Keyhole Scarf

My second knitted item was the Keyhole Scarf. I got the pattern from Ravelry here. You may have to set up an account to see it. This scarf has a hole in one of the sides and the other side slips through it. It makes the scarf less bulky.

I learned a couple new things making this scarf. The Stockinette stitch and how to Loop Cast On.

The Stockinette stitch is just a combination of knits and purl stitches. For the hole I had to bind off (BO) to make the hole and Loop Cast On (LCO) to bring the stitches back together and close the hole. 

I did screw up the pattern by not reading/following the directions. You're supposed to knit on the right side of your scarf and then do a purl/knit combo on the wrong side...and I did the combo on both sides. Oops. So my scarf looks a little different than the pattern's example. I also used an 8mm needle instead of the recommended 5mm, because I only had the 8. 

In addition to the hole, there's a nice border that goes around the scarf.  My keyhole ended up being too big so I stitched half of it closed afterwards. You can definitely tell where I stitched up part of the keyhole, but you have to look closely and I don't plan on letting anyone inspect my scarves for imperfections.

Unlike my last scarf I didn't add any stitches. Last time I didn't pay attention to how many stitches were on each row and I ended up adding a lot. Making one end of the scarf way bigger than the other end. This time I paid more attention, I started with 30 stitches per row and ended with 30.

I finished this one in 3 weeks (1 week faster than the last one). I like it and I think I'll wear it. 

On to the next make.

You can tell where I sewed the keyhole to make it smaller. It doesn't look that bad in person.