Once you get going on this, it works up fast! I had a couple of false starts due to my misreading things. It is a very well-written pattern. My Caron cake, on the other hand, had 6 knots in it! Oh well. Gave it a quick steam when I was finished. Used almost the entire cake. When making again, I think I would do one less repeat, so that it is more Scarf-sized.