Promenade Scarf
The promenade scarf if the perfect warm and snugly accessory for those cold and blustery days. It sits perfectly in your coat neckline and, best of all, it won't blow away in a sudden gust of Wind!
Materials:
Mirasol Sulka (2 x 50g skeins = 100m/110 yards) 2x 2.5cm/1"buttons
Needles:
· 5.5mm (US size 9) straight needles, or size needed to obtainguage
Notions:
· Tapestry/knitters needle for weaving in ends ·cableneedle
Notes:
· gauge = 17sts over 4"/10cm of cable pattern. · knitting will gently curl vertically before blocking. Wet blocking will ensure that the knitting behaves itself! For this reson it is advised that you do not substitute the yarn for an acrylic yarn that will resist wet-blocking.
Abbreviations used:
· sll = slip one knitwise · C7 = cable stitch worked over a total of seven stitches like so: slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold at back of knittin, knit one stitch from left needle, knit both stitches from cable needle, knit one stitch, slip one stitch to cable needle and hold at front of work, knit two stitched from left needle, knit one stitch from cableneedle.
Instructions:
·c/o 97 stitches ·startcablepattern asfollows: ·[cable row 1] sll, k7, (\*pl, k7), repeat from \* until one stitch remains, kltbl. ·[cable row 2] sll, p7, (\*kl, p7), repeat from \* until one stitch remains, kltbl. ·[cable row 3] sll, C7, (\*pl, C7), repeat from \* until one stitch remains, kltbl. ·[cable row 4] sll, p7, (\*kl, p7), repeat from \* until one stitch remains,kltbl. ·[Row5]repeatcablerowl. ·[Row 6] repeat cable row 2. ·[Row 7] repeat cable row 3 until 8 stitches remain, bind off 5 stitches, k2, kltbl. ·[Row 8] sll, p2, c/o 5 using backwards loop method, (\*kl, p7), repeat from \* until one stitch remains, kltbl. [Rows 9-20] repeat cable rows1-4 three times. ·[Row 2l] repeat cable row 1. [Row 22] repeat cable row 2. ·[Row 23] repeat row 7. ·[Row 24] repeat row 8. ·[Rows 25-28] repeatcable rows 1-4 once more. · Bind off loosely. ·Weave in loose ends before wet blocking flat. · Once dry, arrange scarf as in the picture, with one end overlapping the other at right angles. Note where the bottonholes lay using a dressmakers pin and attach buttons using spare yarn left over from the project. · Put on and admire yourself in the mirror!
Ifyou have any questions/queries about this pattern please feel free to drop me a line on mimi@eskimimi.com and I will endeavour to get back to you as soon as I am able. Mimi Hill Please feel free to link to this pattern or to tellothers where to find it, but do not distribute copies of the patten yourself, either electronically or in physical form. Items made using this pattern are not to be sold for profit, though private use (making the items for yourself or as a gift) is permitted and encouraged, and Mimi would love to hear from you if you enjoyed the pattern. Making items from this pattern for charity and fundraising are permitted and wholeheartedly encouraged.
