Here it is! 70 inches of Lion’s Brand Fishermen’s Wool, looking completely and utterly scarf like.
In the close up you can get a really good look at how the back of the cable pattern looks. This was knit on size 8 needles (clover bamboo), with Lion’s Brand Fishermen’s Wool, using the Irish Hiking Scarf pattern from Hello Yarn. It used almost a complete skein of the wool – I have perhaps 20 yards left.
I knit this along with gajillions of other knitters at the Irish Hiking Scarf KnitAlong.
Things I learned from this project:
- I don’t like using a no cable needle cable technique. Using the cable needle is easier for me, and I get a better result with it.
- Needle length matters. I was going crazy trying to knit this on 14 inch needles, and when I switched to the shorts (7 inches, I think) it was so much easier.
I intend to knit this scarf at least once, and possibly twice more. I want one for myself – possibly in the totally yummy hideously expensive buffalo yarn my LYS is trying to sell, and one of the great-uncles has been hinting at wanting one, which would make a nice Yule gift for him.
Knit-Write 
That’s beautiful. It looks so cozy I want to touch it and give it a squeeze.
Awesome work!
~firefly
Cushy, rugged, and classy all at once. Well done!
That’s lovely looking. This has been on my to-do list for a while and it’s earmarked as a possible christmas gift for someone – it just moved a bit higher up on the list, especially if I can pull if off as well as you have.