This one of the brands of yarn that I used for this scarf. There are other brands in the local yarn stores.
Hand the ribbon yarn as in the picture.
The black yarn is a thinish mohair/mix. Paton’s Lacette.
Method
This scarf can be knit on any knitting machine.
Using the backing yarn,
Cast-on approx 20 stitches (mine was on a mid-gauge Studio Mod. 860 knitting machine). I used a crochet method, but an “e-wrap” would work nicely.
Knit 4 rows, stockinette.
*Hang the ribbon onto the needles as per the photo.
Knit 4 rows* and repeat until the ribbon yarn is ended.
Knit 4 rows and cast off.
Block: pulling the ribbon yarn open so that the frill is more apparent. Steam block or wet block.
I had no idea this project would be so popular.
The actual ribbon yarn, when on the ball is approx 1″ wide and then opens up to about 2″ when I steamed the ruffles. I think there is another product on the market that produces a much deeper ruffle.
Re: making your own ribbon. You probably could by knitting a very long strip and then use it as the ribbon. I would steam it flat before hanging it on the needles. I don’t recall how many yards were in the ball. It was 50 gms, but that doesn’t help very much with the yardage.
Thank you for sharing your ribbon scarf. I have not seen this ribbon type of yarn in Southern California. Is it about 3 inches wide?I am trying to figure out if I could make my own ribbon using a verigated yarn. Have you tried this before?
Thank you for sharing this information. I have saved this link so I can make a scarf like this later.