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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

A Week of Scarves! Day 3 - Ribs and Ruffles Scarf






This scarf knits up on big needles really fast and is done with one skein of Misti Chunky yarn. The little ruffle at the ends gives this a nice feminine look.

Ribs and Ruffles Scarf

Materials: 1 skein Misti Chunky Baby Alpaca, Size 13 Needles
Finished size: 48" x 5"

Directions:
Cast on 60 stitches.

Ruffle Row One: K2Tog across row (you will now have 30 stitches)
Ruffle Row Two: K2Tog across row (you will now have 15 stitches)

Begin Rib pattern.
Row One Rib Pattern: *K3, bring yarn forward, slip stitch as if to purl, bring yarn back, repeat pattern from *, end row with K3.
Row Two Rib Pattern: K1, bring yarn forward, slip stitch as if to purl, bring yarn back *K3, bring yarn forward, slip stitch as if to purl, bring yarn back, repeat pattern from *, end row with K1.
Continue rib pattern until you have approximately 8 yards left on skein. Begin ending ruffle pattern.

Ending Ruffle Pattern Row One:
K into front and back of each stitch in row (you will now have 30 stitches)
Ending Ruffle Pattern Row Two: Knit into front and back of each stitch in row (you will now have 60 stitches)
Bind off with similar tension to cast on row.

I've also made this scarf where I have doubled the width and added length to make this a more "winter hearty" scarf.

2 comments:

  1. Love this scarf! How many stitches would I cast on if I wanted to double the width!

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  2. I believe I just doubled the cast-on stitches to120. That would give the main Scarf body a width of 30 stitches.

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