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Knit Hidden Bigfoot into Your Scarf

December 21, 2023 by Sarah White

Right off the bat I had a problem with writing this post, because I don’t know what the plural of Bigfoot is. Bigfoots? Bigfeet? Bigfoot is generally characterized as a solitary creature, so I don’t know if there’s a word for more than one of them hanging out together.

Fine. I broke down and looked it up. Merriam-Webster online says its either, which is supremely disappointing.

In any case, there is more than one Bigfoot hidden in the knitting on the Hidden Bigfoot Scarf designed by Brooke Roegge. There are, in fact, five, though I can only find four of them when I zoom into the photo on Ravelry. But I believe the other one is there somewhere.

This project is worked in double knitting, so that each side is the color opposite of the other. She worked hers with green as the background on one side and white on the other, but you could do brown and white or whatever colors you think your woolly Sasquatches would like. (At least I know how to pluralize that one!)

It’s also worked in lace weight yarn, which adds a layer of difficulty to a technique that already has rather a big learning curve. But the good news is lighter weight yarn at double thickness won’t make a scarf that’s too heavy or hot to wear.

If you have some skill with double knitting already, this would be an amazing project to stitch up for the cryptid lover in your life. It also uses an invisible cast on and bind off and a slipped edging that helps the layers hold together. Those techniques are explained in the pattern, but the colorwork is charted only.

I have it in my mind that I want to do a real double knitting project in the coming year, but I don’t know if I have the stamina for this one. It’s stunning and so funny and if you want to make it I hope to hear all about it. You can grab the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Brooke Roegge]

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Book Review: Knitovation Stitch Dictionary

There’s always room for more stitch dictionaries on your shelf, but Andrea Rangel’s Knitovation Stitch Dictionary is unlike those stitch pattern books you might already own. That’s because this one is full of colorwork stitch patterns rather than textured stitches, lace or cables, so the designs are ripe for adding to hats, sweaters and other projects with a stockinette stitch background. 

The book starts with a quick introduction to knitting colorwork that’s also unlike what you’ve probably seen before, because it’s less about the colors themselves and more about the kinds of fibers you choose, how the yarn is prepared and the gauge you’re working at and how those things all change the look of a design. 

Most of the book is filled with motif designs and swatches. The motifs were designed and named by Andrea’s husband Sean, who is an artist and brings a bit of whimsy to the designs. 

You’ll find some classic looking leaves and flowers, mosaics and waves, but also rubber ducks, penguins, puzzle pieces, cherries and cows, snails and teapots, eyeballs and chess pieces, to name a few. Many of the designs also have funny names, like a fish named toilet bound, or cats in suits called corporate fat cat.

Of course you can use the designs in any way you want on any project you like, but there are also three patterns in the book — for a hat, a sweater and a pair of fingerless gloves — plus discussion of how the motifs were added, adjusting patterns for a different size or gauge, and adding your own motifs. 

If you like adding a bit of colorwork to otherwise plain projects that other people have designed, or you’re ready to start making your own designs with fun motifs, this book is a great place to start. The fun and funny motifs are sure to inspire you to want to pick up your needles and add a little more color to your projects. 

About the book: 160 pages, hardcover, 150+ motifs and three knitting patterns. Published 2023 by Interweave, suggested retail $28. 

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