project #18: Badonkadonk Bobbles Scarf is finished!

The Project: Badonkadonk Bobbles Scarf
The Yarn: Moname Mohair Print deaccessioned from the stash of sister Molly
The Needles: Crystal Palace Bamboo 4mm
Started: February 5, 2005
Finished: March 4, 2005

Yet another scarf to add to my collection. This yarn had been hanging around for quite some time and I was pleased to finally find a use for it. They don't look so hot in the photo due to the lighting, but I like the look of the bobbles. However, man were they tedious! Sorry about the horrible photo.

Update!
A kind visitor from Craftster asked me if I could write up instructions on how I made this scarf.

Basically, you would just cast on stitches appropriate to the width you'd like for your scarf. The body of the scarf is done in a seed stitch rib pattern. You'll need to cast on a multiple of 3 stitches plus 1 to use the seed stitch rib pattern.

Seed Stitch Rib Instructions:
Row 1 (Right Side): (K2, P1) repeat to last stitch, K1
Row 2: (P2, K1) repeat to last stitch, P1
Repeat these rows to create stitch pattern.

I randomly added in bobbles to give it more detail. The bobbles go in place of a knit stitch on the "right" side of your scarf. For example, K1, make bobble, P1. Make sense?

I know there are loads of ways to make a bobble, so find instructions that make sense to you and go with it. Here's a great tutorial (with photos) on how to make a bobble. The instructions I used came from the Casey pattern in Rowan's Ribbon Twist collection booklet. For my 6-foot long scarf I kept the bobbles to 1 foot at each end.

That's really it! It's a very basic scarf, but one that shows off variegated mohair rather nicely, if I do say so myself.

Comments

[froggy]

very cool!

[lynette]

i like the scarf a lot!

[jillz]

The bobbles are very round!

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[marjorie]

this scarf is so girly...very nice

[molly]

I should make one of those for next year. It looks great!

[Lizzie]

Hey, i really like this scarf. Its just that i tried making it and it didnt really work out. Is there any possible way you could post pictures to go along w/ the directions?

[Penny]

Thanks for the directions.. I am giving these directions to a friend who I am teaching to knit.. She just said this morning that she wanted to make a scarf with big
" Bumps" on it.. LOL
This might do the trick!! Thanks
Penny
http://pennyknits.blogspot.com/

[YURIKO]

Love the scarf! Looking forward to trying it myself...

[Silvia Castillo]

I would love to make this scarf as is, and another one with a different yarn color for the bobbles. How do I do this? Thanks a lot for your help.

[melissa]

sorry, not a fan of bobbles

[Diane D]

Thanks for the pattern! I love the look of this scarf...also the color is beautiful. I love using the many great colors and textures of yarn out there!

[LindsayH]

Love the pattern - I decided to try it myself!!