Lady in yarn: Four sisters
I love to knit shawls and I buy beautiful yarn for this purpose. I try to use as much of the yarn as possible for each shawl, but sometimes it is not possible to use all of it. This scarf was created to fill that gap and use all the leftover yarn from my beautiful shawls. I hope you will also find it the perfect project for your leftover yarn, yarn that is too amazing to go to waste.
INTRODUCTION & SIZING
Sample yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Mo Light or any other shawl yarn. Tools: 3.75 mm (US 5) straight needles Yardage: 46 g/176 meters, (193.2 yards) Gauge: 21 sts & 30 rows= 9x10 cm (3.5x4 inches) in scarf pattern. Obtaining the given gauge is not crucial but differences will affect the finished size and the yardage needed.
ABBREVIATIONS
k - knit p-purl ssk - slip 1 stitch knitwise, slip next stitch knitwise, put them back on the left needle and knit these 2 stitches together through the back loops (video) yo - yarn over co - cast on st, sts - stitch, stitches BO - bind off
p2tog tbl - purl two stitches through the back loops (text and video)
PRINTING SET UP
k2tog - knit 2 stitches together Please, set your printing settings to print the pattern as large as possible. Check the print preview to be sure that the whole page is seen without cut edges. k3tog - knit 3 stitches together p3tog - purl 3 stitches together p2tog - purl 2 stitches together
LEFTOVER SCARF
Using preferred method of Cast-on or Long-tail Cast-on, CO 17 sts. Rows 1 - 3: (k1, p1) to 1 st before end, k1. (17 sts) Row 4 (Rs): (k1, p1) x3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, (p1, k1) x3. Row 5 (ws): (k1, p1) x2, k1, p2tog tbl, yo, p3, yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) x2, k1. Row 6 (Rs): (k1, p1) x2, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, (p1, k1) x2. Row 7 (ws): k1, p1, k1, p2tog tbl, yo, p1, yo, p2tog, p1, p2tog tbl, yo, p1, yo, p2tog, k1, p1, k1 Row 8 (Rs): k1, p1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, p1, k1. Row 9 (ws): k1, p1, k1, yo, p5, yo, p1, yo, p5, yo, k1, p1, k1. (21 sts) Row 10 (Rs): (k1, p1) x2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, (p1, k1) x2. Row 11 (ws): (k1, p1) x2, k1, p3tog, yo, p5, yo, p3tog, (k1, p1) x2, k1. (19 sts) Row 12 (Rs): (k1, p1) x3, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, (k1, p1) x3, k1. Row 13 (ws): (k1, p1) x2, p2tog tbl, p2, yo, p3tog, yo, p2, p2tog, (p1, k1) x2. (17 sts) Repeat rows 4-13 desired number of times until your scarf has reached the desired length. Next: Rows 14 - 16: (k1, p1) to 1 st before end, k1. Using a stretchy Bind-off, BO all sts.
When done, go to Blocking.
WRAP
Using preferred method of Cast-on or Long-tail Cast-on, cO a multiple of 14 sts + 3 edge sts. Rows 1 - 3: (k1, p1) to 1 st before end, k1. Row 4 (Rs): k1, p1, \*(k1, p1) x2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sk, p1, (k1, p1)x2, repeat from \* to 1 st before end, k1. Row 5 (ws): k1, \*(p1, k1) x2, p2tog tbl, yo, p3, yo, p2tog, k1, p1, k1, repeat from \* to 2 sts before end, p1, k1. Row 6 (Rs): k1, p1, \*k1, p1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, p1, k1, p1, repeat from \* to 1 st before end, k1. Row 7 (ws): k1, \*p1, k1, p2tog tbl, yo, p1, yo, p2tog, p1, p2tog tbl, yo, p1, yo, p2tog, k1, repeat from \* to 2 sts before end, p1, k1. Row 8 (Rs): k1, p1, \*k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, p1, repeat from \* to 1 st before end, k1. Row 9 (ws): k1, \*p1, k1, yo, p5, yo, p1, yo, p5, yo, k1, repeat from \* to 2 sts before end, p1, k1. Row 10 (Rs): k1, p1, \*k1, p1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, p1, k1, p1, repeat from \* to 1 st before end, k1. Row 11 (ws): k1, \*(p1, k1) x2, p3tog, yo, p5, yo, p3tog, k1, p1, k1, repeat from \* to 2 sts before end, p1, k1. Row 12 (Rs): k1, p1, \*(k1, p1) x2, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, (k1, p1) x3, repeat from \* to 1 st before end, k1. Row 13 (ws): k1, \*p1, k1, p1, p2tog tbl, p2, yo, p3tog, yo, p2, p2tog, p1, k1, repeat from \* to 2 sts before end, p1, k1. :d number of times until your shawl/wrap has reached the desired length. Next Rows 14 - 16: (k1, p1) to 1 st before end, k1. Using a streatchy Bind-off, BO all sts.
When done, go to Blocking.
Blocking
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Techniques
Yarn joining methods: double knot, russian join, invisible braided join, felted join CO method: Long Tail Cast On method Do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the pattern: Ravelry: LadyInYarn Ravelry Group: Knitting break - przerwa na dzierganie e-mail: lady@ladyinyarn.com
Acknowledgements
My deepest gratitude goes to my wonderful tech-editor and english editor Jana who makes my life easier, and for my wonderful testers: Marzena, Kar <atarzyna, Agnieszka, Katarzyna and Agnieszka.
