Loopy Scarf

I knitted this one for my Mum last Mother's day (I also did one in a different colour for my mum in law, but I haven't got a picture of it). I had been browsing around YouTube looking at various knitting videos and I saw a video tutorial for this scarf. I love the look of the scarf, and figured it would be something both my mum and my husband's mum would get a lot of use out of. Most importantly (given that it was about ten days til Mother's Day) it looked like a project that would knit up quickly!

Once you get the hang of which loop to knit into, the scarf is nice and easy to make. The yarn is called Rico Loopy and each ball makes one scarf, so there was no need to do up gauge swatches to work out how much wool would be needed. When you look at the wool when it's in the ball, it's hard to imagine what the finished product will look like. (Obviously aside from the picture on the label.) Here's the wool:

One thing I'd recommend you get, especially if you need to set your knitting down at any stage (like to answer the phone, get tea or answer a call of nature) is a stitch holder. The loops make quite large stitches and it's very easy for the stitches to slip off either end of the needle. This happened to me a couple of times and it's a nightmare trying to pick them back up again. If you can't get your hands on a stitch holder, thread a piece of chunky yarn through all your stitches and tie the ends in a loose bow - it'll do the same job as the stitch holder but it'll take slightly longer to put in and take out.

I think the scarves took me two to three hours each to knit. I'd had dinner, watched tv, etc while I was making them so I reckon if you actually sat down and just focused on it, you'd have a scarf knitted in under 90 minutes. I was very pleased with how they turned out, and I'd definitely make one again. 

Wool and needles from: Springwools

Video tutorial from: Black Sheep Wools