Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Another scarf (knitting)

My winter frenzy of knitting has yielded, yes, another scarf!

photo 1

This was knit with Brown Sheep brand Lamb’s Pride Bulky yarn (cranberry swirl color) on size US 8 needles. I found the pattern in Vogue Stitchionary – Cables, it’s called “double fantasy.”

Pattern:

CO 32 stitches

Stitches of note:

9-st RPC: Sl 5 sts to cable needle (cn) and hold to back, k4, then sl the p st from cn back to LH needle and p it, k4 from cn.

9-st LPC: Sl 5 st to cn and hold to front, k4, then sl the p st from cn back to LH needle and p it, k4 from cn.

1st 4 rows – knit all

R1, 5, 9, and 11: (RS) K8, [p1, k4] 4 times, k4

R2 and all WS rows: K4, [p4, k1] 4 times, p4, k4

R3: K8, [p1, 9-st LPC] twice

R7: K4, [9-st RPC, p1] twice, k8

R12: K4, p4, [k1, p4] 4 times, k4

repeat rows 1-12 until scarf has reached desired length

last 4 rows – knit all

Bind off and weave in ends

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