Hi, Newbie Knitter Asking Opinions ...

[ingridmatthews]

I asked my circle this morning, but thought I'd ask here as well. I want to knit a scarf that's appearing in the upcoming Sherlock Holmes 2 movie (link below). I have the yarn, but I'm kinda paralyzed by what stitch to use.

Here's what I posted. Please note that I'm a newbie knitter, but have an okay hang of the basics.

Okay, flist, I need advice from my more experienced knitters. I've decided to knit the Hotson Scarf of Ultimate Warmitude but I'm paralyzed deciding the stitch.

1)Garter. Pro: easiest and fastest for me, won't lose track and mess up. Con: doesn't look particularly pretty or polished, but maybe that's just me.

2) Stockinette. Pro: pretty and professional looking. Con: Heard it curls and doesn't hang awesomely. Is this really inevitable? :(

3) Ribs. Pro: Very, very pretty and soft, hangs well. Con: Will lose track very easily and the original scarf looks nothing like that to me.

Thanks for any input!

Comments

[novembersgirl]

As some have said, the scarf looks as if it was knitted as a tube in stockinette with either dpns or a circular neelde. For that I would say you need very fine yarn. The scarf in the picture was probably knitted with a machine. You would also run into the problem of closing the ends (kitchener stitch and three needle bind off probably).

I personally would go with 1x1 or 2x2 rib. Doesn't curl and looks neat. It's also not that difficult to keep track of the stitches. When you look at the stitches you will notice that a knit stitch looks different to a purl stitch. Also, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2 can be quite hypnotic ;-)

My first knitting projects were all scarves done with ribs and it was good practice. You will also see very quickly if you went wrong somewhere and you can easily backtrack to the point where you lost track.

Hm, you might try and google the Harry Potter scarves to see what some other knitters have done with them. I think the ones in the movies were also done as tubes, but some knitters went with a different pattern because of the yarn they picked.

Hope that helps. And good luck! :-)

[ames]

I was scrolling and scrolling, hoping someone suggested a 1x1 rib. Lovely cushy scarf, looks like stockinette, doesn't curl. love love.