Italian Chain Ribbed Scarf Pattern: A Knitting Project with Texture and Style for Fashion Accessories

Italian Chain Ribbed Scarf

This scarf was created using the Italian Chain Rib stitch from Barbara Walker's A Treasury of Knitting Patterns. Gauge is not important for this project. Here in Texas, we often use scarves as fashion accessories rather than for warmth! You can make this scarf as long and wide as you'd like by increasing the pattern repeats and continuing on with more than one skein of yarn. The yarn shown is Caron Country in Ocean Spray. The result is a pretty scarf with interesting texture on both sides. Measurements for the sample are: 48" in length, 3" in width.

Materials needed: One skein worsted weight yarn. US size 4 straight needles US size 6 straight needles Used for sample: One skein Caron Country Size 4 Addi Turbo needles Size 6 Addi Turbo needles Special Techniques: Picot cast on Picot cast off Purl through back loop

READ ENTIRE PATTERN BEFORE BEGINNING PROJECT!

Picot Cast On:

Using size 4 needles and a knitted cast on, cast on 4 stitches. Bind off 2 stitches. Slip the stitch from the right hand needle back to the left hand needle. Again, using a knitted cast on, cast on 4 more stitches. Bind off 2 stitches Continue in this manner until a total of 26 stitches are on the left hand needle. Switch to size 6 needles. Knit two rows.

Begin Italian Chain Ribbing pattern

Row 1 (Wrong Side) : K2, \*p4, k2; repeat from \* to end of row. Row 2: P2, \*k2 tog, yo twice, ssk, p2; repeat from \* to end of row. Row 3: K2, \*p1, purl first yo through front loop as usual, purl second yo through back loop, p1, k2; repeat from \* to end of row. Row 4: P2, \*yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, p2; repeat from \* to end of row. Repeat Rows 1-4 of Italian Chain Ribbing pattern until scarf reaches desired length, leaving enough yarn to complete two knit rows and a Picot Cast Off. Knit two rows. Switch back to size 4 needles.

Picot Cast Off:

Bind off 2 stitches. Slip the stitch from the right hand needle back to the left hand needle. Using a knitted cast on, cast on 2 stitches. Bind off 4 stitches. Again, using a knitted cast on, cast on 2 more stitches. Bind off 4 stitches. Continue in this manner until all stitches have been bound off. Weave in ends. For those wanting to use a chart : The shaded area is NOT a part of the pattern repeat. The chart and key were created using Intwined Pattern Studio.