A scarf should not need 3 years to become a scarf. But this one did and I will say, ten years on, I still love it.

This scarf began in 2011 with help from a friend who patiently taught me how to cast on (CO) and how to complete a knit stitch (k). In 2014, another friend taught me how to use the last bit of remaining yarn to bind off (BO) and complete the scarf – can you see the tiny tail poking out from the weave in? I still wear and love this scarf, warts and all.

This was a good intro-to-knitting project resulting in a piece of clothing I could wear daily in rough weather. Super cozy and tons of compliments over the years on this (the color is gorgeous and the photos don’t do justice). It’s longer than most scarves, but that’s what I’d wanted – if anything, I wish it were a bit longer, but I ran out of yarn and no longer had access to the Local Yarn Shop (LYS) I’d used to source it.