Eyelet Squirrels Scarf by Jack Johnson
Skill level: Intermediate FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 67 inches x 7 inches
MATERIALS
MC Snow Leopard Trust Handspun Camel Wool [1oo% Camel Wool; appr0x 150-200 yards/ 5-6 oz]; color: Spice/Orange; 1 skein CC Sincere Sheep Equity Fingering—light 3- ply fingering [100% wool; 255 yards/ 56 grams]; color: Modern Alchemy; 1 skein (held double) US #06/4mm needles Notions: tapestry needle 25sts/2orows = 4" in pattern st A slight misunderstanding at Knitting Camp led to the name of this scarf when a fellow camper confused my saying “eyelet swirls" with “eyelet squirrels." I preferred the misunderstanding and stuck with it. One of the things that intrigues me about different stitch patterns is how they can contort and create interesting bias effects. Here, without any shaping or special technique, the “biasing" tendencies of the ribbed and eyelet patterns each create their own undulating selvedge effect and naturally help create a decorative edge. There are two different types of yarn weights used in this pattern. The Camel Hair yarn is heavy worsted to bulky yarn and the Sincere Sheep yarn is fingering weight. The play between these two weights is one of the design features of this pattern and the differences in scale made by different weights of yarn aid in the undulating selvedge effect. When substituting yarns be sure to preserve a difference in yarn weight.
PATTERN NOTES
Slip all first sts as if to purl. Note: We must account for the difference in row gauge due to different yarn weights.Fortunately the Ribbed Leaves pattern has 16 rows and the Eyelet Swirls pattern has 18 rows which allows us to be always working on the same number row of each pattern even though they have a different number of pattern rows. Happy Accident! Use best intarsia knitting practices when switching colors. Pick up the yarn to be switched to from under the yarn you are switching from.
PATTERN
CO 44 sts. Work rows 1-16 of Ribbed Leaves pattern on all sts in MC. Next row: Work row 1 of Ribbed Leaves pattern on 22 sts, join in CC (held double) and work Eyelet Swirls pattern on 22 sts. Next row: \*Work rows 1-15 of both patterns, work row 16 of the Eyelet Swirls pattern, turn, lock yarn, work row 17 of the Eyelet Swirls pattern, turn, work row 18 of the Eyelet Swirls pattern, lock yarn, work row 18 of the Ribbed Leaves pattern, turn\* repeat pattern as established to within 3 inches of desired length of scarf ending on a row 18. Next row: Abandon working with the CC and the Eyelet Swirls pattern and work rows 1-16 of Ribbed Leaves pattern in MC and BO in pattern.
Ribbed Leaves pattern Multiple of 22 sts R2dec (right double decrease) Sl p st to RH needle, sl k st to cn and hold to front of work, sl next p st to RH needle, sl k st from cn back to LH needle, p2tog, k2tog L2dec (left double decrease) Wyib, sl k st to RH needle knitwise, sl p st to cn and hold to back of work, sl next k st to RH needle knitwise, sl p st from cn back to LH needle. Leaving 2 k sts on RH needle, ssk, p next 2 sts on LH needle tog. Row 1,3,5, and 7 (RS) \*K1,pl, yo twice, [k1,pl] 2x,k1, R2dec, [p1,k1]5x,pl; rep from \* to end Rows 2 and all WS rows work in k1, p1 rib, working double yos as 2 sts Rows 9, 11, 13, and 15 \*[K1,p1] 6x, L2dec,[k1, p1] 2x, k1, yo twice,pl; rep from \* to end Row 16 Rep row1 Repeat rows 1-16 for pattern
Eyelet Swirls pattern Multiple of 10 sts plus 2 Row 1 (RS) K1, \*yo,k8,k2tog; rep from \*,end k1 Row 2 P1, \*p2tog,p7,yo,pl; rep from \*,end pl Row 3 K1, \*k2, yo, k6, k2tog; rep from \*,end k1 Row 4 P1, \*p2tog,p5, y0,p3; rep from \*,end p1 Row 5 K1, \*k4, yo, k4, k2tog; rep from \*,end k1 Row 6 P1, \*p2tog, p3, y0, p5; rep from \*, end p1 Row 7 K1, \*k6, yo, k2,k2tog; rep from \*, end k1 Row 8 P1, \*p2tog,p1, yo,p7; rep from \*,end pl Row 9 K1, \*k8, yo, k2tog; rep from \*, end k1 Row 10 P1, \*yo, p8,p2togtbl; rep from \*,end k1 Row 11 K1, \*ssk, k7, yo, k1; rep from \*,end p1 Row 12 P1, \*p2,y0, p6,p2togtbl; rep from \*,end k1 Row 13 K1, \*ssk, k5, yo,k3; rep from \*, end p1 Row 14 P1, \*p4, y0, p4, p2togtbl; rep from \*, end k1 Row 15 K1, \*ssk, k3, yo, k5; rep from \*,end p1 Row 16 P1, \*p6, y0, p2,p2togtbl; rep from \*, end k1 Row 17 K1, \*ssk, k1, yo, k7; rep from \*, end p1 Row 18 P1, \*p8, yo,p2togtbl; rep from \*, end p1. Repeat rows 1-18 for pattern Note: I found both these patterns in Vogue Knitting Stitchionary, Volume one, Knit& Purl, 2005, Sixth & Spring Books. I've seen these patterns in other stitch dictionaries but I really like this book and highly recommend it for the other interesting patterns they include.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Block to suit.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Jack Johnson is an architect living in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Please visit his Ravelry page JackJohnson.
