Scallopine
OWherommetick by Tina Martinez
Difficulty Level:
Confident beginner.
Materials:
·100g heavy fingering/sport weight handspun yarn. Noro sock yarn is a very good substitute if you don't have handspun.. · US size 9, 16" circular needles or DPNs (double pointed needles). · US "G" crochet hook · Darning needle.
Gauge:
5 stitches to the inch is. a good guide, aim for a very drapey fabric.
Techniques:
Basic knitting, knitting in the round, beginning crochet (single, double and triple crochet).
Pattern Notes:
· The yarn I used to create this cowl resembles Noro sock yarn very much. It was some of my first handspun, created during my first year of spinning, and has a similar rustic/occasionally thick and thin quality. · Because I wanted a very drapey cowl I knit this with size 6 needles. The edging flops over, but be cause i's crochet, it's pretty on either side. · You may choose to thread a ribbon through the eyelets created in the crochet border for an extra bit of flair. · This cowl is sized to be wide enough to pull up over my head, you may choose to make it narrower. If so, reduce by multiples of 10 stitches.
Crochet References:
The best way to learn basic crochet techniques (aside from taking a class) is to visit a tutorial website or take a book like 200 Crochet Tips & Tricks out of the library. I included written instructions from the Crochet Guild of America for those who just need a refresher.
\~Basic Crochet Used in the Scallopine Cowl \~
Chain: Star with a loop on the hook. Hook yarn and pull through. (One chain completed.) Slip Stitch: Insert hook into foundation chain or stitch, yarn over. Draw yarn through both the chain lor stitch) and the loop on the hook. (One slip stitch completed.) Single Crochet: Insert hook into foundation chainor stitch ya over and pu through chain or sttch 2 loops on hook. Yarm over and pullthrough both loops. (One single crochet stitch has been completed.) Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into foundation chain or stitch, yarn over again and pullyarn through chain or stich (3 loops on hook). Yarn over and pullthrough 2 loops. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops again. (One double crochet has been completed.) Triple (Treble) Crochet: Yarn over twice, insert hook into foundation chain or stich, yarn over again and pull yarn through chain or stitch (4 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops again. Yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops for a third time. (One triple crochet hasbeen completed.) Crochet Guild of America, www.crochet.org
Instructions: Cast on ll10 stitches loosely.
Body:
Round 1: Knit all stitches, join work to begin work ing in the round. Round 2: Knit all stitches. Continue working stockinette in the round (kniting all stitchesl until work measures ${}^{70^{\prime\prime}}$ long. Loosely bind off all stitches, do not cut yarn. Switching to crochet hook, slip stitch last bind off loop to next stitch, creating a smooth join.
Scallopine Crochet Bordler:
Round 1: SC into each stitch to form foundation of the border, 1l0 SC stitches. Round 2: Chain 3 to form first (setup) DC stitch, DC in each stitch in round, join to third chain stitch of set up DC.
Round 3: Chain 3 to form first (setup) DC stitch, chain 1, \*skip next stitch, DC, chain 1. Repeat from \* to end, joining to third chain stitch of set up DC. Round 4: Chain 3 to form first (setup) DC stitch, DC in each stitch in round, join to third chain stitch of set up DC. Round 5: \*Chain 1, skip four stitches, TRC in fifth stitch seven times, chain 1, skip four stitches, slip stitch in fifth stitch. Repeat from \* to end, joining with a slip stitch. 1l scallops. Round 6: Chain 1, slip stitch, \*chain 3 and slip into first stitch of chain (picot)\*, repeat from \* to \* into each of the six spaces of the scallop, slip stitch. Repeat for all scallops to end, fasten and break yarn. Repeat for the bottom edge of the cowl, start by pulling a loop up to form first stitch and securing the loose end by either weaving it in or crocheting around it as you work.
Finishing:
Weave in ends and block, cutting tails of yarn affer piece is blocked and dry.
Tina is an ardent member of the global fiber community, wherever she finds it. She knits, spins, crochets, dyes and has dabbled in weaving. She loves lightning, rich red colors, gourmet dark chocolate and hauntingly beautiful music, with her passion for yarn being self evident and barely fit for mixed company. She lives in Upstate NewYork along with her very patient husband and a corpulent cat If she's not fondling wool she's roting her brain reading steamy supenatural romance novels. Her website, Rows Red explores heradventures in fiber rts lifeand thefier communityand in some smallwayhelps eeps alive thedreamof someday doingwhat she lovesfora living.
