It isn't all trips and concerts and meat around here. There is some knitting to be had. I just started this scarf on Friday after finding the pattern by chance on Ravelry.
I was looking at some pretty yarn and looking at what people had knit it into, and that's how I found the pattern.
It is a basic and simple multi-directional scarf, but the genius of it is that it is knit entirely in ribbing. Following the same exact pattern in garter stitch or seed stitch would yield a rectangular scarf. The ribbing causes the scarf to compress and stretch in a way that yields waves and curves.
In a little stash busting to try this out, I've selected two skeins of Cascade 220. One is leftover from a sweater I made way back in March 2005 and the over is leftover from Loppem in August '08. The only problem is that I'm going to have many, many ends to weave in. While I don't love all of the ribbing, I am loving the effect and I'll likely knit at least one more (if not many) in some more interesting yarns. (Those of you on Ravelry can see what others have done: here.)
Extreme close-up!!!
What a great combination of colors. (And I pattern I might be able to do myself. Hm...)
Extreeeeeme!!!!