Dark Mark Illusion Scarf

Good Morning. Here is another of my actually completed knitted items. This is called “Dark Mark Illusion Scarf.” When you look at it straight on, it merely looks like a bunch of green and black stripes; however if you look at an angle, you will see the skull images pop out at you. Pretty cool stuff this illusion knitting!

I belong to a group dubbed “South End Knitters,” which began somewhere in early August. It all started as simply me, my BF Jerry and our good friend Beth responding to a post on Ravelry pertaining to meeting up at a cafe/bakery called Flour in Boston’s south end one evening in August to hang out and knit. To get to the point, we have grown to 12 + people at this time, and still growing. We actually appeared in the January 12 edition of the Boston Globe, LOL. The reason this happened mainly effects from a “tag” we placed on a pole directly in front of Flour on halloween night. A tag is basically a “wrap” that is knitted and then sewn around the pole. You can check out the Boston Globe article and see what I mean in the photo they provide.

The photos below show me at Flour with my scarf on the table in front of me, as well as a photo of the scarf in progress and a final photo of the finished item.

Illusion knitting is pretty cool if anyone out there has ever contemplated making something. You’ll be amazed as you progress and can begin seeing the image appear. Give it a try!

Reversible Cable Knit Scarf

Good Morning!

So I mentioned that I am a newbie knitter, and here is my “finally finished” 2nd project, my Reversible Cable Knit Scarf. Back in November, me, my BF (Jax Riley for you Plurkers – CWJerry for you Ravelers), and a few good friends from our South End Knitters group on Ravelry decided to head up to Salem Massachusetts on a Saturday afternoon to look around a yarn store located there, Seed Stitch Fine Yarn. During my browsing, I could not stop myself from being drawn to this sample garment that was on display, which was this particular scarf that I just completed. The displayed item was actually in an awesome charcoal gray, which I would have loved!!  I guess I kept walking away from it because I totally figured this is something I could never accomplish!  But, the friends with me told me to go for it, so I did.

As usual to my luck, there were not nearly enough skeins of that particular color in stock. So…I opted for the burnt orange color, which is also a favorite of mine. I can’t wait to wear this! It feels very soft, yet has a lot of weight to it on account of the thick cabling.

Many thanks to Jerry (my BF) and all my South End Knitter friends for the umpteen times I needed their help with dropped stitches, twisted stitches, and other numerous encounters I came upon while working on this scarf. You guys are the best!!!

Now I am off to continue on my Illusion Scarf. Whoo Hoo!