I recently unearthed the first project I ever knit, a moth-eaten stockinette scarf. I
made it over twenty years ago while I was spending a school year in rural France. My French
"mother" was the town librarian and an amazing knitter. She opened her stash basket to me
and walked me through every step of that crazy scarf. Since then I've made dozens of
scarves, and I wonder sometimes if I've run out of fresh ideas for the next one. After all,
the criteria for a scarf pattern are rather stringent: something that lies flat, that looks
good on both sides and that has a soft and beautiful drape. I was so happy to discover this
Rick Rack Rib; it meets all of those standards and also happens to evoke one of my all time
favorite things, rick rack! Thanks, Barbara Walker! With the holiday season upon us, I made
sure to use a super special yarn for the super special people on your list, including
scarf-o-phobe men! Jade Sapphire's softer-than-soft 8 Ply Mongolian Cashmere amazes everyone
with its cloud-like