365 Knitting Stitches a Year, Ripple Rib, April 21.
The key pattern rows contain instructions to "cross 2 front" on one RS row, then "cross 2 back" on the next RS row. I followed the instructions exactly, without a cable needle. Really, now. It is just a two stitch cable cross. The fabric I produced looked like so:
I brought it to knit one morning with the knitters. Pat looked at it closely. Actually, she didn't have to look at it all that closely to say, "That doesn't look like the pictured pattern stitch."
Was I thinking that it would block into ripples? Was I so sure that the directions were being followed, that it might have been the chosen yarn that made the scarf look different compared to the picture? Do you even think I remember what I was thinking? It was probably some combination of the two rationales.
I mended my evil ways, and came up with a scarf for my young resident. It was good Barcelona knitting, finished in the US of A. The second picture shows true color.
Pattern: Ripple Rib
Needles: #9 Plymouth 12" straights
Yarn: Beaverslide wool 90%/mohair 10%, Juniper Heather
Size: 67" x 5 1/4"
Good for you for fixing it!
Posted by: --Deb | Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 06:31 PM
Ripplicious! But it is not the Ripple Rib in my Barbara Walker :( That one doesn't have any crossed stitches. Can you share the pattern source?
Posted by: Paula | Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 06:35 PM
Much better!
Posted by: Carole | Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 09:48 PM
Great pattern save! Love the ripples.
Posted by: Manise | Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 09:54 PM
Pretty, pretty! Beaverslide seems like such nice stuff.
Posted by: kmkat | Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 10:05 PM
What a wonderful scarf.
Posted by: Ruth | Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 11:34 PM
The second one looks less choked doesn't it? The first one was still a pattern though, just not like the picture.
Posted by: Caroline M | Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 03:09 AM
Very pretty....isn't beaverslide wonderful?
Posted by: Kim | Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 08:49 AM
Very pretty! Lucky resident to be the recipient.
Ya know, any group of pattern rows, repeated, makes a pattern stitch. Some are just more successful than others...
Posted by: gayle | Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 09:38 AM
At times it's hard enough to figure out a pattern without our brains over thinking it. The "real" pattern/color scarf is fabulous.
Posted by: margene | Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 11:04 AM
That's a good looking scarf! Love the color too.
Posted by: Kathy | Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 03:35 PM
Love the color - bet that's a treasured gift. You know... that plus a lot of knowledge from you!
Posted by: Anne | Monday, November 09, 2009 at 07:58 AM
I love the color and the rippley ribs are very cool too.
Posted by: Hillary | Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 11:56 AM
love the ribs.
glad it didn't take too long to mend them up ;-)
Posted by: Teyani | Monday, November 16, 2009 at 01:17 AM