This is a simple scarf I made last week, using Sailor’s Rib:
Pattern: own
Stitch pattern: Sailor’s Rib (Barbara Walker’s Second Treasury, page 4)
Yarn: Tess’ Designer Yarns Cultivated Silk & Wool, 50% silk, 50% wool, no color name or number, no dye lot
Needles: size 6
Size: 5.25″ x 44″ after blocking
Started 6/28 and finished 7/3/2008
I cast on with cable cast-on and bound off with Elizabeth Zimmermann’s casting-on casting-off (p.24 of Knitting Without Tears). I am very happy with how this turned out visually as the two ends are nearly identical.
The yarn pooled a little in an interesting way, giving an almost zig-zag effect between light peach and dark peach. I have another skein of this in turquoise but have not yet decided what I will do with it. This scarf is on the short side so probably not another scarf.
The reverse of the Sailor’s Rib pattern is interesting, too. Right side of the pattern is on the left, wrong side on the right:
Mmm... Yarn 
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July 11, 2008 at 6:02 am
Misty the Kneedler
It’s beautiful, and a perfect use for that yarn. I bet it feels great around your neck!
October 16, 2008 at 10:18 pm
knitting knancy
I was thinking of making a scarf with this stitch for a friend but don’t want to have to buy the whole book to get the pattern. Would you mind sending me the pattern or posting it?