by
Jillian Moreno for Acme Knitting Company
[excerpt from Spin
to Knit
by Shannon Okey]
Two, two, two scarves in one!
Wrap it lacy or wrap it ruffly.
Stay-closed, stay-put button
closure gets extra points for letting you raid
your vintage button stash.
This versatile scarf suits
any amount of handspun -- it could be knitted
entirely in handspun, or just the ruffle, or
just the edgings.
Spin it and knit it your way. |
photo: Shannon Okey |
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One |
41/2" (11.5
cm) wide and 533/4" (136.5 cm) long, including
ruffle and picot edgings.
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CYCA #4 Medium (worsted-weight) yarn: about
315 yd (288 m) main color (MC).
CYCA #5 Bulky (chunky-weight): about 100 yd
(91 m) for ruffles (CC).
Shown here: Malabrigo Merino (100% merino
wool; 215 yd [196 m]/100 g) Mandarina (MC),
2 skeins; and handspun, hand-dyed yarn by Sandra
Durkin (100% Falklands wool; 102 yd [93
m]/3.3 oz; about 7 wraps per inch): Cinnamon
Apple Pie (CC), 1 skein.
Size 9 (5.5 mm): straight.
Size 10 1/2 (6.5 mm): 24" (60 cm) circular
(cir).
Tapestry needle
one 11/2" (3.8 cm) button.
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18 sts and 18 rows
= 4" (10 cm) in Shetland garter lace with
MC on smaller needles, after blocking
18 sts and 19 rows = 4" (10 cm) in double
moss st with MC on smaller needles, after blocking.
Your handspun yarn and gauge may vary. |
[Knitty's
list of standard abbreviations and techniques
can be found here] |
Shetland
Garter Lace (multiple of 4 sts)
Row 1: (RS) *K2tog, yo twice, k2tog; rep
from * to end of row.
Row 2: (WS) *K1, (k1, p1) into double yo
of previous row, k1; rep from * to end of row.
Row 3: K2, *k2tog, yo twice, k2tog; rep
from * to last 2 sts, end k2.
Row 4: K2, *k1, (k1, p1) into double yo
of previous row, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts,
end k2.
Repeat Rows 1 - 4 for pattern.
Double Moss Stitch (multiple of 4 sts)
Rows 1 and 2: *K2, p2; rep from * to end
of row.
Rows 3 and 4: *P2, k2; rep from * to end
of row.
Repeat Rows 1 - 4 for pattern.
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Scarf
With MC and smaller needles, CO 20 sts.
Work in Shetland garter lace for 118 rows, ending
with Row 2 of patt.
Change to double moss st and work even for 112
rows, ending with Row 4 of patt.
Buttonhole row: (RS) Work 8 sts in patt,
k2tog, yo twice, k2tog, work 8 sts in patt.
Next row: (WS) Work 9 sts in patt,
work k1, p1 in double yo of previous row, work
9 sts in patt. Work 2 rows in established patt
across all sts, ending with Row 4 of patt --
116 rows total in double moss st.
Loosely BO all sts.
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Wet
block scarf so Shetland garter lace section
measures 6" (15 cm) wide and 27 1/2"
(70 cm) long, and double moss section measures
5" (12.5 cm) wide and 26 1/2" (67.5
cm) long.
Scarf will relax to about 4 1/2" (11.5
cm) wide and 50 3/4" (129 cm) long.
Picot Edging
With CC, larger cir
needle, and RS facing, pick up and knit 20 sts
evenly spaced along CO edge of Shetland garter
lace patt.
Work garter st (knit every row) for 4 rows.
Using the picot edge method, BO as foll: *CO
2 sts onto left-hand needle, BO 4 sts, slip
rem st back onto left needle; rep from * until
all sts have been BO, alternating casting on
2 sts and binding off 4 sts until 1 st rem.
Fasten off last st.
Ruffle Edging
With CC, larger cir
needle, and RS facing, pick up and knit 14 sts
along BO edge of double moss st section. Cont
as foll:
Row
1: (WS) P1f&b in each st across --
28 sts.
Row 2: (RS) K1f&b in each st across
-- 56 sts.
Rows 3, 4, and 5: Work 3 rows even in St
st (knit on RS, purl on WS).
BO all sts.
Center
Ruffle
With CC, larger cir,
RS facing, and beg in center of 10th row of
double moss st, pick up and knit 49 sts evenly
along centerline of double moss stitch section,
ending pick-up 2 rows before beg of buttonhole.
Cont as foll:
Row 1: (WS)
P1f&b in each st across -- 98 sts.
Row 2: (RS) K1f&b in each st across
-- 196 sts.
Rows 3, 4, and 5: Work 3 rows even in St
st (knit on RS, purl on WS).
BO all sts.
Sew button in center of scarf
on the first row of double moss st. Weave in
loose ends.
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Jillian
loves handspun.
Jillian loves ruffles. |
Pattern
& images © 2006 Jillian Moreno. |
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