A Happy Accident - Knitted Necklace Scarf

Hi All,

Well it seems like ages since I last posted. The kids enjoyed their time off and to be honest so did I. It was lovely to just sit and take a breather. I also have to thank the lovely ladies of the Inspiration Cafe who so very kindly sent me the awesome guest posts that kept you guys entertained while I was away. In fact they surprised me with them, you might remember I was going to bombard you with old guest posts and out of date holiday projects.

Anyway happy accidents, I have had plenty of those, namely the majority of my children, but there have been others as well, like this scarf.

You see I was planning on making this gorgeous cowl from Adele over at Mammy Made for a friend and whenever I am knitting something for someone else I like to give it a go for myself, just to make sure I iron out any issues I might come across. This is a simple stocking stitch but it's done with HUGE needles and it has been so many years since I had used needles of that size that I thought a practice run was necessary  Thank goodness because it turns out that the ball I bought was way too small.

I couldn't get another ball so I cast off and I shoved it in a bag and lazily threw it in with my jewelry making supplies. Then the second week of my holiday I did a massive clean out of my craft room, don't think I wont be showing that off, and light bulb moment the knitted necklace scarf was born.

Wanna make one???

Supplies:

• 50 gram ball (small ball) of 8 ply wool
• Size 20 needles
• Sewing Needle
• Scarf Bail
• Bead and jewelry findings

How to make a Knitted Necklace Scarf:

1. Cast on 20 stitches 
2. Knit in Stocking Stitch until you have just enough to cast off.
3. Cast Off 
4. Slide the Scarf Bail on
5. Sew the two ends together
6. Attach a complementary bead

I shifted the scarf bail around so that it covered up the stitched in ends.

DIY Delight or Disaster? Oh such a delight!  Bring on Winter!
Thanks for reading,

Mel xo

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