Bejeweled Scarf - because sometimes all it takes is a little scarf to make you feel really fancy!

this has been an amazing year for me, including the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. the absolute low point was this past spring when i had to have a very expensive surgery. as i was recovering and completely drowning in medical bills my dog, ashby, had to have emergency knee surgery. it was a disaster. i was completely broke. my mom was helping me with my medical bills, but i had no idea how i would pay for ashby's $1200 surgery. i had absolutely no place else to turn to, so i asked the knitting community to buy patterns and to donate money to ashby's surgery fund. thanks to the amazingly generous donations and sales that we received ashby was able to have his surgery and he has had a full recovery! i cannot thank you enough for supporting us through a really difficult time.

since then, i've been wanting to do something to say thanks. i can think of no better time than Thanksgiving to begin to pay it forward. i'm sure that by now every knitter reading this post knows about The Dulaan Project or has knitted lovely and warm scarves, hats, sweaters, and mittens to be sent to Mongolia to keep kids warm. i've been wanting to knit for Dulaan too, but with all the book knitting i just haven't had time. so, in lieu of knitting, i present the Bejeweled Scarf pattern. this is a pattern for the scarf that i am wearing in my Yarnplay author photo. through December 31st i will donate a major chunk of the profits ($1.75 per pattern) to the Mongolia Project at F.I.R.E., the non-profit organization that delivers all of the Dulaan goodies to Mongolia. it costs them $40,000 a year to ship to Mongolia, so they need lots of help! this super easy scarf is a fun project. buy it and knit it for yourself or gift it to a friend or relative. buy the pattern and send it to a secret pal or stash it away for later.

** update ** Anichini, the world's foremost luxury linens and textiles company, will match my donation to F.I.R.E. that means that for each pattern sold The Mongolia Project gets $3.50! **

Specs:

Finished Measurements: Approximately 6.75” x 72”

Materials
270 yds of aran or worsted weight yarn
Size 8-9 needles

Gauge: 19 sts / 4 inches over pattern.
Price: $2.25

PDF file will be sent by email within 24 hours of receipt of payment.

ashby sez, 'buy a pattern and help keep some mongolian kids warm and cozy like me!'

Comments

[allison]

What an awesome way of paying it forward Lisa:)) I look forward to knitting this up asap! BTW, I wanna eat that Ashby up!!! He's too adorable for words.

[Carol]

Fantastic idea! I love pay it forward. Best wishes to you & Ashby.

[del]

So glad that you & Ashby are doing better. Lovely scarf & lovely idea!

[jean]

I have only recently learned of the Dulaan Project. I'm planning on using lone skeins to make hats and things for them after the holiday knitting is done.

[Gina]

I noticed that scarf in the book, and I was hoping you might offer the pattern at some point. Thank you for doing so, and thank you for making it a very worthwhile project.

[Lolly]

I just ordered mine ;)
Thanks for doing this, Shobhana - great way to give, and to share your talent as well!

[heather]

I'm totally loving this idea - I'm excited about making the scarf and a little bit of a difference!

I ordered mine as well!

[Roxanne]

Thank you for the pattern and the ability to help a cause. I just purchased the pattern too!! :)

[Astrid]

That's such a great idea! I just received the pattern. Thanks!

[Sheila]

What a great pattern and a great cause. Glad I surfed over here. I will be back often.

[carrie m]

just bought the pattern. it's adorable and such a good idea.

[Jodi]

It looks lovely and Dulaan's a great cause, but I'm having trouble with the pattern! It might just be me, but the beginning bit after the first 3 rows just isn't working right.

[gwen]

Pretty scarf and a great idea!
Thanks for making it available and making it possible for those of us with limited means to donate something to this very worthy cause.
Happy Holidays to you and Ashby!
: )

[Christine]

What a great idea, and a great cause. I've ordered mine and can't wait to find something in the stash to use to knit it up!

[Kelly]

I've ordered mine! I am having a shoddy day and intend to pay it a little further forward by picking up some yarn at my LYS today and supporting their post Xmas slump...

[julie]

Can you please tell us what your scarf is knit out of? I really like the look of your particular scarf. Very chic. Thank you.

[shobhana]

it's a cotton cashmere blend that i bought from School Products in NYC. there's no brand name, i'm afraid. they buy it from a mill in Italy.

[Frances]

I am just beginning and I love this scarf. Is it for beginners? If so I'd like to buy the pattern. Thanks.

[Rhonda]

I finally got around to finishing this scarf. I've started on another one.

Lisa, don't kill me, but the second on is in an acrylic yarn!

http://rhondaknitting.blogspot.com/2007/08/bejeweled-scarf.html