DESIGNED BY MARYSE ROUDIER
Delicate motifs stitched in fingering-weight yarn make this piece a true masterpiece. It’s light as a feather and drapes like a dream—purely luscious. Worn around the neck or as a head kerchief, this is one piece you’ll treasure for years to come.
36½" (92.5 cm) wide by 12" (30.5 cm) long.
Worsted weight (#4 Medium).
Shown here: Blue Sky Alpacas Alpaca Silk (50% alpaca, 50% silk; 146 yd [133 m]/50 g): #139 Peacock (1), #126 Brick (2), #128 Plum (3), #147 Crab Apple (4), #145 Guava (5), #138 Garnet (6), #129 Amethyst (7), #132 Ginger (8), #148 Peridot (9), #114 Wisteria (10), #131 Kiwi (11), #137 Sapphire (12), 1 hank each.
Size E (3.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
One Hexagon motif = 2¼" (5 cm) diameter.
Take time to check gauge.
Hexagon Motif Pattern
Make an adjustable ring with color A.
Rnd 1 (RS): 12 sc in ring, pull end to close. Join with sl st in first sc. Do not turn.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next sc, ch 2, [dc in next 2 sc, ch 2) 5 times. Join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Do not turn. Fasten off color A.
Rnd 3: Join color B in any ch-2 sp. Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1; rep from * 4 more times. Join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Instructions
Note: Follow diagram beg at left edge for color combinations, placement, and joining of motifs.
Stripe 1 (16 motifs)
FIRST MOTIF
Work Rnds 1–3 of patt for first motif.
SECOND MOTIF
Work Rnds 1 and 2 of patt.
Rnd 3 (Joining): Join color B in any ch-2 sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st in ch-3 sp of prev motif, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, sl st in ch-1 sp of prev motif, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st in ch-2 sp of prev motif, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1; rep from * twice more. Join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
THIRD TO SIXTEENTH MOTIFS
Rep as for 2nd motif joining in Rnd 3 to complete Stripe 1. Lay aside with RS facing up.
Color Chart
Peacock (1)
Brick (2)
Plum (3)
Crab Apple (4)
Guava (5)
Garnet (6)
Amethyst (7)
Ginger (8)
Peridot (9)
Wisteria (10)
Kiwi (11)
Sapphire (12)
Stripe 2 (11 motifs)
FIRST MOTIF
Work Rnds 1 and 2 of patt. Join to 3rd and 4th motifs of Stripe 1 as folls:
Rnd 3 (Joining): Join color B in any ch-2 sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st in ch-3 sp of 3rd motif of Stripe 1, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, sl st in ch-1 sp of 3rd motif of Stripe 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st tog ch-3 sp of 3rd and 4th motifs of Stripe 1, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, sl st in ch-1 sp of 4th motif of Stripe 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st in ch-3 sp of 4th motif of Stripe 1, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1. Join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
SECOND MOTIF
Work Rnds 1 and 2 of patt.
Rnd 3 (Joining): Join color B in any ch-2 sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st in ch-3 sp of prev motif, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, sl st in ch-1 sp of prev motif, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st tog ch-3 sp of prev motif and 4th motif of Stripe 1, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, sl st in ch-1 sp of 4th motif of Stripe 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st tog ch-3 sp of 4th and 5th motifs of Stripe 1, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, sl st in ch-1 sp of 5th motif of Stripe 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st in ch-3 sp of 5th motif of Stripe 1, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1. Join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
THIRD TO ELEVENTH MOTIFS
Rep as for 2nd motif joining in Rnd 3 to complete Stripe 2 and joining to Stripe 1. Lay aside with RS facing up.
Rep as for Stripe 2 foll diagram.
Edging
With RS facing, attach color 2 (brick) in any dc st.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc same dc, *work sc in each dc and ch-1 sps, 3 sc in ch-3 sps, work sc in each ch-3 sp where motifs are joined; rep from * around. Join with sl st in first sc. Do not turn. Fasten off. Attach color 5 (guava).
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc and in each sc around. Join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Block to measurements.
