“I’m sugar and spice and everything nice but if you wanna mess with me you better think twice.”

First prototype! I knit this scarf twice - once with the general idea of the pattern I wanted, and then a second time after I realized what I had done wrong the first time. UGH. I hate frogging. It was only sheer determination that kept me going.

I split the Rapture yarn evenly into two balls based on weight (which weighed about 22 grams each). Cast on with the Rapture yarn. Knit four rows of k2, p2 ribbing to create a loose ruffle.

At this point I was torn - my original idea was to create short-rows a la Laura Chau’s Just Enough Ruffles, but I wasn’t sure I’d have enough. As I sat and envisioned how the final project would look, I got more and more mentally frustrated by things not knitting up properly, and decided that a short scarf with the added problem of having narrow ends probably wasn’t a good idea.

Instead, I retreated to my favorite knitting technique - ruching! Unlike most of the ruched patterns on Ravelry, I stuck to all stockinette stitch in order to show off the handspun look of my center yarn, as opposed to hiding it with garter stitch. The ribbed edging was inspired in part by my love of the Mara pattern.

Then I created a second ruffle at the other end, cast off, and viola! Now it’s time to write this pattern up and get it out there to share with the world! Ok ok, just with like-minded knitters on Ravelry. ;)

Scarf measures 48 inches long.

Yardage Used
MC: 98 yds
CC: 68 yds
Total: 166 yds