Christmas Scarf #2

After the difficult "Column of Leaves" lace pattern that I just finished, I decided it was time for a much easier pattern that I could mindlessly knit while watching TV. Since I also need to make a "man's" scarf as a friend's Christmas present, I thought this diagonal rib pattern would be exactly what I was looking for.

Last winter, I knitted a similar pattern for myself (in fact, the blogger who posted these two patterns considers them a series - though they have little more in common than both being diagonal ribs.) For my scarf last year, I had used multiple colors, which is something I really like until you start weaving in yarn (something I'm not that great at....) Since I wanted to keep this scarf as easy as possible, I decided to stick with a single color throughout (a light-weight wool on size 6 needles.) Fortunately, the scarf did prove a quick, easy knit - which was exactly what I needed (now I just hope my friend enjoys it.)