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Hello and thanks for visiting my blog. I have been knitting on and off for 50 years and I recently learned to crochet. I love looking for wool bargains and making them into something useful. I mainly knit for charity. I occasionally knit for myself and family members if I find a really good pattern or if they ask nicely!!

Friday, 27 September 2013

Baby scrappy scarf.....






In July I blogged about making a ball of wool from remnants.  This week I found time to knit it into a little baby scarf.  It measures 35" by 4.5" and is for the Keep a Child Warm project run by Operation Orphan.  This is an organisation that distributes warm clothing to children in many countries.  I read somewhere that they needed scarves to fit the toddlers and babies, so this will be perfect.

 For this scarf I used a very long circular knitting needle and cast on 180 stitches.  I then just knitted in garter stitch rows until I ran out of wool.  I now officially have no more scraps of white or pastel dk yarn.  Woo hoo!
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11 comments:

  1. Ali27 September 2013 at 10:22

    OOh thats so pretty - love all the colours Una - and it will keep a little person really warm and snug! Fab!
    Ali x

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  2. Jennifer Hays27 September 2013 at 14:40

    I love this, the colors are so pretty together.

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  3. linda27 September 2013 at 16:38

    it's lovely Una, I have one of these on the needles too, I will get it finished one day. :)

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  4. veeknits1927 September 2013 at 17:25

    What a lovely scarf, and so frugal to use up all your little ends - what patience to make a ball of wool from these scraps, I keep all my ends so must try to do what you did and make a ball from them. Keep knitting, and keep blogging - it's such fun to read, x

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  5. busybusybeejay27 September 2013 at 19:28

    What a good idea to use up bits.I'll give it a go.A good thing to do while watching the TV.

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    1. Una27 September 2013 at 23:02

      Making the ball of wool was one of those mindless activities that can be done any time. I really enjoyed seeing it take shape.

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  6. Lisa27 September 2013 at 23:17

    What a great idea! Love the colors - you'd think it was planned.

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  7. Kraft Candy28 September 2013 at 08:12

    Lovely scarf someone will really enjoy wearing it. Forgive a daft question but when you join the yarns together to make a ball, how do you avoid knots? or do you leave a long tails so they are weaved in and not worry about knots? Just wondered as I have never made a ball of yarn from left over yarn before.

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    1. Una28 September 2013 at 08:27

      Hello Paula. I used the "Russian join" method of splicing the two yarns together. It doesn't make a knot though the yarn is a bit thicker at the join. If you click on the first red link above (making a ball of wool from remnants) it leads to a online tutorial

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  8. Mrs. Micawber29 September 2013 at 04:48

    Such happy stripes - someone will really enjoy their new scarf.

    I like the Russian join too. :)

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  9. Lysa29 September 2013 at 16:50

    I can't believe those are just a bunch of scraps. The colors are all so beautiful together. A child will cherish this.

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