This is my first fairisle major project done on my Singer 700. I used all of the 200 needles and created a modified version of a kitty punch card I had seen online. Created using just under 600 grams of acrylic/nylon, this project is a Christmas 2022 gift for D.
This project came off the flat bed knitting machine as a long rectangle. I decided to swap some of the color blocks after knitting them - which I don’t recommend as I then had to manage the live stitches on each segment. I then Purl side kitchenered each length until the project was a long rectangle, then twisted one end one full 360 degree turn and kitchenered the ends to create a long circle. Having not worked fairisle before the beehive of yarn bars and floats on the Purl size was unnerving, with some dropped stitches and some inconsistencies in the knit side fabric. I then spent way too many hours running the latch hook up the Purl side, chain stitching a total of five vertical bars to help secure long yarn floats. To finish the project I mattress stitched the edges together then covered the project with a heat proof ironing mesh and steam/ironed the acrylic/nylon fabric (protected from direct heat) - which brought out the gorgeous final view. This project was started maybe a couple days before Christmas 2022 but not fully worked on due to too many things going on at that time
This finished project is 8.5” wide and approx 56” long and is basically a tube that was twisted and joined.
Here are some of the many ways to wear this scarf. Note some ways are very vest-like.
