It's Good to Get Out of the House

So this weekend, I drove to Seattle to pick up Paul. We got in town with just enough time for me to run into my favorite Seattle LYS (local yarn shop) before it closed. I try to stay away from yarn shops because I have a SABLE (stash acquirement beyond life expectancy). In other words I need no more new yarn since I own six boxes full of yarn already. But this shop is so cute I can't help myself and the artfully arranged shelves of colourful yarn gives me great pleasure.

My tape yarn (at least new to me)

Fortunately or unfortunately I found the yarn above. As you can see it is really a webbed tape and not a yarn at all. Since I wasn't sure what to do with it, I asked and the helpful shop owner showed me a rather lovely scarf and give me the easy instructions to make it.

Using a #8 or 5 mm needle pick up 8 stitches along one side of the tape. Then cast off those 8 stitches using stitches you pick up on the same side of the tape and continue casting on and off in that order Here's a video that shows you in detail what to do:

The pattern on the video is a variation of what I'm doing, but it does give you an idea of how to pick up the stitches you need to knit.

The scarf it makes

In my version the yarn twists and turns itself into a rather ruffly looking scarf. It is a fun and fast project that was worth busting my stash for. Thanks to my nearly LYS for inspiring me with new "yarn". It is good to get out of the house and find new things, just as long as you don't buy too much new yarn.

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