Bling and Comfort Scarf

When the girls and I were recently looking at the new yarns just out in the craft superstore we were instantly drawn to the new Martha Stewart yarn called Glitter Eyelash I think?  It's a lovely yarn but the scratchy pieces in it would never be suitable next to the soft skin of a 4 year old's neck.  I cooked up this scarf in my head to give us the best of both worlds. 

HOW TO MAKE IT:
Divide the small skein of sparkly yarn in half.  There are 39 yards in the skein, so you could just measure out 19 1/2 yards and then make balls of the two halves.  With size 10 needles, cast on 14 sts and knit in garter stitch until you run out of the sparkly yarn.  Now it's time to begin knitting with Martha Stewart's worsted weight yarn, Extra Soft Wool Blend Yarn, I used "Flamingo".  With size needles knit as follows:

Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: Knit

Now repeat these five rows, which should result in the striped pattern seen in the photo.  When the entire skein has been used, switch back to the larger needles and work the remaining Glitter Eyelash in garter stitch. 

Blessings!