This was the second linen stitch scarf I just completed as a gift for my Dad. I was so pleased with the way the pink one turned out that I decided to give it another go with different yarn. The pink one in the previous post was done in Cascade 220 fingering, a wonderful Peruvian wool. For my Dad I chose three colors rather than five - two paler greys in Classic Elite Fresco, which is a blend of wool, alpaca and angora, and one charcoal grey in Berocco Ultra Alpaca Fine, which is a blend of Peruvian wool, nylon for strength, and super fine alpaca.
Instead of doing a random pull for colors, this time I did alternating - one row of the charcoal, one of pale, one of charcoal, one of medium. I knit every row with this one as I did the pink scarf, an easier way to do this pattern in my books, and one that creates that little fringe.
I wish I would have taken a picture of the back because it turned out completely different from the front. On the front, it looked paler, with long rows running down the length of the scarf. On the back, however, more of the charcoal showed up and the rows went across the width.
I love working with these tiny, fingering weight yarns. They make such an appealing, drapey fabric, and feel more like cloth than something knit. But knit they are, and this one ended up having close to 50 000 tiny stitches.
