Snow Miser’s been kind of a dream cosplay in the back of my mind that started becoming more than a dream this year due to needing to do an improvised version for a thing and due to finally finding the hat. Now that I’ve got the hot glue wig, I want to do a proper version. So, a scarf must be made.

The store didn’t have the brand I wanted to use in the light blue and dark blue (just dark blue), so I got the dark blue and some white, and custom dyed the white using a mix of RIT, Tulip, and food dyes.

Technically, the scarf SHOULD be stockinette stitch in a very fine gauge (it looks like they just used striped knit material and sewed it up with some fringe in the original special). However, In the interest of not taking forever and not needing a million skeins of sock weight or finer yarn to knit this in the round in the right gauge, I’m simplifying the scarf to a garter stitch with a large gauge.

The pattern is just a generic garter-stitch in alternating shades of blue.

CO 15 Dark Blue
Knit 2 rows in dark blue, then switch to light blue and knit 2 more rows, then repeat until long enough.
Bind off on a dark blue row. Add dark blue fringe to both ends. Each knob of fringe is just one strand since this yarn’s so thick, and the strands are roughly 9 inches long before the knot, leaving 4.5 inch dangly bits.

Instead of cutting the yarn each time I finish a colour and have a zillion ends to weave in, I’m carrying up the yarn from the previous use of it. I think it’ll be a bit obvious that I did that, but it’ll save a lot of time, yarn, and effort.

UPDATE OCT 27
The scarf is going along a little faster than I anticipated, which is good. ^_^ I was afraid that even with big needles and bulky yarn, it’d take forever. And the carried up yarn isn’t as obvious looking as I thought it’d be for the most part.

UPDATE OCT 29
Basically done! I just want to seal the ends of the fringe bits with a bit of fabric glue or hair spray so they don’t fray. Probably watered down fabric glue since it’ll hold up to moisture and last longer.

I wound up going and cutting all the fringe strands from the other end of the dark blue skein before I was finished in order to make sure I’d have enough for the fringe without having to buy another skein.

UPDATE NOV 9
FINALLY put a bit of fabric glue at the tip of each fringe so it won’t fray.

FOLLOW UP JAN 29, 2014
I rather like this scarf. It’s a warm scarf and I find myself grabbing it quite often when I go out. The yarn has a very wooly smell that’s stronger than, say Paton’s Classic, but it’s still cozy. Id be open to making another scarf out of this kind of wool.