Knit Your Own
If you have read the what's going on with the math page then you already know how to find out the number and size of color groups that will be created by a perfect shuffle of any size. But to figure out which color goes where the perfect shuffle must actually be simulated. With this program you can play around with the number of cards used and colors until you've designed a scarf you like and then print out the pattern. Thank you to Brendan for writing this program. You can check out his website www.brendanwalker.net
A couple knitting tips you may want to consider before you start:
- I have knit my scarves in rib stitch and suggest that. That is when you for each stitch you alternate between knitting and pearling. I suggest this because it will keep the ends from curling and it because the scarf will look the same on both sides. I have also crochet a border on the sides of my math scarves in order to hide the ends from the frequent yarn color changes.
- My other suggestion is to buy nice yarn. Nice yarn is expensive so I sure understand wanting to by the cheaper stuff. Remember scarves touch your skin. Make sure the yarn you choose will feel soft on your skin. Knitting a scarf is an investment, it takes many hours, it is something you plan to use for a long time. You don't want to put in all that effort and then have a finished product that is not that nice because you used yarn that is not that nice. Really its worth it to buy the nice yarn.
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