Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Tilting Blocks Scarf







This scarf was so much fun to knit. And since so many asked about the pattern I hurried up even more. The only thing I did NOT like was, knitting with my Rosewood needles, I much prefer addi turbo's. This is a stitch pattern, I'm definitely going to use again. But - Noro yarns make it easy to look good. ;o)


So here it is:


pattern: titling blocks pattern from the book "A second treasury of knitting patterns" by Barbara Walker (red book), page 263; I saw a wonderful version on Jane's blog; also on this Scarf Style KAL blog you'll find several beautiful ones to look at, it's called Midwest Moonlight Scarf, if you google it, you'll get plenty of hits.

I found this stitch pattern in another very old Burda magazine as well. I'm sure it's easy to get one version or the other.


yarn: Noro Silk Garden, color # 239, 3 balls

needles: 4.5mm

size after blocking: 8" x 72"

start-finish: July 22-28


I'm already working on my next scarf. This one is called "Geometric Scarf" and can be found in the little booklet "Vogue Knitting Scarves". The original used only 3 skeins of Koigu, and it's only 36" long. I have 4 balls of the softest merino wool, with more yards each ball than Koigu has, but I doubt that it will get much longer. Still it's a wide scarf, and I don't like them floppy anyways.
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33 comments:

  1. lexaJuly 30, 2008 6:59 a.m.

    Love the tilting blocks scarf! The color changes are beautiful. The next one? Well, that's my kinda color! Can't wait to see it finished! :)

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  2. m1k1July 30, 2008 7:46 a.m.

    It is good to find a lacy pattern where the colour variations in the yarn add something extra instead of masking the lace. A good bit of speed knitting on your part.

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  3. UnknownJuly 30, 2008 7:51 a.m.

    I love your tilting blocks, Monika! And I just noticed that the title of my old post is "Hot Needles" --

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  4. AnyaJuly 30, 2008 8:19 a.m.

    The first scarf is gorgeous and I am all curious to see the second one.

    BTW, with this speed you'll be done with your Christmas knitting by mid-October!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 30, 2008 8:31 a.m.

    I've seen a lot of those kinds of scarves... but your striped version is definitely my favorite. Nice job!

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  6. CelticCastOnJuly 30, 2008 9:29 a.m.

    you sure can pair a pattern and yarn, its perfect!!!
    Can't wait to see your green scarf, its a very interesting pattern!

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  7. Päivi, LankakomeroJuly 30, 2008 9:59 a.m.

    So beautiful! Yarn and pattern love each other.

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  8. HeikeJuly 30, 2008 10:13 a.m.

    Hallo Moni,

    der tilting blocks Schal ist wunderschön geworden - diese Farben!!

    Arbeitest Du schon auf den Winter zu??

    LG heike

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  9. Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog:July 30, 2008 11:08 a.m.

    That's just beautiful! BTW, I finally received my first copy of Spin-Off. Something had gone wrong so I finally called about it. Anyway, I was amazed that you only started spinning last May. Your yarn is so professional and beautifully spun. Now I may actually now have my own surf scarf!

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  10. sgeddesJuly 30, 2008 2:34 p.m.

    The scarf is lovely. I've been looking at that same pattern for the rectangular shaw I'm goign to knit with some handspun.

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  11. Dreams of YarnJuly 30, 2008 3:42 p.m.

    I love the tilting blocks! so beautiful!

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  12. hakuchoJuly 30, 2008 4:45 p.m.

    Your tilting blocks scarf is gorgeous! I can see why it must have been a fun knit with that beautiful yarn :)

    ...and your next one looks very interesting...guess I'll just have to wait to see more :)

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  13. AnonymousJuly 30, 2008 9:18 p.m.

    Isn't it great how the color changes in Noro make projects look so much more intricate than they are? Your scarf looks great! I'm curious how the blue one will turn out. :-)

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  14. Kris BJuly 31, 2008 7:20 a.m.

    That is the perfect match of yarn and pattern. The changing colors of yarn really help show off the pattern, very pretty.

    I love the geometric shapes in the green scarf.

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  15. T-MomJuly 31, 2008 9:17 a.m.

    Pretty. That mitered scarf pattern is so elegant, I think. I love that shade of green, but it would work for a man in like silver grey or charcoal.

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  16. T-MomJuly 31, 2008 9:20 a.m.

    oops, forgot--I love the tilting blocks, too. Of course, first I thing I noticed was the colors and thought you'd been spinning more beautiful yarn! :) I made a giant shrug using the tilting blocks pattern, in a cream-colored cashmere mix--the pattern looks just as good in Noro as it does in a plain color. Some lucky person is going to have a warm and colorful neck this winter. :)

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  17. AnonymousJuly 31, 2008 12:26 p.m.

    Mal wieder traumhaft, Monika! Ich bin normalerweise kein Fan von Lochmusterschals, aber der ist wunderschön!!

    Liebe Grüße
    Tanja

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  18. shannonJuly 31, 2008 2:10 p.m.

    the tilting blocks are lovely!

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  19. Gloria PatreJuly 31, 2008 3:36 p.m.

    Your scarves are SO lovely!! The colors of the Noro pool perfectly! and I love the texture of the green scarf! Such a gorgeous shde of green too!

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  20. sweetpeaJuly 31, 2008 3:41 p.m.

    I like the tilting blocks very much. The colors change in a very pleasant way.

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  21. SenjaJuly 31, 2008 6:49 p.m.

    Oh I love this lovely choice in yarn and stitch.

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  22. AnnJuly 31, 2008 9:46 p.m.

    The scarf is gorgeous & I love the colors !

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  23. AnonymousJuly 31, 2008 11:07 p.m.

    Your tiled scarf is really pretty! I was eyeing that Geometric scarf, can't wait to see how yours turns out.

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  24. AnonymousAugust 01, 2008 1:10 a.m.

    I already said it on Ravelry: beautiful scarf!!

    And the other one looks very promising also.

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  25. CloudberryAugust 01, 2008 3:46 p.m.

    That's a beautiful scarf!

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  26. mageezAugust 02, 2008 11:46 a.m.

    Love that geometric green scarf. Can you share the exact name of the vogue knitting book it's in. Am willing to buy the book but checking amazon there a many many vogue scarf books.
    thanks
    maggie

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  27. Life's a StitchAugust 03, 2008 4:53 p.m.

    Both beautiful scarves! I LOVE silk garden despite it's knots, detritus and fluff.

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  28. BeverlyAugust 05, 2008 7:45 p.m.

    Tilting Blocks + Noro = Beautiful!

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  29. AngelikaAugust 07, 2008 10:34 a.m.

    That scarf turned out so great. I love the colors and the way they slowly change.

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  30. CathiAugust 09, 2008 9:04 p.m.

    Love the Noro scarf! Now I feel the need to make one. That's a good thing...right? ;-)

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  31. La Cabeza GrandeAugust 10, 2008 9:48 p.m.

    Thanks for the show-and-tell on using Noro to make this scarf. I wasn't that thrilled about the pattern before but seeing it like this completely changed my mind.

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  32. RobinAugust 14, 2008 2:01 a.m.

    Both of these scarves are lovely!

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  33. komankovaNovember 09, 2009 3:44 p.m.

    wow. the firtst one is nice but the other one is really something special.

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