Saturday, October 5, 2013

Pattern Link to Undulating Waves Knitted Scarf

Greetings from windy, dry and hot southern California. The Santa Ana winds have made their appearance this weekend and it hasn't been nice.  Luckily we have survived the wind except for a bunch of leaves in the pool.  Next week we are suppose to have "normal" fall like temperatures for our area if I believe the weather forecast.

I loved reading  Gertie's post a couple of weeks ago.  She shared how many works in progress she has.  This currently describes my situation.  For years and years, I would only work on one item at a time.  Well, that changed when I thought about all the wonderful projects I wanted to start and I then began working on more than one project at a time.

As you may recall, I am still knitting away on a large afghan for my daughter.  In the meantime, I have started a crocheted scarf with some wonderful silk yarn that was given to me as a gift.  I also have another knit scarf to begin.  I thought these two scarf projects would be great to take on my trip since they don't take up too much room.

In the meantime, this week I started this undulating waves scarf pattern.  I had seen the scarf in a local yarn shop a couple of years ago.  They wanted me to take a class, buy a kit, etc., to learn how to make the scarf.  I've never taken classes and I like to figure out patterns by myself.  I was searching for a beaded pattern and I found this scarf pattern.  It's the exact scarf that was in the yarn shop.

I should have purchased some proper yarn for the project, but I had this sock yarn and these glass beads so I thought I would give it a go.

The pattern is frustrating and makes me think all the time while I am knitting.  This is not fun for me but I do like the way the pattern is taking shape. 

If you would like to try this scarf, first you need to download the scarf pattern.  If you google images using undulating waves scarf you will see all kinds of yarn that was used.  Here is my version:


The scarf has not been blocked yet so it's a bit too wavy in the knitted parts.  Here's close up:


If you are a Amazon buyer, there's some great deals on 1/2 hanks of 6/0 glass beads. They are already strung and will be easy to transfer to  your yarn.  This scarf would take more than a 1/2 hank so you would need to order two 1/2 hanks.  I do hope you will enjoy this pattern.

Lastly, I am celebrating my birthday tomorrow.  It's not really my birthday yet but on my real birthday I will be having tea at the Ritz in London.  My husband and friends will have a party for me tomorrow at my home.  I decided to bake my own birthday cake.  Here's the Danish kransekage that I made.


As usual, I wish you each of you a wonderful, fun filled week.  And, remember to stop by Handmade Monday and check out some great craft ideas.







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    1. Thank you so much. I am looking forward to my trip.

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  2. Your scarf looks so unusual. I had to blow it up to see in detail. Looks so complicated, but very pretty, and I love the bead details.

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    1. That's very kind of you. I should of taken a close up picture. Sorry

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  3. Yup that's one of those knitting patterns that got shoved in a drawer at my house! Well done for sticking with it.

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    1. That's so funny....I am about to do the same thing with this pattern. Have a great week.

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  4. Lots of lovely birthday celebrations - sounds really good fun. your scarf is very pretty - I like the bead detail. Hope you have a good week.

    Jill, Christmas Pie Crafts

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    1. Thank you so much. It's always fun to knit with beads. Take care.

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  5. The scarf looks great, I'm sure its very complicated to do. I've always got far too many projects on the go.

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    1. Isn't that the way it goes....so many things you want to make and so little time....

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  6. I love the colour and design of your scarf. Your table looks really pretty all set for your birthday. Have a lovely time at the Ritz.
    Ali x

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    1. Thank you very much. I love London and can hardly wait until I get there. Have a great week.

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  7. Happy (early) birthday !!!! I hope you had a good time at the party. Your birthday cake looks very yummy.

    The scarf looks lovely. I love the wavy pattern. Can't wait to see it finished xx

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    1. Thank you Gertie. I hope to have the scarf finished one of these days so I can share it via my blog!

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