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Horseshoe Lace Hat & Scarf
The Horseshoe Pattern is one of the basic Shetland lace stitches, which originated in the United Kingdom's Shetland Islands in the early 1800s, and can be found in may stitch dictionaries. The pattern is a simple 8 row repeat, knit over any multiple of 10 stitches plus 1 (i.e. - 41, 61, 91, etc.). This pattern utilizes the horseshoe lace design to make a featherylight scarf and matching hat. You can easily adjust it to accommodate different weight yarns or your preferred garment measurements. While the scarf is knit in back-and-forth rows, the hat is knit in the round. Instructions are given in long-hand and are accompanied by a chart for the horseshoe lace pattern.
Size
Scarf: Approximately $7^{\prime\prime}\times80^{\prime\prime}$ blocked Hat: Approximately $20^{\prime\prime}$ circumference and $7^{\prime\prime}$ deep
Yarn
Scarf: Approximately 550 yards of lace-weight yarn Hat: Approximately 150 yards of lace-weight yarn
Needles
Scarf: Size 5 circular or straight needles Hat: Size 5 double pointed needles
Gauge
$28\;\mathsf{s t s}\times32\;\mathsf{r o w s}=4^{\prime\prime}$ in pattern
Notions
Tapestry needle, row counter and stitch markers (if desired)
Abbreviations
$\mathsf{k}=$ knit $\mathsf{p}=$ purl yo $=$ yarn over Sl# $=$ slip # stitches knit-wise k2tog $=$ knit 2 stitches together psso $=$ pass slipped stitch over
Hat Instructions
· Loosely cast on 101 stitches. Place stitch marker and join in the round, being careful not to twist. · Work 6 rows in garter stitch, starting with a purl row. . On next row, begin Horseshoe Lace Pattern, working 5 pattern repeats. Then work decreases for crown of hat as follows: · Row 1: Knit until last 2 stitches of round, k2tog. (100 stitches) · Row 2: \*Knit 8, k2tog\*. Repeat between $^{\ast\ast}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (90 stitches) · Row 3 and all subsequent odd-numbered rows: Knit · Row 4: \*Knit 7, k2tog\*. Repeat between $^{\ast\ast}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (80 stitches) . Row 6: \*Knit 6, k2tog\*. Repeat between $^{\ast\ast}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (70 stitches) · Row 8: \*Knit 5, k2tog\*. Repeat between $^{\ast\ast}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (60 stitches) · Row 10: \*Knit 4, k2tog\*. Repeat between $^{\ast\ast}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (50 stitches) · Row 12: \*Knit 3, k2tog\*. Repeat between $^{\ast\ast}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (40 stitches) · Row 13: \*Knit 2, k2tog\*. Repeat between $^{\ast\ast}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (30 stitches) · Row 14: \*Knit 1, k2tog\*. Repeat between $^{\ast\ast}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (20 stitches) · Row 15: $^{*}\mathsf{K}2\mathsf{t o g}^{*}$ . Repeat between $^{**}\mathfrak{g}$ more times. (10 stitches) · Cut yarn, thread tail through remaining 10 stitches, pulltight and secure to inside of hat. · Weave in ends and block lightly.
Scarf Instructions
· Loosely cast on 49 stitches. ·Work 6 rows in garter stitch, beginning with a wrong-side (Ws) row. (Throughout instructions and chart, all odd-numbered rows are wrong-side rows.) · On next row, begin Horseshoe Lace Pattern over middle 41 stitches, starting with Row 1. Work first 4 · Continue until scarf measures approximately 80 inches or your desired length. . Following Row 8 of Horseshoe Lace Pattern, work 6 rows in garter stitch. · Bind offloosely, weave in ends and block lightly.
Horseshoe Lace Pattern
Chart
Long-hand Instructions
· Row 1 (WS): Purl · Row 2: k1, \*yo, k3, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k3, yo, $k1^{*}$ Repeat between \*\* to end. . Row 3: Purl · Row 4: p1, $^{*}{\sf k l}.$ yo, k2, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k2, yo, k1, $\mathsf{p}1^{*}$ . Repeat between \*\* to end. · Row 5: k1, $\ast_{\mathsf{p9}}$ $k1^{*}$ . Repeat between \*\* to end. · Row 6: p1, $\ast_{\mathsf{k}2}$ yo, k1, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k1, yo, k2, $\mathsf{p}1^{*}$ . Repeat between \*\* to end. · Row 7: k1, $\ast_{\mathsf{p9}}$ , k1; repeat from \* to end · Row 8: p1, $^{*}\mathsf{k}3,$ yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3, p1\*. Repeat between \*\* to end.
