METZELAARINFINITYSCARF
Figure 1: front view larger hook (L) and smaller hook (R) The Metzelaar Scarf happened as a result of trying to figure out how to make chain-two spaces in Tunisian crochet in order to make an open fabric. This is one of the stitch combinations I came up with; the other is shown in the Bricklayer Cowl. My grandfather was a bricklayer, and I used to love watching the rhythm of Opa building something: mortar, slap, brick, tap, tap... Each open space \*brick' is placed in an offset pattern. 5 mm hook for sock yarn or DK weight yarn Scarf shown in Ashford Mackenzie, fingering weight, 100 grams, 385 metres. Gauge is not important for this project. A larger hook will result in a looser fabric. The sample shown is 8 inches wide x 60 inches long, for a double wrap scarf. Tunisian crochet stitches used: Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS), Tunisian Double Stitch (TDS) and Yarn Over (YO) Yarn Over: wrap the yarn around the hook once for each stitch space. The TDS also requires a YO to begin the stitch. Chain 34 or a multiple of 4 plus 2. Work the foundation row in Tss, forward and return pass. Begin the four-row pattern: Row 2: Chain 1. TDS extended into the 2"d stitch. [Yarn over twice, skip 2 stitches, work TDS into the next 2 stitches] repeat to the end. In the return pass, treat each yarn over as a Stitch. Row 3: Chain 1. TSS across the row, working into the yarn overs from the previous row. Row 4: Chain 1. TDS into the next 3 stitches. [Yarn over twice, skip 2 stitches, work TDS into the next 2 stitches] repeat until 2 stitches remain. TDS into the last 2 stitches. In the return pass, treat each yarn over as a stitch. Row 5: Chain 1. TSS across the row, working into the yarn overs from the previous row. Repeat these four rows until you are nearly out of yarn. Join to close or bind off and sew first row to last row. The smaller hook scarf has 148 rows. For a refresher on the basics of Tunisian crochet and some of the new techniques, see the Railway Knitting Workbook. http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000017172790/Dela-Wilkins Railway-Knitting-Workbook Dela Wilkins, 2015 (Lifecare on Ravelry.com)
Figure 2: back of cowl larger hook (L) and smaller hook (R)
