A serious knitting project with an unusual customer. Three entries about measuring, gauge and finishing.
By Hobby Corner, started October 2026 · 3 entries so far
Entry 3 ·
The scarf is done. It is 2.4 metres long and almost exactly the right width. The giraffe was unavailable for the fitting, so for now it is worn by a coat stand, which has not complained.
Entry 2 ·
The swatch said 20 stitches to 10 cm. The scarf has not agreed with the swatch once. Swatches are optimistic, the way restaurant menus are.
Entry 1 ·
Nobody has ever knitted a scarf for a giraffe, so there is no pattern, and I have a great deal of confidence. The first job is to measure the neck. The giraffe did not hold still, which I have…