Here's the answer to the question of what to do with one (or more) balls of Kidsilk Haze ...
(and by the way, did you know that Douceur et Soie is pretty much the same as Kidsilk Haze?)
There's are a variety of free patterns on the internet for lacy scarves, and here are the ones that I found. Some may need to be tweaked a little to fit the 227-yd requirement if you only have one ball of kidsilk haze, but here they are (and of course, if you have more than that, these may work for you, too):
Cher's traveling scarf - scroll down -- this scarf takes 100 - 125 yards of a fuzzy yarn
Knitting patterns for scarves - many patterns are listed here; browse through them!
Knotted openwork scarf - takes about 220 yards of laceweight yarn
Charlene's scarf - takes 160 yards in a heavier yarn, but could easily work with laceweight
Lace Sampler scarf - a laceweight scarf that uses patterns from Barbara Walker's Treasury Vol. 1, and is very adaptable to different weights and lengths
Morning surf scarf - written for laceweight to worsted yarns, this pattern uses dropped stitches
Long-ways scarf -
this side-to-side pattern takes about 600 yards, but adjusting it is easy
Old Shale Mohair scarf - the pattern is classic, and this pattern calls for a worsted fuzzy yarn, but you know that a laceweight would look beautiful here, too
Simple Knitted Lace scarf - this calls for 400 yds of worsted weight yarn ... playing around with yarn weights and widths are a strong possibility here
Soiree lace scarf - takes 320 yards of a lightweight yarn; make the pattern more narrow and one ball of kidsilk haze would work
Madeira Cascade lace scarf - this pattern calls for 848 yards, though Stephanie writes to say that it only needs 300 yards -- and thus a smaller version would be great for 1 ball of Kidsilk Haze.
Little Leaf scarf - this beginner-level cute little scarf takes 200 yards of laceweight or fingering weight yarn (and can't you just see this in Koigu, too?)
And there you have it! (And yes, I could easily make all of them.) I had many of these saved as bookmarks before my computer crashed, so I thought it might be wise for me to post them here, and why not let other people see them as well? Thanks to everybody who sent me in a pattern, and if you're interested in sharing another pattern, why not leave me a link in my comments, or email me the link, and I'll add it in here.
Oh -- by the way, anyone who enters my little contest by adding a comment will be in the drawing for a little prize -- you don't have to know the author, just guess. Sorry that I'm not updating prize information today -- keep tuned in for what it will be! (By the way, all you have to do is read the comments to see who the author-in-question is that I parodied in my little contest entry. You rock,
Rebecca!)
Posted at 2/1/2005 12:02:37 pm by Jen
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patricia February 21, 2006 02:14 PM PST
im looking for a knitted scarf pattern...i lost my pattern..i'll describe as best i can...it's maybe 2 feet long(not sure)its middle part is done on 24 sts. every row is knitted on each end is ribbing maybe 4inches on one end its doubled the ends look like spades(in deck of cards) u slip one end thru the doubled ribbingso it crosses over chest........would appreciate any help on finding this pattern.ty...patricia e-mail jeparobb@tampabay.rr.com |
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Diana June 20, 2005 06:03 PM PDT
Thanks for the links - I'm going to use the "morning surf" pattern. |
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sheila April 29, 2005 10:05 AM PDT
I'm more of a crocheter and just starting to knit. Love the opportunity to try some of these lovely scarves and to read your comments and stories. As our governor says "I'll be back." |
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Stephanie February 8, 2005 11:34 AM PST
I've made the Madeira Cascade scarf in Douceur et Soie (identical twin of KSH). It really only takes about 300 yards - you could just use the one ball and make it shorter. I think the original balls of yarn called for were just larger than Kidsilk Haze. |
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Sarah February 6, 2005 04:11 PM PST
Wow! Great...I was at a loss as to what to do with all this mohair I have. Thank-you!
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kristen February 4, 2005 07:19 PM PST
I appreciate all of your searching!! I have two skeins of the kidsilk haze and was wondering what I was going to do with it. Thanks for the ideas. |
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Roxanne February 4, 2005 11:03 AM PST
I like the simple knitted lace scarf...which one are you going to do? I also did a parallelogram scarf on the whim that turned out pretty cool....check it out on my blog: http://knitnpurlzen.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_knitnpurlzen_archive.html (scroll down - it's near the bottom) |
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dorothée February 4, 2005 09:51 AM PST
Merci pour tous ces liens ! Je m'empresse de les visiter ! |
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Gracie February 3, 2005 10:17 AM PST
So which one are you gonna knit? What great links! Thanks! |
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Michelle February 2, 2005 06:28 PM PST
What a great resource! Thank you! |
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Rebecca February 1, 2005 12:41 PM PST
This is helpful, actually. I have a skein of Karabella lace mohair (albeit with much greater yardage)in search of a pattern. |
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