DAPHNE
Her limbs grew numb and heavy, her soft breasts were closed with delicate bark,her hair was leaves,her arms were branches, and her head became a tree top. everything gone except her grace, her shining. wrote Ovid, describing Daphne as she turned into a laurel tree to escape from Apollo. These lace laurel leaves give comfort and warmth without turning you into a tree. Yarn —- four balls of Debbie Bliss alpaca silk or any yarn youd like to use. Since it's a scarf. you can take liberties with the gauge and final size. This scarfis 67 inches long and 7inches wide. Needles — US 7,4.5 mm,for a gauge of four stitches in an inch and four rows in an inch.
Cast on 30 stitches. Repeat the next 24 rows 12 times, or until the scarf is a long as you want itto be. At the end, bind off and weave in ends. Row1— P2,k5,p5,k4,p3,k9,p2 Row 2— K2,p7,p2tog, inc 1, k2,p4,k2,yo,kl,yo, k2,p5,k2 Row3 - P2,k5,p7,k4,p2, kl,pl, k8,p2 Row 4 — K2, p6,p2tog, kl, inc 1ps,k2,p4, k3,yo, kl,yo, k3, p5, k2 Row 5 - P2, k5,p9,k4,p2, k2, pl, k7,p2 Row 6 - K2,p5,p2tog,k1,inc 1ps, pl, k2,p4, ssk,k5,ktog,p5, Row 7— P2,k5,p7, k4,p2, k3, pl, k6,p2 Row 8-K2,p,ptog,k1, inc 1ps,p2,k2,p4, ssk,k,ktog,,k Row 9 — P2, k5,p5,k4,p2,k4,pl, k5,p2 Row 10 - K2,p5,yo, kl, yo,p4, k2,p4, sk, k1, k2tog, p5,k2 Row 11— P2, k5,p3, k4,p2,k4,p3,k5,p2 Row 12 - K2, p5,(k1,yo) twice,kl,p4,k1,ml, kl,p2tog,p2, sk2p, p5, k2 Row 13 — P2, k9, p3, k4, p5, k5,p2 Row 14 - K2, p5,k2,yo, kl, yo, k2,p4, kl,inc 1, kl,p2tog,p7,k2 Row 15 — P2,k8,pl, k1,p2,k4,p7,k5,p2 Row 16 - K2,p5, k3,yo,kl,yo,k3,p4,k2, inc 1ps, kl, p2tog,p6,k2 Row 17— P2, k7,pl, k2,p2, k4, p9,k5,p2 Row 18 - K2, p5, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k2, pl, inc 1 ps, kl, p2tog, p5, k2 Row 19 — P2,k6,pl, k3,p2,k4,p7,k5,p2 Row 20 - K2,p5, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4,k2,p2, inc1ps, kl, p2tog, p4,k2 Row 21— P2, k5,pl,k4,p2, k4,p5,k5,p2 Row 22 - K2, p5, ssk, k1, k2tog,p4,k2, p4,yo,kl,yo,p5, k2 Row 23 —P2,k5,p3,k4,p2,k4,p3,k5,p Row 24- K2,p5, sk2p,p2, p2tog,k1, ml, kl,p4, (k,yo) twice, kl,p, k
Terms defined
P2tog— Purl two stitches together Inc1 —- Knit into the front and the back ofthe same stitch. Yo — Yarn over. Wrap the yarn over the right hand needle. Inc1 ps — Purl into the front and the back ofthe same stitch. Ssk —\~ Slip, slip, knit. Slip each of the next two stitches knitwise onto the right-hand needle. Move them in their new positions backto the left hand needle and knit them together. K2tog —- Knit two stitches together. M1 — To make a new stitch, pick up the yarn running between two stitches with the left-hand needle point and knit into the back ofit. Sk2p —— Slip the first stitch, knit the next two stitches together pass the slipped stitch overthe K2tog. You have decreased two stitches.
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