Cabbagepatch
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stitches - how manyi cast on 70ish last night and have been knitting away with some lovely tweedy stuff i found. eventually i will cast off and make a cushion cover out of it although i may have to make a cushion to fit!!!
i was given various balls of wool at work today and although i know that if i put my mind to it, i could follow a pattern, just at the moment i haven't really got any spare grey cells!!
so, how many stiches should i cast on for a scarf and on what size needles? 
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Kathy
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How thick is the wool CP?
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Cabbagepatch
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looking at the lable..
50g wool, 100yds, uk 8-4.00mm crochet
knitting 4 size needles and knits as DK
means nothing to me at all
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Libby
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The label tells you the size needles to use, but, this would grow very slowly, you can use big fat chunky needles that will give you a lace like effect, which grows quickly. To be honest , a scarf can be as wide or as thin and as long as you please. I don't suggest you make it too wide as it will take ages to do. So use whatever needles are comfortable enough for it to grow quickly 
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Kathy
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Use a size 6 or 7mm, cast on around 15 stitches, knit a few rows and see if you like the look/width. If not rip it out and go up a needle or down a needle depending on whether you want a more lacy look/narrower/wider. Bigger needles will knit lacier and wider. Hope that makes sense!
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Cabbagepatch
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Thanks for the tips, I'm looking forward to having a go later on, its a lovely shade of lilac.
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Cabbagepatch
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ok, next question...is garter stitch just knit one purl one??
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Kathy
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Had a power cut last night CP, only just seen this!
Garter stitch is knit every row...................
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Lizzie
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knit one purl one is rib and probably takes the longest of any of the 'plain' stitches - it's what's normally used for the waistband/around the wrist of jumpers to make them spring back into shape.
Garter stitch can stretch lengthways a lot, but it's the quickest and easiest way to go - I'd recommend slipping the first stitch of each row (i.e. not knitting into it, just moving it from the left to the right hand needle) to keep the edges straight.
And the most important bit ..... don't forget to post photos
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Cabbagepatch
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Thanks for the tips Lizzie. I've been knitting away and reasonably pleased with the result so far.
Except last night no.1 daughter tried it around her neck and announced it to be of the itchy wool variety 
I shall plod on regardless.
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Kathy
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If it is a bit scratchy you could sew a length of fleece on it, lovely and warm, non itchy too!
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