I know I added a blog in order to chit chat about jewelry, but for several months my jewelry tidbits blog has been slumped over in the desert somewhere, along with my jewelry-making muse.  And my fingers, in the meantime, have been itching to knit.  So I made this scarf.  There is no pattern to reason.  It’s just random knit and purl stitches with earthy color-tone yarns.  The yarn is acrylic but is anti-pill, stretching out the shelf life of the scarf.  It is so soft too.  I love how it is turning out.  In case you didn’t notice, I haven’t quite finished it yet.  I still have to weave in the ends and crochet a simple stitch around it to give it a more finished look.

This scarf is knitted vertically instead of the usual horizontal pattern and because of that, it felt like it took longer to make.  When I knit scarves in the usual horizontal, back and forth, I just whip ‘em out in no time, especially if the stitch is basic and I use chunky yarn.  But this one was regular worsted weight and the stitches on my needle were a whole LOT more, so it really did feel like it took longer.  However, it may have just been a psychological effect.

Simple scarf for men

Since the first photo of the scarf is folded, I decided to model it on a bust I use for my jewelry, hoping it would get the point across as to how it drapes and looks.  I love this and although it’s the basic knit and purl, it’s so lush-looking.  It’s beautiful, but, then again, I’m being quite biased here.  Here are a few more angles.

Organic scarf

Basic Man scarf with basic textures

So you notice, it’s not finished yet.  Just a little more to do and then I’ll be totally done.  I think next time I’ll make another one a little longer…that would mean even more stitches to deal with, oh no.