I knit a lovely chenille scarf and now I want to add fringe to the ends. How do I do it? Also, the edges are very curved. How can I get them to flatten out permanently?
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I don’t know about fringe as I have not done fringe. Edges curved are normal for stockinette stitch, a simple blocking will take care of that. Since I haven’t worked with chenille, check the yarn label to see if hot or warm water will affect the yarn. You use either to get your scarf wet, not necessarily soaked but a good spritz and let dry. Sometimes if it is curled real bad I will lay down some paper onto the wet scarf and then a heavy book on top of that.
For fringe, I usually use a book that’s about the width that I want the fringe to be long. Wrap the yarn around the book in one layer, placing the wraps as close together a possible. Then, cut the yarn using the open edge of the book as a guide. Take 3 or 4 pieces of yarn, even them up, fold in the middle, and use a hook (a latch hook works best but a crochet hook will work) to pull the center of the yarn through one corner of the scarf from front to back. Then pull the loose ends of yarn through the loop that forms. Repeat in the other corner. Then repeat at the half-way point. Continue putting the yarn groups through, half-way between previous yarn groups, until you like the effect you have.
To “set” the stitches: Grasp each end and pull the scarf lengthwise. That will set the stitches and may take out some of the curve from the edges. If you used a synthetic yarn, you can wash it gently at this point and hang it to dry. You might want to put a little weight on the ends to help pull it straight. One of the advantages of chenille yarn is that it is a relaxed yarn and usually won’t keep the curl, even in stockinette stitch, unless it is very tightly knit.
Here are a couple
of patterns for you to check out. They will flatten your edges and keep them that way. After you have looked through them and found the edge you like and think you will have trouble making email me and let me know which one you are going to make and I will help you with the finishing.
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