Expression Scarf
@2020 by N Banks
The Scarf has lace stitches, twisted stitches and a center cable. Not a beginner pattern, but not really hard to knit. Just knit and purls with yarn overs. Several stitches used are explain below. The Scarf is appox. 60 inches long and 8 inches wide. The yarn used is very very soft.
Please read the notes before starting scarf.
Materials:
1 row counter
8 Stitch markers
size 8 knitting needles
Expression Fiber Arts Alpaca Silk DK in Champagne 1 1/2 skeins
Notes:
PM = place markers
SM = slip markers as you come to them
Twisted Stitch 2: TS 2
skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on the left hand needle drop., This is done every front row. The back side of the stitch is purled.
Cable over 6: C6
slip 3 stitches to the cable needle and hold at front of work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle. The back side of the cable is purled.
Cast on 42 stitches.
knit 3 rows.
Now begin scarf pattern
row 1: k 3 , PM, p 2, PM , TS 2, PM , p2, k 2 tog, (k1 yo) twice, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, p 2, PM, C6 , PM, p2, k2tog, (k1 yo) twice, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, p 2, PM, TS 2, PM, p 2, PM, k 3
Row 2: k 3 , sm, k 2, sm, p 2 , sm, k2, p 7, k 2 , sm, P 6, sm, k2, p 7, k 2, sm, p 2, sm , k2, sm, k 3
Row 3: k 3, sm , p 2, sm, TS 2, sm, p2, k 2 tog. Yo, k3, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, p 2 sm, k 6, sm, p2, k 2 tog. Yo, k3, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, p 2, sm, TS 2, sm, p 2, sm, k 3
Row 4: k 3, sm, k 2, sm, p 2 , sm, k2, p 7, k 2 , sm, P 6, sm, k2, p 7, k 2, sm, p 2, sm , k2, sm, k 3
Row 5: k 3, sm, p 2, sm, TS 2, sm, p2, k1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k 1, k 2 tog. Yo, k1, p2, sm, C6 , sm, p2, k1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k 1, k2 tog. Yo, k1, p2 , sm, TS 2, sm, p 2, sm, k 3
Row 6; k 3, sm, k 2, sm, p 2 , sm, k2, p 7, k 2 , sm, P 6, sm, k2, p 7, k 2, sm, p 2, sm , k2, sm, k 3
Row 7: k 3, sm, p 2, sm, TS 2, sm, p2, k2tog, (k1 yo) twice, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, p 2, sm, k 6, sm, p2, k2tog, (k1 yo) twice, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, p 2, sm, TS 2, sm, p 2, sm, k 3
Row 8: k 3, sm, k 2, sm, p 2 , sm, k2, p 7, k 2 , sm, P 6, sm, k2, p 7, k 2, sm, p 2, sm , k2, sm, k 3
Repeat rows 1 to 8 forty (40) times then repeat row 1 once.
Knit 3 rows. Bind off, weave in the yarn ends. Block.
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