TOTEM POLE SCARF
Materials: Eight (8) ounces of bulky yarn such as Yarn Hollow Equinox, (250 yards total), or other bulky yarn, approximately 250yards. Needle: Size 10.5 circular or straight needles, whichever you prefer working with. Gauge: Not necessary. Change needle if you want a different hand to the knitted fabric. Cast on 24 stitches using your favorite cast on method. Knit 4 rows in garter stitch (knit every row.) This border is repeated at the end of the scarf.
Pattern:
Row I, 3, and 5 (Wrong Side): S1, k3, \*kI, purl 14, k1 \*, k3, kIitbl Row 2 (Right Side): S1, k3, \*p1, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, p1\*, k3, kitbl Row 4: S1, k3,\*p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k2, p1\*, k3, kitbl Row 6: S1, k3,\*p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, p4, k2, yo, ssk, kl, p1\*, k3, kItbl Row 7: S1, k3,\* kI, p5, k4, p5, k1\*, k3, kitbl Row 8: S1, k3,\* p1, k2tog, yo, k3, P4, k3, yo, ssk, pr\*, k3, kitbl Repeat Rows I-8 for desired length of scarf, making sure that you have enough yarn for a 4 row garter stitch border. End with Row 8.
Finish:
I border: Knit four (4) rows in garter stitch. Cast off using your favorite cast o1 Weave in ends where a new skein of yarn was added.
Copyright 2013 Yarn Hollow. Feel free to share this pattern as you'd like, keeping it intact. Photograph by Ruby Andromeda Miller.
