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UND Scarf



I had to leave the kitchen because if I stayed there was a possibility I would eat an entire strawberry rhubarb custard pie.  It smells so good, but I digress.  It is a good time to finish the post about what knitting has been occupying me lately.

To offset the more challenging lace of Viaduct, I  am also working on a Xmas scarf for the son who got his undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota.  This institution has had for years the unfortunate moniker of The Fighting Sioux, a name they had been locked into using due a generous gift from a donor who required the name not change, probably about 20 years ago.  In 2012, however, the school was mandated by the NCAA to drop the name and as it did it decided to take three years to "cool off" before identifying a new name.  A  college hockey juggernaut (a lot of Canadians play for the team which is located less than two hours south of Winnipeg), UND has been to the Frozen Four several time using only the three letters of their name to identify themselves.  My son is an avid hockey follower and especially proud of his alma mater despite its name.  Although he says he doesn't use scarves, I know he'll proudly wear one when he's watching his favorite college hockey team something he does regularly in person.

The UND scarf comes without much of a pattern.  I am using the basic blocks idea from the "O" scarf, but will be adding the UND logo using duplicate stitch.

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I will be leaving the full name off a scarf that is only 30 stitches wide.
Here's my work so far and an attempt at designing that logo.  It is a second attempt, as the first was too big to fit.  What hasn't yet been decided is if I will put the logo on four sides of the scarf or just two.  If the U is any indication, it is possible to do all four.


Six blocks done, only five more to go
A closeup of the duplicate stitches with the white marker showing where to start the N
My homemade pattern on graph paper.

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