sporty scarf by ttwcreative
Sporty Scarf is just that, the scarf to wear with those sporty winter outfits that inevitably involve some sort of puffy vest or coat. If you are going to look like the Michelin Man, the least you can do is have a sporty little scarf to show you really do have style. This scarfis easier than it looks, because it uses the slipped stitch method of color knitting. Colors change only at the ends of rows and the yarn is carried up the sides for neat edges - no fancy Faire Isle skills required. The skills you do need for Sporty Scarf are the basic knit and purl stitches, make I and ssk. You will only use about 90 yards of each color, making this an excellent stash-buster. FINISHED MEAsUREMENTs: 6 inches wide and a little more than 6 feet long. YARN: 5 skeins of worsted weight yarn. The yarns used in pictured piece are: · Malabrigo Worsted (100% merino wool; 215 yards/100 grams): 1 hank (shown here in a discontinued aqua colorway) · Cascade Pastaza (50% Llama, 50% Peruvian highland wool/100g): 1 hank each of 217 (green) and 058 (blue) · Cascade Cash Vero (55% Merino extra fine wool, 33% Microfiber, 12% Cashmere; 98 yards): 1 ball each of 029 (dark grey) and 030 light grey · Note: Pattern uses approximately 85 - 90 yards of each color yarn.
NEEDLES:
· One pair or one 17" circular needle size Us 10 (5.75 mm) · One pair or one 17" circular needle US size 13 (9 mm)
GAUGE:
4 stitches = 1" in K1 P1 rib on size US 10 (5.75mm) Gauge isn't really important, so don't sweat it if you are a little off. IDEA: For color palette inspiration, visit www.colourlovers.com - a handy-dandy little online tool to create color paletes. Here are some ideas for Sport Scarf 5-color combinations from the site
Page 1 of 2. @Trisha Woodson, 2008. All mistakes are my own,please call them to my attention at trisha@ttwcreative.com.
how to make sporty scarf
Stitch Pattern: Mult. of 3 plus 8
Row 1: (RS) - K1, sl 1 wyib, SSK, M1, \*sl 1 wyib, SSK, M1; rep from \* to last 4 sts, end sl 1 wyib, ssk, m1, K1. Row 2: (wS) - P3, sl 1 wyif, \*P2, sl 1 wyif; rep from \* to last 4 sts, end P2, sl 1 wyif, P1. (Switchcolor) Row 3: K2, sl 1 wyib, SSK, \*m1, sl 1 wyib, SSK; rep from \* to last 4 sts, end M1, sl 1 wyib, K2. Row 4: P2, sl 1 wyif, P1, \*P1, sl 1 wyif, P1; rep from \* to last 4 sts, end P1, sl 1 wyif, P2. (Switchcolor) Row 5: K3, sl 1 wyib, \*SSK, M1, sl 1 wyib; rep from \* to last 4 sts, end SSK, M1, SI 1 wyib,K1. Row 6: P1, sl 1 wyif, P2, \*sl 1 wyif, P2; rep from \* to last 4 sts, end sl 1 wyif, P3. (Switchcolor) Rep Rows 1 - 6 for pat st, foll stripe sequence below. Stitch pattern adapted from Bubble Tweed pattern in Barbara Walker's A Treasury of Knitting Patterns. M1 = Make 1 stitch: Insert left needle, from front to back, under strand of yarn that runs between last stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit this stitch through back loop. One stitch increased. ssk = Slip a stitch, slip another stitch, knit these 2 stitches together -- a decrease. Note: RS rows slip stitches with yarn in back, RS rows slip stitches with yarn in front. Sporty Scarf Directions C1 = Aqua C2 = Blue C3 = Green C4 = Dark Grey C5 = Light Grey CO 26 stitches with size 10 needle. K2 P2 rib for 6 rows with C1. Switching to size 13 needles, begin stitch pattern.
Section one:
·Knit first 2 rows of stitch pattern in C2 ·Drop first color (yarn will be carried along the edge of the work) ·Knit rows 3 and 4 in C1 ·Knit rows 5 and 6 in C2 ·Continue in this manner, repeating the pattern a total of 4 times ·Drop C1
Section two:
·Begin first 2 rows of stitch pattern in C3 ·Knit rows 3 and 4 in C2 ·Knit rows 5 and 6 in C3 ·Continue in this manner, repeating the pattern a total of4times ·DropC2
sporty scarf chart
Knit on RS, Purl on WS SIl 1 kwise wyib SSK M1 Sl1 pwise wyif Indicates pattern rep
Section three: C3 and C4 Section four: C4 and C5 Section five: C2 and C5 Section six: C2 and C1 Section seven: C1 and C4 Section eight: C4 and C3 Section nine: C3 and C2 Section ten: C2 and C1 Section eleven: C1 and C5 Section twelve: C5 and C3 Section thirteen: C3 and C2 Section fourteen: C2 and C4 When section 14 is complete, drop C2 and do 6 rows of K2, P2 in C4. Bind off and weave in ends.
