#TiltingAtWindmillsScarves

[jamiemccanless]

Tilting at Windmills Scarves

Hello. I’ve been publishing knitting patterns now for a little more than five years. This is the first design I published: my Tilting at Windmills Scarves.

They may look a little basic at first glance, but everything about the design was deliberate. I set out to produce the longest scarf I could from one 100 gram ball of worsted weight yarn. I came up with two shapes, both of which are six ft / 183 cm long. The trapezoid is 7 in / 18 cm across at its widest and uses 200 yds / 183 m. The triangle is 9 in / 23 cm across at the peak and uses 220 yds / 201 m. Both shapes taper to a blunt point at the end, so that in your coat they are less bulky and wrapped around your neck like a cowl the ends are easier to tuck in.

The pattern stitch may look complicated, but it’s really just knit back and forth in rows, and the regular geometric design is broadly appealing. There is a right side to this design and a wrong side, but you don’t see very much of a difference at a distance.

Like any knitted project, your choice of yarn will affect the way it looks. I’ve knit it in this solid green and this dusty rose, which show the pattern stitch very nicely. I’ve knit it in natural colors which, depending upon how you style it can be more casual or formal. I also think it’s fun to knit in multicolor yarns with long color runs for just a really fun result. And it’s a good stash buster because if you start out in one colorway and run out, you can just finish in something that coordinates. This is actually very striking when worn.

Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tilting-at-windmills-scarves LoveCrafts: https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-us/p/tilting-at-windmills-scarves-knitting-pattern-by-jamie-mccanless

[jamiemccanless]

LoveCrafts

It’s taken a while to set up patterns of my designs on LoveCrafts—the site takes several days to review and approve each one—but these eight are there now! * Crosstalk Scarf * Firmament Wrap * Hallgrim Scarf * Snooker the Balloon Dog * Synaptic Wrap * Tilting at Windmills Scarves * Tilting at Windmills Shawl * Tisket: A Basket

[jamiemccanless]

Just hanging out on Bald Hill, wearing some Tilting at Windmills Scarves. I took lots more photos, but my face blurred most of them. 🤪 The scarves look nice in actual wear, though. Need a new scarf? Pattern link in profile. . #knittersofinstagram #menwhoknit #guyswhoknit #gayknitter #realmenknit #beardedknitter #handknitscarf #scarfknitting #scarfknittersofinstagram #knittingismagic #tiltingatwindmillsscarves #TaWScarves #ravelrypattern #ravelrydesigner #ravelryknitter #ravelry (at San Juan Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6334eRpZ5y/?igshid=1o7vmcplcr7ob

[jamiemccanless]

I knit a few other Tilting at Windmills scarves whilst designing. These three made it to bind-off and blocking. The brown/tan triangle was the “will it work” proof, and the green trapezoid was for testing instructions and how different yarn affects finished scarves. The camouflage & black trapezoid was really just an excuse to use up leftover yarn. I didn’t have enough brown/green/black for an entire scarf, so I finished it in black. I think I like it better that way! If you want to knit your own, pattern link in profile. 😎 . #knittersofinstagram #menwhoknit #guyswhoknit #gayknitter #handknitscarf #scarfknitting #scarfknittersofinstagram #knittingismagic #tiltingatwindmillsscarves #TaWScarves #ravelrypattern #ravelrydesigner #ravelryknitter #ravelry (at San Juan Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5L_S7gJkCA/?igshid=19u2oss917iwo

[jamiemccanless]

I knit a few other Tilting at Windmills scarves whilst designing. These three made it to bind-off and blocking. The brown/tan triangle was the “will it work” proof, and the green trapezoid was for testing instructions and how different yarn affects finished scarves. The camouflage & black trapezoid was really just an excuse to use up leftover yarn. I didn’t have enough brown/green/black for an entire scarf, so I finished it in black. I think I like it better that way! If you want to knit your own, pattern link in profile. 😎 . #knittersofinstagram #menwhoknit #guyswhoknit #gayknitter #handknitscarf #scarfknitting #scarfknittersofinstagram #knittingismagic #tiltingatwindmillsscarves #TaWScarves #ravelrypattern #ravelrydesigner #ravelryknitter #ravelry https://www.instagram.com/p/B5L-l2lptJJ/?igshid=16j7nuz74v1o4

[jamiemccanless]

Tilting at Windmills Scarves is my first published pattern. (link in profile) 🎉 I got a little wordy about Miguel Cervantes and Don Quixote, but the gist is that tilting at windmills is about fighting imaginary enemies. While matching pattern to yarn can be frustrating, yarn is not the enemy. I set out to design the longest, widest, most practical, and appealing scarves I could from one skein of worsted weight yarn. The results are two shapes of a geometric, straightforward pattern stitch that aims to be gender neutral. Both shapes are 72 in / 183 cm long. • Trapezoid is 7 in / 18 cm wide and uses 200 yds / 183 m of yarn. • Triangle is 9 in / 23 cm wide and uses 220 yds / 201 m of yarn. The pattern includes complete written instructions and charts for both shapes, divided into three sections each: an increase wedge, a center rectangle (Trapezoid) or peak (Triangle), and a decrease wedge. . #knittersofinstagram #menwhoknit #guyswhoknit #gayknitter #handknitscarf #scarfknitting #scarfknittersofinstagram #knittingismagic #tiltingatwindmillsscarves #TaWScarves (at San Juan Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ghXlApU2W/?igshid=n70w170ogcg5