AEGEAN GATE SCARF <>
Inspired by the beautiful blue waters of the Aegean sea, the central lace pattern of the scarf ripples to each end where the design is closed by tall, elaborate, wrought iron gates like those fronting many old houses along the Mediterranean coast. An option is to add pearl beads to each blocked end point to hang like water droplets and give the scarf some weight.
Materials
1 skein ( 440 yds/400 m ) 100g fingering weight yarn. For this shawl, I used Craftyheffalump's 50% merino 50% silk from www.etsy.com. 4mm/US6needles 5mmcrochethook 10x7mm diameter glass beads
Dimensions
The finished and blocked scarf measures 5in/130mm wide and is 100in/2.5m long. Gauge is unimportant for this pattern.
Abbreviations
CO = Cast on BO =Bind off K= Knit P = Purl YO = yarn over K2tog = Knit 2 stitches together S1K1PSSO = Slip 1, K1, pass slipped stitch over SK2TP= Slip 1 st, K 2 together, pass slipped stitch over
Optional Beaded edge - Slip stitch crochet
Block the scarf. Pull the last stitch of the bind off out to a large loop, thread on a bead over the loop, place your crochet hook into the loop on other side of the bead, tighten the yarn, turn and slip the hook through the last bound off stitch, hook the yarn and pull through. Repeat this slip stitch loosely along the scarf edge until you reach the next blocked pointed end. At the tip, pull the yarn loop out, thread on a bead over the loop, replace your crochet hook to other side of the bead, tighten the yarn and continue slip stitching until the next point. Repeat the process, ending with a fifth bead on the opposite edge. Slip stitch back in final stitch to hold the last bead.Tie offyarn andweave inends. For more detail on how to slip stitch in crochet go to: http://crochet.about.com/od/learntocrochet/tp/how-to-slipstitch-in-crochet.htm
Instructions
If you wish to add the beads at the end, leave a generous yarn tail of approx. 45 in/114mm to make the crocheted edge with after knitting the scarf. Cast on 36 stitches. First Gate End Design : Work Chart A once Middle Ripple Pattern : Work Chart B x 25 times Last Gate End Design: Work Chart C once Bind Off. See optional Beaded Edge instuctions on page 1. Weaveinends Block scarf.
AEGEAN GATE SCARF CHART A
=Knit =Purl = S1K1PSSO (Slip 1, K1, pass slipped stitch over) = k2tog =Yarn Over = SK2TP (Slip 1, K2tog, psso) Note: The two Gate Ends of the scarf, although the same pattern, will knit up slightly differently because one end is knitted up and the other down the design.
Note: After the first three rows, all even rows are - K3, Purl to last 3 sts, K3 - up to the final row of the scarf which is K.
Repeat this middle chart x 25
AEGEAN GATE SCARF CHART C
