Shawls and Scarves | Forum profile

> All these ideas are great, but it's important to contact the recipients first to be sure that scarves (or whatever item you are wanting to knit) are needed, and if so, what color is appropriate. In many cases, black may be the only color that is acceptable. Many of these places have limited space, and a deluge of something that is not readily needed could create unintended storage problems for them. Our knitting group has knitted...

> I had a thought - and grabbed it before it could get away from me. The citizen sam org does not specify a scarf pattern but states there should be no holes large enough to put your little finger through. So I was thinking of dense patterns, and there are a lot of them (moss stitch and basket weave came immediately to mind), and about how boring a plain moss or garter stitch scarf can be. Light goes on in brain: Why not a "prayer...

> Thanks, Barbara, for including a link to the pattern ... I forgot to do that but should have! I will definitely make this scarf again. I'm sure how "masculine" or "feminine" it looks will depend a lot on the yarn used. Donna, with intentions always bigger than her available time.

> Thanks, ladies. A would look nice on either men or women! Not always easy to find patterns that could be for anyone. judy

> Moebius scarves could be ideal for the military: no long, flowing ends to get caught in machinery or something. Ceil Time is never a factor when joy is involved.