I think I finally found it, although it’s taken a bit of time and, three, four, five false starts. But I think I’ve finally found a simple, just for me, scarf pattern.

In my Ralvery queue I’ve had the Last Hurrah Scarf in there for awhile, and I thought this yarn would be perfect for it. Didn’t work. I think it was me. I wasn’t getting the elongated stitches I wanted and my purl bumps totally showed. Ruining the fisherman’s rib that I so craved. It sort of worked when I went down a few needle sizes - but really, what is the fun of bulky yarn and small needles?

The hunt was on.

I wanted something simple, yet interesting. Mindless, but not boring. A bit of “pop” and texture, but not showy. It also had to be speedy quick. I have at least three other projects on the needles now, and the holidays are just around the corner. So I didn’t want to become preoccupied with a new time consuming project, that honestly, I really don’t have time for. Priorities and all that :)

I pulled out my Barbara Walker books. I googled. I searched high and low on Ralvery. Even though I did come across a couple of “that would work” possibilities - once a few stitches were cast and a few more knitted, the feeling had fleeted.

I spent hours seeking simple, and that felt so wrong. Simple should be, well, simple. Simple should not be so obscure that one has to seek it out, searching high and low. I’m not sure when that aha moment finally hit me. (probably in the bathroom) but hit me it did, and hard.

Seed stitch, moss stitch, what ever you call it (what is the difference anyway?) - that was it! Once again I quickly cast on. Once again I knit a few rows. Nothing happened. Well, what I really mean is nothing left - the feeling stayed. I had finally found simple. Eureka!

Simple for me ended up being seed stitch with an odd number of stitches (so each row is knit the same) with a slipped stitched edging - so it’s all nice and neat. I’m totally loving the lumpy, bumpy texture with the chunky yarn.

Eighteen inches already done lickety-split.

It’s simply divine :)

Posted in Knitting, Scarfs on Nov 21st, 2007