The First Long Scarf

Yesterday was the start of a knitting odyssey for the Steel Valley Clown Brigade. The Brigade began their first long scarf. We are shooting for 90 feet with the little guy. It was thirty stitches cast on. It will then go to ten stitch garter stitched strips that will be braided together. The braided sections will be three feet long with four inch block. This design will make the braiding stable enough that we will be able use it as a prop for sketches. It will also give the scarf a unique look. To the best of my knowledge this sort of design has never been used for such a prop.

It is knit in Red Heart Mexicana and pictured you can see myself and Troop Adjutant knitting on it at the same time.

The knitting of this scarf will at times be done my three people at once. It is something that every member of the troop will have a hand in doing. Very few knitting projects are communal like this one will be. These scarves have a special place in the creation of a Clown Group. As the first one we are making it will have a special place in the history of our group.