I was given a knit kit by a thoughtful in-law, and, try as I might, I couldn’t make it as per the instructions, which were basically to cast on 15 stitches and work garter stitch till the yarn ran out.
It kept coming off the back of the needles and I just couldn’t see what I was doing, so in the end I frogged it and made a scarf on a huge crochet hook - a 20mm, I think.
I made about 20 chain (I wasn’t counting), went into 4th ch from hook, worked a Double Treble (UK, wrap twice) into every other one, ending up with 8 DTR. I just worked rows after that. Putting a gap between the sts in the first row meant it didn’t bunch up. I just couldn’t do the chain loose enough otherwise. Every other row was worked straight.
A word about the kit, then. It states that is is ideal for beginner and experienced alike - I'm not sure I'd agree. The instructions (pattern) was crystal clear with very good diagrams, but a beginner would struggle with thick 'n' thin yarn, and an experienced knitter might not want to make a scarf.
The yarn is attractive enough, if dark. Despite what it says on the ball band, it is 100% acrylic.
I'm not complaining - I never complain about yarny gifts.
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