TOTEM POLE SCARF
The Totem Pole Scarf is a quick-knit, soft and lofty accessory, made with chunky yarn and a pattern that's easy to follow. It makes a great item for all your knit-item recipients. Make one to match their favorite outerwear garment—casual or dressy!
Materials: Eight (8) ounces of bulky yarn such as Yarn Hollow Equinox, (250 yards total), 100% Solstice (305 yards total), or other bulky yarn, approximately 250 yards. Needle: Size 10.5 circular or straight needles, whichever you prefer working with. Gauge: Not necessary. Change needle if you want a different hand to the knitted fabric.
Start:
Cast on 24 stitches using your favorite cast on method. Knit 4 rows in garter stitch (knit every row.) This border is repeated at the end of the scarf.
Pattern:
Row 1, 3, and 5 (Wrong Side): S1, k3, \*k1, purl 14, k1 \*, k3, k1tbl Row 2 (Right Side): S1, k3, \*p1, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, y0, ssk, k3, p1\*, k3, k1tbl Row 4: S1, k3, \*p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k2, p1\*, k3, k1tbl Row 6: S1, k3, \*p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, p4, k2, yo, ssk, k1, p1\*, k3, k1tbl Row 7: S1, k3, \*k1, p5, k4, p5, k1\*, k3, k1tbl Row 8: S1, k3, \* p1, k2tog, yo, k3, p4, k3, yo, ssk, p1\*, k3, k1tbl Repeat Rows 1-8 for desired length of scarf, making sure that you have enough yarn for a 4 row garter stitch border. End with Row 8.
Finish:
End border: Knit four (4) rows in garter stitch. Cast off using your favorite cast off. Weave in ends where a new skein of yarn was added.
VARN HOLLOW
Original Pattern Designed by Rita Petteys. Copyright 2009, Yarn Hollow and Rita Petteys. All rights reserved. If you wish to use this pattern to create garments to sell, please contact Yarn Hollow at info@yarnhollow.com for licensing information. Duplication and distribution of this pattern prohibited except by expressed permission from the author. Photography by Ruby Miller.
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To Start:
Starting with the center back point, cast on three (3) stitches using your favorite caston. Row 2: k1, k1fb, knit to end Basically, increase one stitch at the beginning of each row, once stitch in from the beginning. This will make your shawl grow triangularly. Work the pattern, adding eyelet rows (shown below) as desired, until you run out of yarn, or the shawl is the length you prefer.
Eyelet rows
Add as often as you prefer. Try to make sure that the eyelets are spaced between upper eyelets for symmetry. To make eyelet rows on a row with an even number of stitches: Knit 1, \* k2 tog, yo\* repeat between \* across row until 3 stitches remain, end with k2tog, yo, k1. (you don't want to end the row with a k2tog.) To make eyelet rows on a row with an odd number of stitches: Knit 1, \* k2 tog, yo\* repeat between \* across row until 3 stitches remain, end with k2tog, yo, k1.
Changing Yarns:
To change a yarn, cut a length of the yarn you are finished with at the end of a row, pick up the new yarn and start knitting.
Dealing with ends:
There are a few different ways to deal with the cut ends resulting from changing yarns. 1) Weave in the end across the back of the work when finished using a blunt edge tapestry needle Work them into the stitches on the first row with the new yarn. 3) Knit the two yarns together for four stitches, then drop the old yarn and cut extra yarn when finishing the garment. 4) Change yarns every row and leave 4-6 inches of yarn trailing. This makes a self-fringing shawl. Knot the yarns together so they don't unravel.
Finishing:
When the shawl is the desired length, or you are running out of yarn, cast off in your favorite cast off. Do not increase or do eyelets in the cast off row. Weave in the ends. Block lightly and wear your wrap with pride. You've made something beautiful! Page 2
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Variations:
Make a long, skinny scarf by casting on a large number of stitches and working only enough rows to make the scarf width about 4-6 inches. You would be able to wrap the scarf around the neck a few times with enough left over to drape gracefully. You would be able to make two long, skinny scarves with 8 ounces of yarn. Make a rectangular warp the same way, but knit several rows Make a parallelogram-shaped scarf by casting on as if for a scarf, increasing one stitch at the beginning of each row, and k2tog, k1 in the last three stitches.
Page 3 Change stitch patterns - use a larger eyelet pattern. Choose a pattern from a stitch dictionary and work it into the wrap. Or you can choose a highly textured stitch like moss stitch or seed stitch and give the wrap a more woven look. Fringe the wrap/shawl scarf with leftover yarn, or add seed and small beads on the ends. Use a knotted fringe for added length and contrast. There are many variations you can try with this shawl/wrap/scarf. Be imaginative, try something new out! Make this garment an expression of your personality! Have fun!
