Yarn Ball Boogie

When you don’t want the floppyness of a scarf. Part 1

December 05th, 2007 | Category: General

One skein projects are like antidepressants in a ball. It’s like, just whip one up and you’re instantly happy.

I love this thing. And here’s the free pattern:

Fourteen

Materials:

Gauge not really important.

Cast on 14 sts. Work brioche rib for approx 20″.  For those unfamiliar - brioche rib is accomplished by knitting the first row, then on the next and every following row, *K1, knit one stitch into the row below, repeat from *, ending with K2.  Every row is worked the same.

Next row: knit

Next row: k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k2.

Knit 2 rows

BO in garter st.

Weave in ends, and wrap around your neck, marking for where you want the buttons, or just put them here:

And be fabulous.

Like me.

Enjoy.

38 Comments so far

  1. Ruinwen December 5th, 2007 10:32 am

    What a sexy little scarf! Thanks for the pattern! :)

  2. Dawn December 5th, 2007 10:33 am

    Fabulous! I love that thing, too.

  3. Yvette December 5th, 2007 10:37 am

    That’s awesome! Thanks for the pattern!!!!!

  4. regina December 5th, 2007 10:56 am

    thanks for the pattern, sweet man. “antidepressants in a ball” indeed!

  5. Deborah December 5th, 2007 11:09 am

    Um, for those of us who are unfamiliar, could you provide details about the brioche rib? It’s beautiful, by the way! Thanks for the pattern.

  6. john December 5th, 2007 11:33 am

    sure Deborah…added.

  7. meg December 5th, 2007 2:01 pm

    dig it!

  8. Melissa December 5th, 2007 3:26 pm

    Fantastic!

  9. Rick December 5th, 2007 4:02 pm

    Great idea!…and it does make you look fabulous!

  10. knitxcore December 5th, 2007 6:02 pm

    iloveit!!!!!!!!!! i wouldn’t wear a shirt either. that scarf is hottt.

  11. leslie December 5th, 2007 11:13 pm

    fabulous!
    thanks for the pattern!
    it does look REALLY warm. no shirt required.

  12. Oiyi December 6th, 2007 10:51 am

    You do look fabulous, my dear. I agree that we need these quick one skein projects to cheer us up once in a while.

  13. Jason December 6th, 2007 5:13 pm

    This is perfect! I was just thinking of designing something like this. Now I don’t have to. Thanks!

  14. merete December 7th, 2007 2:27 pm

    yeah wooly things on a bare background is something else. like a sleek two piece suit and no shirt.
    oh yeah knitting can keep you sane. with only one ball.

  15. Macoco December 10th, 2007 9:29 am

    you are extremely fabulous.

  16. jen sunshine December 10th, 2007 11:25 pm

    Dudor, you are such a hot mess! (and the knitting ain’t bad either!)

    I think i’ll whip one of these up for.. oh.. I dunno… EVERYONE ON MY CHRISTMAS LIST! lmao

  17. Jody December 11th, 2007 10:54 am

    Love.

    It’s the perfect knit for my dad - he’s always cold!

  18. Jen Wysokowski December 11th, 2007 4:27 pm

    Hello! I read SwissMiss, and you and your scarf are on her site (with a link back to you). http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/

  19. ann December 11th, 2007 7:51 pm

    ok, i love this scarf. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. i, however, have no clue how to knit, but would learn JUST so i could make it.

    your pattern is a bunch of jibberish to me. could you (or some other kind soul) perhaps direct me somewhere so i can understand it and learn the wonderful art of knitting? please??? pretty please??

    much love!
    ann

  20. ann December 11th, 2007 7:55 pm

    oh and one more thing:

    you, my friend, are gorgeous.

  21. peggy December 12th, 2007 1:40 pm

    I love it!

  22. amanda December 13th, 2007 12:56 pm

    thanks for the pattern! I made this last night with charcoal gray yarn and black leather buttons. very cute! I can forsee knitting many more of these in the coming week for holiday presents.

  23. Martha December 14th, 2007 5:46 pm

    I just want to say thank you so much for this pattern. I tried the stitch and I love it.
    Happy holidays!

  24. The A.D.D. Knitter December 15th, 2007 7:45 am

    Thanks for the brioche stitch hook up! Your scarflet is kicking some major a**.

  25. Frances December 15th, 2007 1:03 pm

    hot hot hot!

  26. Jasper December 16th, 2007 1:44 pm

    This has made me obsessed with knitting. I feel somewhat emasculated!

  27. Krystofer December 16th, 2007 7:00 pm

    that is pretty nice!

  28. stacey December 16th, 2007 7:47 pm

    Love this - the yarn is delicious! Thank you for sharing!

  29. Empress December 17th, 2007 12:59 pm

    The scarf is almost as hot as the owner ;) Nice job as always :)

  30. Mel December 20th, 2007 7:59 am

    lol - knitting soooooo keeps me sane!!! thanks for sharing the pattern. LOVE your blog!!! ill have to stick it on my list of places to frequently visit. thanks :D

  31. Kent December 24th, 2007 3:29 pm

    OMG!

    So in love with this delicousness!

  32. Nitter Natters January 5th, 2008 12:53 pm

    I was looking for a no fuss no muss pattern for a dear friend. Something butch, sexy and wouldn’t mess up her hair because, well, toque head isn’t sexy is it? This is perfect for my oh so gender blender high maintence butch. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

  33. Kneedle Junkie February 14th, 2008 11:41 am

    Sweet! Must try this sometime…

  34. WonderMike February 15th, 2008 1:13 pm

    Love, love, love this!!! Your wooly zoloft is already working it’s magic and I haven’t even started knitting yet. :-)

  35. Ana March 14th, 2008 2:17 pm

    Hi!

    Love this scarf and i´m trying to do it. I´ve frogged it 3 times already… My question is: how do you make the sides look so nice? (maybe it´s a stupid question but I´m new to this).

    Thanks a lot for the pattern and the scarf is great.

    Ana

  36. Barbara Pollock November 22nd, 2009 10:31 pm

    I love this! Are there any buttonholes to make or are the buttons there for decoration only?

  37. bandit a la mode December 21st, 2009 8:14 pm

    this is cool, but had a hard time at first because brioche has to be worked in multiples of three to work, so cast on 15.

  38. Lindsay January 22nd, 2010 3:51 am

    Love the yarn choice!

    Ana: You can make sides look better by slipping the first stitch of every row.

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