My sister has been working on this decades-long knitting project for some time now. I taught both my mom and sister how to knit years ago, and they each worked on their own knitting project. My sister pursued the Stockinette stitch and worked on this coral pink scarf. Back and forth she went, knit on knits and purl on purls. She made it through two balls of yarn before she got stuck (binding off) and left it in her desk drawer… for the next TEN years. 

With a little summer cleaning, she was able to fish out her project. It came rolled up like a fruit roll up binded with rubber bands on each side to keep it from curling up at the ends. The problem with the stockinette stitch is if your knitting tension is too tight, it curls. 

To finish this up, I casted-off since the scarf was already at a good (foldable) length. Then I laid it flat on the table and ironed it to reinforce its natural shape and form. And finally, it was time for the fun part, the part that everyone seems to like and want on their scarf — the fringes. Snipping away, I cut the yarn at around a length of 10 inches and adhered two pieces of yarn per stitch. When you fold it, it’s about 4.5 inches long. 

Bouncy, plush and full, I returned the scarf to its happy owner.