My First Knitting Projects - Piece 1

My mother-in-law complained that my father-in-law wouldn't wear a scarf when it's cold. I thought maybe the scarf was too warm for him, so I made this one with 50% viscose, 50% acrylic yarn. It doesn't feel so warm like the common scarfs. I made a boo-boo with this one. The two sides kept curling up. My mother-in-law thought it's due to the fact that I used only stocking stitch (a pattern consists of alternating knit and purl rows, which the odd-number rows are in stitches and the even-number rows are purl stitches).

What I've learned:

• To prevent a flat piece from curling, incorporate some garter stitch (a pattern consists of repeated rows of knit stitch).

Materials used:

• 100 g of yarn - on the label: tension for 10 x 10 cm is 20 sts x 27 rows; recommended needle size is 3.5 to 4 mm
• some dark brown yarn, machine washable

Tools used:

• a pair of knitting needles, size 3 mm
• 1 crochet hook, size 3 mm