King Cole Riot

For the last few weeks I have been knitting a scarf in King Cole Riot DK yarn.  I have decided that it is finished.  The yarn is 30% wool and 70% acrylic and this shade is called Reggae (1842).

I didn’t have a pattern but I cast on 52sts using 4.5mm needles and worked a 2 row pattern as follows:

Row 1: K1, P1, K2; rep to end.
Row 2: K2, P1, K1; rep to end.

I had 3 balls of yarn but I only used most of 2.

As with most scarves I found it difficult to knit because it is so boring!  However, if you are very tired and not paying much attention – it is an ideal project!

Also this week I have finished another project that I started years ago.  I have started my annual clear-out and found a few unfinished projects which do not require much to actually be finished. 

This is called Isis by Jan Henley and was published in Let’s Knitting magazine Issue 72 in 2013.  I liked it as soon as I saw it and bought the yarn on my way home after reading the magazine on a train.

I knitted it straightaway.  It is also knitted using King Cole Riot – but this was chunky yarn and used 4 shades 2 balls of Seashore (653), Dawn (652)and Lava (662).  I cast off and then forgot about it.  

Actually every time I came across it since 2013 – I have intended to finish it – all it needed was the ends sewing in and buttons sewn on.  I have finally done both of these things this week.  I won’t be wearing it but now it is finished I can send it to the local charity shop.  I hope someone likes it.  Otherwise it could be unravelled and the yarn reused.  I did think about doing this myself – but I have got too much yarn.  I enjoyed knitting it.  I am a process knitter.

I am now knitting something that I do intend to wear.