Zanni
This little scarf was designed to use up that one skein of something precious in your stash. In my case, it was a skein of Colinette Tao. Unable to find a pattern perfect for its harlequin colors, I whipped up this speedy knit. Zanni's fanciful zig-zag looks as tricky as its namesake (the saucy servant of Commedia dell'arte), but it's easy as can be. Yarn: Approximately 125 yds of any fingering-weight yarn. I used Colinette Tao ( $100\%$ silk, 126 yards/ skein), colorway "Mardi Gras." Needles: US size $5/3.75\mathrm{mm}$ Size: Approximately 44 inches long and 5.25 inches wide when blocked. Setup: Cast on 26 stitches. Work four rows garter stitch (knit all stitches). Begin chart at row one. Each row begins and ends with three knit stitches, which are not charted. Work row two (and all even rows) as follows: k3, p20, k3. Even rows are not charted. Row 1: k3, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k5, yo, ssk, k3 Row 2 (and all even rows): k3, p20, k3. Row 3: k3, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3
Row 5: k3, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k3, yo, ssk, k3 Row 7: k3, k2tog, yo, k, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k3 Row 9: k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k, yo, ssk, k3 Row 11: k3, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k2, yo, sk, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, ssk, k3 Row 13: k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sk, k2, yo, sl, k2tog, psso, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3 Row 15: k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k,k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3
Repeat rows 1-15 fourteen times or until scarf is desired length. Work four rows garter stitch. Bind off loosely. Finishing: Wash and block as desired. Find me on Ravelry as Lanafactrix or email me at lanafactrix@gmail.com with questions, comments, or concerns.
Key:
0 yarnover ssk k2tog sl 1, k2tog psso
