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Time to officially wrap up the Wheat Scarf project!

The last I posted about it, I had "completed" it, but wasn't happy with the result. It was way too short and I wasn't happy with the join of the two halves:
https://sunny.garden/@Paws2Spindle/114056692164183339

This is the Tin Can Knits "Wheat" pattern, popular for teaching basic knitting skills, and calls for 35 sts, with garter stitches bordering an offset band of 7 pairs of 1x1 ribs. After comparing dimensions with my favorite scarf, I decided to increase it to 50 sts and 9 ribs on each side. I also used twisted stitches for the ribs because I liked how that made them stand out more individually.

Instead of knitting it all in 1 piece, I did it in 2 sections because I had only 2 skeins and (foolishly) assumed that I could use one for each end, ensuring a proper bottom border width, then join them together when both ran out. No yarn chicken!

(I naively thought that if my blue Learning to Knit scarf, also 50 sts wide, was done with 2 skeins, the Wheat would be just fine with 2 as well. Clearly that was not the case!)

There was also the problem that since I'd started both halves with the same ribbing pattern, when joined together (only 1 way possible with the offset ribbing) the up-down pattern of the ribbing failed to line up! I should have reversed the K/P sequence on the second half.

As a result, there was an obvious shift where the ribs came together. AND the "V" twisted stitches were inverted across the join!

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The two halves of the scarf from the previous photos have been separated to show the failure of alignment at the ribbing section, although even at this scale it's difficult to see the problem because the ribs on the back side are difficult to tell from the neighboring garter stitches.
The two halves of the scarf from the previous photos have been separated to show the failure of alignment at the ribbing section, although even at this scale it's difficult to see the problem because the ribs on the back side are difficult to tell from the neighboring garter stitches.
The two halves of the scarf from the previous photos have been separated to show the failure of alignment at the ribbing section, although even at this scale it's difficult to see the problem because the ribs on the back side are difficult to tell from the neighboring garter stitches.
Closeup of the join in the middle of the scarf from the previous photo. The garter stitch section's kitchener stitch is nearly invisible on the wide side, but then devlolves into muted chaos where the offset ribs fail to align. The smaller far garter section join remains a bit loose.
Closeup of the join in the middle of the scarf from the previous photo. The garter stitch section's kitchener stitch is nearly invisible on the wide side, but then devlolves into muted chaos where the offset ribs fail to align. The smaller far garter section join remains a bit loose.
Closeup of the join in the middle of the scarf from the previous photo. The garter stitch section's kitchener stitch is nearly invisible on the wide side, but then devlolves into muted chaos where the offset ribs fail to align. The smaller far garter section join remains a bit loose.
A short, chunky scarf in the "Wheat" pattern sits on a black coffee table with wood trim. The yarn is a slightly variable shade of autumn orange. The base stitch is garter, with 9 rows of twisted-stitch ribbing offset on the far side. Halves have been joined with the kitchener stitch, and several tails remain to be sewn in.
A short, chunky scarf in the "Wheat" pattern sits on a black coffee table with wood trim. The yarn is a slightly variable shade of autumn orange. The base stitch is garter, with 9 rows of twisted-stitch ribbing offset on the far side. Halves have been joined with the kitchener stitch, and several tails remain to be sewn in.
A short, chunky scarf in the "Wheat" pattern sits on a black coffee table with wood trim. The yarn is a slightly variable shade of autumn orange. The base stitch is garter, with 9 rows of twisted-stitch ribbing offset on the far side. Halves have been joined with the kitchener stitch, and several tails remain to be sewn in.