Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Your Mom's Scarf

peachscarf

Yarn: 200 g/ 360 yds. Worsted weight wool.
Needle size: 10US
Approx. finished size: 9’ wide x 54” long

Cast on 39 stitches.
Knit 5 rows of seed stitch (k1,p1)

Continue the seed stitch on each edge of scarf.

Lace Insert Pattern (worked over 13 stitches):
Row1 and all WS rows: Purl
2nd Row: [k1, yf] twice, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k3, k3tog, [yf, k1] twice.
4th row: k1, yf, k3, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yf, k3, yf, k1. (15 sts)
6th row: k1, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yf, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yf, sl 1,k1, psso, k1,k2tog, yf, k1 (13 sts)
8th row: k1, [yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yf, k1] twice.
10th row: as 8th row.

Scarf Schematic:
5 stitch seed stitch border, [k1, lace insert pattern over 13 sts*, k1] twice, 5 stitch seed st. border.

*notice that on row 4 of lace pattern you will be working with 15 sts. (41 sts. Total on your needle.)

Continue these 10 rows until desired length is reached.
Knit 5 rows of seed stitch (k1,p1)
Bind off purl wise.
Weave in ends and block or steam.

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