Puzzle Scarf

My Puzzle Scarf is on the blocking mats right now, but I just couldn't wait to show you the pictures I've taken so far. I normally don't like to seam, but I loved this pattern so much.  I told myself a little seaming won't kill me, and the results will be well worth it.  Well, I survived the seaming (obviously, since I'm writing this post), and the pay off is even more worth it than I could ever imagine.

The pattern is for 30 of these u-shaped motifs, blocked to measure 4x4 in size. 

Since Noro is a striping yarn, each piece is a colorful surprise.  I used scrap yarn to mark them right side up, because with garter stitch, it's not easy to tell the difference. 

Following the three row diagram, I arranged each piece, and seamed.  This is the finished scarf, pre-blocking.  There is nothing wrong with how it looks, and I could have easily left it, but I decided to give it a final block to smooth out the seams.

Since each motif has already been wet-blocked, I saw no reason to saturate the scarf before pinning. Instead, I pinned the dry scarf onto my blocking mats, and lightly spritzed it with water.   

I just wanted to share a last minute tip for those of you who hate to seam.  Instead of blocking and seaming all 30 motifs at the same time, I decided to block and seam as I went.  The diagram for arranging the pieces is a three row repeat, with two pieces per row.  I knit six pieces and blocked, then knit the next six pieces while the first six dried.  After the first six were dry, I pinned the next six out, seamed the first six, then knit up the third group of six, while the second dried.  I continued in this manner for the entire scarf. This worked so much better for me.  Trying to keep all 30 pieces in order, as I blocked and seamed would have been so overwhelming.
I hope you enjoyed my picture post.  I will show you the final project after it has dried.