Elfin Whimsy by The Purly Queens
"I sitbeside thefire and think Ofall thatIhaveseen Of meadow flowers and butterflies Insummersthathavebeen Of yellow leaves and gossamer In autumns that there were With morning mist and silver sun And wind uponmyhair I sitbesidethefireandthink Ofhow the world will be When winter comes without a spring ThatIshall eversee For still there are so many things That I have never seen In every wood in every spring There is a different green I sitbesidethefireandthink Of people long ago And people that will see a world ThatI shall neverknow ButallthewhileIsitand think Of times therewerebefore I listen for returning feet And voices at the door" -J.R.R. Tolkien Our Elfin Whimsy Scarf is first in our Woodland Series. It is functional, as well as fun! It is a perfect pattern to utilize leftover skeins of yarn or to do a little stashbusting. Our example is created by using the remnants of 2 skeins of sock yarn; one solid and one variegated. The combination makes a visually appealing striped pattern. You can do this pattern in a solid or you can customize the stripes anyway you choose - have fun and make it your own! You can use any yarn, just use a needle size suitable for your yarn. The Elfin Whimsy Scarf is made with garter stitch and is easy to make. It knits up quickly and is ideal as a travel project or for simple knitting in front of the TV. We've added the order in which we placed our stripes if you would like to follow our placement - but the choice is totally yours and this pieces is fully customizable - you can choose to stop at any time or keep knitting until you run out of yarn! Directions: We've included a simple chart, but the pattern is quickly memorized - Please note - the increasing only occurs on one end of your knitting (this will become the 'pointy' end after just a few rows.) Cast on 8 stitches.
The only stitches you need to pay attention to are the ones OUTSIDE the repeat - all other stitches are knitted on both the right side and the wrong side. The stitches in the repeat are all knitted - ignore the count of the stitches in the 'repeat' section - please just work as many stitches as are on yourneedles! Here is how we created our striped pattern. MC - Lion Brand Sock Ease - Root Beer CC - Lion Brand Sock Ease - Taffy Cast on with MC. MC - Rows 1-30 CC - Rows 31 - 34 MC - Rows 35 - 38 CC - Rows 39 - 46 MC - Rows 47 - 54 CC - Rows 55 - 86 MC - Rows 87 - 106 CC - Rows 107 -114 MC -RoWs 115 -119 Row 120 - Bind off using a stretchy bind off of your choice. Our scarf used 360 yards. When finished, weave in any loose ends and block.
