Here's a scarf I made for a friend for Christmas. Another friend in the work stitch club brought in a similar scarf and shows up a stitch her sister-in-law (I think) had showed her. I picked it up and tried it at home, and it turned out pretty good.

I'm a crocheter, but this is a knit piece, called a Shaker stitch. Basically you have an odd number of stitches on the needle. Then k1, k1 in the stitch below. I found a nice yarn at a local Wakefield shop and away I went. Turned out nice. It's a light stitch, very soft yarn. And of course purple is her favorite colour. :)