a free PDF knitting pattern from Cotton & Cloud.

I found this pattern by accident when I was blog surfing for nothing specifically and somehow it caught  my eye.  Now I’m not sure if it’s because the scarf was knitted up in red wool or the pattern looked interesting enough to not bore me while knitting.  But whatever it was, I wanted to knit it up straight away.

The pattern was aimed at the beginner knitter and after a few false starts (never knitted from a chart before) and clarifying a few details with Kyoko (who owns Cotton and Cloud), I was on my merry way to knitting up this scarf.  I actually learnt a few things from this project.  Firstly, how to read a knitting chart!!!!!  Secondly, how to crochet cast on (Kyoko shows you how to do this on the pattern), I think this has to be my favourite method of casting on so far.  Thirdly, how to cable without a cable needle (as a beginner, I just couldn’t imagine handling another needle, so I found a tutorial on Right-Twist and Left-Twist Cable) and lastly, how to knit these bobbles, mine aren’t as round and cute as Kyoko’s, it’s more elongated and wormy like (again Kyoko shows you on the pattern on achieving the perfect bobble).

So what do you think?  It’ll be gifted.