Knitting Problems

  Maybe a sweater?

I've been wanting to knit Tom Baker's classic scarf ever since I learned there were doctors before Christopher Eccleston , but I wanted to do it right, and I couldn't justify spending that much for yarn. Until recently, when a family friend commissioned one for her husband's anniversary present. The pattern I followed can be found here .

This is the once-beautiful skein of ultra-soft yarn that resided at the bottom of a yarn stash for an undermined amount of time with no tag to indicate yardage, die lot, company name, or anything else indicative of where to go to buy more, how long ago it was made, or how much there is. The last time I was in possession of such a hopeless tangled mess it was a skein of worsted I bought at Target when I was nine. I was knitting a pillow at the time so I just shredded it and used it for stuffing. But this is nice stuff. Materials : 1 Skein of bulky yarn Size 11 circular needles. Loosely CO 96 sts Row 1: *K3, P3; repeat from * to end. Join in the round. Rows 2-3: *K3, P3; repeat from * to end. Rows 4-6: *P3, K3 repeat from * to end. Repeat rows 1-6 until you run out of yarn. BO. Weave in tails. 

Here's an old pattern from the archives. GAUGE: 13 sts/18 rows = 2 inches SIZE: Women's Medium MATERIALS: 1 Skein Galway Size 6 double pointed needles DIRECTIONS: CO 120 sts on double pointed needles place marker and join in the round, being careful not to twist Rows 1-10: Knit in 2x2 rib Row 11: P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K14 Row 12: K1, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K13 Row 13: K2, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K12 Row 14: K3, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11 Row 15: K4, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1 Row 16: K5, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K1 Row 17: K6, P1, K5, P1, K14, P1, K5, P1, ...

  Finished Dimensions:  3" by 10 1/2" Gauge:  13 stitches and 19 rows - 2" Materials: Dreambaby DK in white (MC) Knitting Fever Dazzle 105 Purple (CC) Scrap Black for Eyes Size 4 DPNs Abbreviations P - Purl K - Knit Kf&b - Knit front and back of next stitch SSK - Slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit both together K2tog - Knit two stitches together P2tog - Purl two stitches together Head Co 2 in MC Row 1: Kf&b twice Row 2: Pf&b to end Row 3: *Kf&b, K1; repeat from * to end Row 4: *Pf&b, P2; repeat from * to end Row 5: *Kf&b, K3; repeat from * to end Row 6: *Pf&b, P4; repeat from * to end Row 7: *Kf&b, K5; repeat from * to end Row 8: *Pf&b, P6; repeat from * to end Row 9: *Kf&b, K7; repeat from * to end Row 10: *Pf&b, P8; repeat from * to end Rows 11, 13, 15: Knit Rows 12, 14, 16: Purl Row 17: *Kf&b. K9; repeat from * to end Rows 18, 20, and 22: Purl Rows 19 and 21: Knit Row 23: K22, SS...