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Tue, 2009-07-21 15:24 — sonics

I would like to try a lace scarf for my lovely wife. Some very simple but pretty patterns would be a great help here gents!

She has been complaining I never make her anything. I want to surprise her with this well before the fall comes.

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Wed, 2009-07-22 15:15 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Good to hear from you again.

Good to hear from you again. I've been wondering how things were going. The idea of looking for a lace pattern that catches your eye, then making a scarf out of it is a good one. You can always add a border to it or just see how it goes. Lots of luck. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Wed, 2009-07-22 10:10 — steve kadel
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my first attempt at lace was

my first attempt at lace was a scarf and it turned out very well and was surprisingly easy
i believe it was called column of leaves
it was free pattern

all i know of love, is love is all there is

Wed, 2009-07-22 10:02 — Crafty Andy
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Visit Crafty Andy's Blog I

Visit Crafty Andy's Blog
I am a fan of the Berlin Brioche Scarf

Tue, 2009-07-21 20:56 — WillyG
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If you're on ravelry, here's

If you're on ravelry, here's a free one I found, though I haven't tried. Looks very crisp, though.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/falling-water#

I got some help picking a lace rib stitch from a lace stitch calendar and designed my own scarf to fit the yarn. For my purposes, I was going for man-friendly, but you could look through any stitch collection and make any (odd) number of panels as it suits your wife. Then you can tell your wife you "designed" it, too! Here's mine:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/WillyG/lacey-manscarf

Thu, 2009-07-23 09:06 — VillageKnittiot
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I've done a couple of the

I've done a couple of the falling water scarves. One with 3 repeats, one with 4. It's a nice little scarf when you knit it up and block it out.
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/gnewgnitter/falling-water-2
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/gnewgnitter/falling-water

Tue, 2009-07-21 20:50 — Raymiew
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I'm stuck on this one at the

I'm stuck on this one at the moment.

http://afewstitchesshort.blogspot.com/2008/11/get-jazzed.html

Thu, 2009-07-23 11:24 — scottly
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I like that one!

I like that one!

Tue, 2009-07-21 18:02 — tucker303

Not too sure of the lace

Not too sure of the lace complexity you are looking for, but here are a few. Also not sure of the end use (winter wear vs. dress),

http://www.midnightpurls.com/2006/08/free-pattern-diagonal-lace-scarf.html (I made it longer and it blocked nicely)

http://brookenelson.com/leafscarfpattern.html

http://yummyyarn.indus3ous.com/archives/2005/09/liesel.html (ps...it took longer than the less than a day noted on the site)

Tue, 2009-07-21 18:01 — scottly
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This was my first lace

This was my first lace project and it was pretty easy and turned out great.

http://beyondlifeexpectancy1.blogspot.com/2007/06/mead-scarf-pattern.html

It's free by the way.

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Tue, 2009-07-21 18:03 — tucker303

That is a very nice looking

That is a very nice looking scarf........simple but soft looking and classy.

Tue, 2009-07-21 15:36 — New York Built
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If memory serves me, you

If memory serves me, you made her run about town with her friends, made her pull the intimates off a strange man, made her open up your blog to defend herself from your allegations, and made her make public a sordid tale of deception, innuendo and guile. Brother, make that scarf into a shawl...and you might break even.

"Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends."
– Francis Bacon

Wed, 2009-07-22 08:36 — BuduR
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You're right, it's hard to

You're right, it's hard to believe the things men make us women do O.o
MWK's Token Estrogen-American

Tue, 2009-07-21 15:34 — VTandPTguy
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You might check

You might check out:

http://elann.com/ShowFreePattern.asp?Id=336024

I just bought 10 hanks of Ella Rae Bamboo (70%)/Silk (30%) to knit this pattern as a stole; half that amount would be needed for a scarf.

Let us know what you end up knitting!

-John