Habu scarf

Have you ever seen a knitted object that required a video just to explain what the heck it is? This is that object.

See this page for scarf + yarn info:
http://knitty.com/OLDblog/2007/05/more-on-habu-stainlesssilk-scarf.html

p.s. sorry about my faux-lisp. must be a product of the cheap mic on my tiny camera. still, technology! woo hoo!

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[jellyfish2b]

What size needle did you use?



[sktrudel]

@anteabuel Habu is a japanese company that makes really off the beaten track yarns, (and it will probably help the explanation if I say it is not necessarily geared towards knitters, but also towards weavers). The yarn in question, if I'm not mistaken, is one of their very fine gauge of stainless steel wrapped in silk. When you knit it it's a bit like knitting wire, it has elasticity, but doesn't bounce back. So it gives a result you can tug into unusual shapes.

[clifffan3]

this is a brand merk for the material

Ondas van Katia

[anteabuel]

I am 90% death, so I rely on visual explanation of the knitted pieces but I loose all the information about the yarns, the needles size and where to look to find it. I am very good at guessing and it made me quite creative. But the "yarn"... what is it? it looks like industrial thread, like waxed linen, it seems a bit stiffer like what shoes makers use. The cardboard bobine seems a century old. Please... and thanks for reading me.

[mac57kids]

I don't care what the nay sayers think, I absolutely love your scarf and the video. Hope you do more just like this.

[wwknits]

I googled and found this information for the yarn and recomended needle size . I imagine amyknitty used a 9 or 10 needle for lacy look.

item #: A-20 or A-21 1/20 silk stainless steel

content: 69% silk, 31% stainless steel (core)

yardage: approx. 622 yds. (560 mts.)/oz. (28 gm.)

regular price: $25.20/oz.

unit size: from 1/2 oz.

weight: lace/weaving

suggested epi for weaving: 30

suggested needle size for knitting: US no. 2-3 with 2 strands

suggested needle size for crochet: N/A

[pheadrasfall]

looks itchy and rough for a scarf? hopefully softer feeling than it looks not sure what you are going to use it for ? if you casted on why the heck couldn't you bind off?? looks sorta looks like homemade flounce yarn

[milksk123]

what is the fabric for this scarf? :D it looks so cool

[bast713]

"it was immensely liberating" - LOL!! Love it! Hey, if the usual solution doesn't work make your own! Very cool project :)

[IvoryGoddess887]

love it!!! great attitude =D