The Bubble qum scart
A long, long scarf to keep you neck warm ^^ with a nice arrangement of cables and textured stich, easy to follow and to memorize.
Material
3 balls of Drops Alpaca 3 balls of Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk Needles US 10 (6 mm)
Abbreviations
RS : right side WS : wrong side St : stich K : knit P : purl P2tog : purl 2 stiches together K2tog : knit 2 stiches together Ssk : slip slip knit M :make 1 Knot (knot stich) : p2tog without slipping sts off needle, then k tog the same sts \*.\*X times : repeat the sequence between \* X times altogether 459km a vol d'oiseau
Diagram's legendary
Odd rows are RS, will be read from right to left. Even rows are Ws, will be read from left to right : k on Rs, P on WS P on Rs, K on WS : cable stich (over 2 stiches) : ssk : Make 1 : Knot (over 2 stiches)
Used stiches
Cables (video here) :
Step 1: Insert your needle into the second stitch on your main needle through the back loop and knit the stitch, leaving it on the needle. Step 2: Bring your working needle around the front of your work and insert your needle into the first stitch knitwise and knit the stitch as normal. Step 3: Slip both stitches off the main needle together. Knot stich (video here) : Row 1: knit k1, \*p2tog without slipping sts off needle, then k tog the same sts\* rep from \*to\* as aske Row 3: knit Row 4 :\*p2tog without slipping sts off needle, then k tog the same 2sts\* rep from \* to\* as asked, k1.
Generalities
After blocking the scarf is 2.45 meters long and 17 cm wide. You can easily adjust the width of the scarf by adding 1 or more stich between each cable at the beginning. Then you make the ssk with tow stiches of the cable and adjust the numbers of knots. I slipped the first stich of each row to have a clean finished. The two extremities of the scarf are made of 5 cables separated by garter stitch. The body has a garter stich sides and 3 cables separated by knot stich. 459km a vol d'oiseau
Explanation
The extremity (10 cm):
Cast on 38 stiches. Repeat 6 times the rows 1 to 4 of diagram 1 : Row 1 : k4, \*cable, k5\*4 times, cable, k4 Row 2 : k4, \*p2, k5\*4times, p2, k4 Row 3 : k to end Row 4 : k4, \*p2, k5\*4 times, p2, k4
Diagram 1 :
You can weight your yarn to know how much you used. It helps to stop the scarf's body in time and have enough yarn to knit the second extremity.
The Body:
Transition between extremity and body, after row 1 of diagram 2 : K4, \*cable, p1, k4, ssk, k4, p1\*2 times, cable, k4 Remains 36 stiches. Repeat rows 2 to 5 of diagram 2 : Row 2 : K4, \*p2, k2, knot4, k1\*2 times, p2, k4 Row 3 : k4, \*k2, p1, k9, p1\*2 times, k6 Row 4 : k4, \*p2, k1, knot4, k2\*2 times, p2, k4 Row 5 : k4, \*cable, p1, k9, p1\*2 times, cable, k4
Diagram 2 :
3 row 4, when you reach the desired length or leaving enough yarn to knit the extremity.
Second Extremity
Transition between body and second extremity, after row 1 of diagram 3 : K4, \*cable, k5, M, k6\*2 times, cable, k4 There are 38 stiches. Repeat row 2 to 5 of diagram 3 : Row 2 : k4, \*p2, k5\*4times, p2, k4 Row 3 : k to end
Diagram 3 :
Bind off all stiches.
I hope you understood my English. Feel free to ask questions on my blog (which is in French for now.1 don't have time to translate it, but I can reply in English). I would be pleased to see your creations with the #echarpebubblegum on Instagram. 459km a vol d'oiseau
