Kpits with a Twist by Pam Grushkin Michelin Infinity Scarf
Experience Level: Advanced Beginner
| Sizing and Materials |
| Finished Size: Approx. 4" x 6o" in diameter |
| Yarn: Queensland Collection Caracara; 50% Acrylic, 30% Nylon, 20% Kid Mohair, 259 yards, color #10. |
| Needles & Notions: US #8, 32" circular, stitch marker. |
| Gauge |
| In Stockinette Stitch: 3.5 sts/1" on US # 8 or needle used to obtain gauge. |
| Techniques |
| Make 1 (M1): Take the left-hand needle and pick up the bar between the stitches from front to back. Use the right needle to knit this bar through the back loop. Wrap & Turn (W&T): To W&T on a RS row, knit to point specified in pattern, bring yarn to front of work |
| between needles, slip next stitch to right-hand needle, bring yarn around this stitch to back of work, slip stitch back to left-hand needle, turn work to begin purling back in the other direction. |
| To W&T on a WS row, purl to point specified in pattern, bring yarn to back of work between needles, slip next stitch to right-hand needle, bring yarn around this stitch to front of work, slip stitch back to left-hand needle, turn work to begin knitting back in the other direction. |
| Abbreviations | |||
| CO cast on k knit k2tog p purl rs r ight side | knit two stitches together | sts stst tog WS | stitches stockinettestitch together wrong side |
CO 20o sts loosely (use a larger needle if necessary). K 1 row. Join in the round. You can throw caution to the wind and just join in the round. It doesn't matter if your sts are twisted. If you don't want a scarf with a twist, take care to make sure they are not twisted. Place a marker for beginning of the round. K in round for 1". From this point the pattern can be worked two different ways. If you are a beginner, work as follows: At marker switch to purling your sts. Alternate purling for 1" and knitting for 1" until there are a total of 4 k bands. At the end of the 4th k band, bind off loosely (use a larger needle if necessary). If you are an adventurous advanced beginner or intermediate, try this (no purl) method: \*When you have k 1", W&T and k in the other direction. When you reach the wrapped st, M1, k2tog, then continue to k until 1"\*; rep from \* to \* until you are at the end of the 4th k band, bind off loosely (use a larger needle if necessary). Don't block it as you will loose the fun puffiness of the alternating bands of k and p. Just to complicate matters further, you can choose a particular color change in the skein to make your W&T. In the sample pictured, I worked my W&T whenever I reached the bright pink. It didn't really matter if I was at the marker or not and it worked out to be about 1" rounds.
