Comments

[ct]

What to do if catastrophe strikes: how to fix a dropped stitch, and how to insert (and use) lifelines.

[garpu.livejournal.com]

Looks cool! And bless you for steering people away from stockinette stitch scarves that aren't double knit or bordered.

Maybe entrelac for some sort of picking up stitch pattern?

[suze2000.livejournal.com]

I'm totally up for being a tester if this is your plan. Especially since it's winter here at the moment and the more scarves we have, the better. :)

[cozit.livejournal.com]

I might have missed it, but looks like you have decreases, but not increases. Someone already mentioned the picking up dropped stitches.

Including mini sections on "how to recognize" and "how to make that decrease look better" would be good. For example, how to make decrease stitches "slant" the "right" way... especially for those who end up doing something funky with the yarn. (ie. I have an apparently odd way of knitting that appears to be continental, but apparently the yarn slants the other way... means that even though I follow patterns, sometimes I have to double-check how the increases and decreases are done to make them "fit" the design best - seeing how they should look (and how they shouldn't) and why is helpful, even for a beginner *if* they are the engineer/logical type folks... even if they do it "right" and can follow the directions perfectly)

(BTW, I may usually use continental, but I often shift back to throwing when working something out.... because I re-taught myself to knit at some point when it had been a long time, and I'm one of those logical knitters, I always watch and work out what I'm doing as I go - and it all works out great in the end. However, if I'm following specific directions, I do just that... and see what happens as I go, so the testing should be interesting :-)

Oh, and I have no problem at all with mystery directions. Can't see what I think I should be seeing in half the photos out there (including a few close ones in a couple books I have), anyway.