I'm not displeased with this, even though an experienced knitter would look at this and probably scream "For the love of God what did you DO?!" I started out with 23 stitches, somehow went down to 18, back up to 25, and ended with 29. Rather than mess with it, I just left it wrong. I think it creates character. :)
I started this the afternoon of October 29 and finished it Oct. 30. I wanted to wear it for Halloween, but it was unseasonably warm this year and way too hot for a scarf. Mayhaps next year?
METHOD:
This scarf is from the pattern on the yarn label. It was made from 2 skeins of Bernat Boa yarn in the color "Tweety Bird." I used #11 needles instead of the recommended.
AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
I'm having issues with tension, but this is a hard yarn to knit. On my practice yarn, I'm a very tight knitter, which probably says something about the level of stress in my life. I left the stitches pretty loose on this.
I also figured out why my number of stitches varied, and on my next project I'll work to fix that. This yarn slips off the aluminum needles pretty easily, so I had to concentrate to keep it from falling apart.
One thing I need to figure out is how to fix a stitch that falls off the needle. I'm sure it's an easy fix, but I just need to read up on it.
All in all, I'm very happy with the result, and my next project is another scarf, using the same yarn only in a purple color.
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