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Cat’s Paw Lace scarf

  I had one ball of Kid Seta sitting in my UFO box, I’m trying to get my UFO’s done and do a stash blast. Using this cute pattern for a super simple lace Cat’s Paw Scarf , I had cast on quite some time ago. After getting it back out I quickly finished it up, but was dismayed to discover that I didn’t have enough yardage, (had I used some on something before?) to make it long enough for a scarf. Instead of frogging it and looking for another pattern, I decided to graft the ends together and make it into a cowl. I found this great tutorial on grafting for garter and stocking st. from Sarah Bradberry, it comes with a Kitchener video from Letico.ca, which always helps. On the grafting topic, my husband came home the other day with a copy of Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2010 . It has an in depth article on grafting that is worth taking a look at. Long and detailed, it made my head spin a bit. A beginning knitter might give up on the article, but if you keep going by the end of