The joy of working with this random-dyed yarn is that you get the effect of crazy stripes without having to change colors and deal with a lot of ends. An increase at the beginning and a decrease at the end on every right-side row make the stockinette stitch slant, emphasizing the stripes by tipping them at an angle.
ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE
The scarf took 8 hours to knit.
ABOUT THIS YARN
Regia Multi Color 6-ply is a 75% wool, 25% polyamide yarn that’s dyed to give a random-stripe effect when knitted. With approximately 137 yds. (125 m) to a 50 g (approx. 1¾ oz.) ball, the yarn goes a long way.
SIZE
Width: 4 in. (10 cm); length: approx. 67 in. (170 cm).
YOU WILL NEED
• 2 x 50 g balls (approx. 3½ oz.) of Regia Multi-Color 6-ply in Bonbon, shade 05404
• pair of size US 5 (3¾ mm) knitting needles
GAUGE
22 sts and 30 rows to 4 in. (10 cm) over st-st measured along the stitches and rows in the usual way; 19 sts measure 2¾ in. (7 cm) across st-st on the diagonal, all on size 5 (3¾ mm) needles. Change needle size, if necessary, to obtain this gauge.
ABBREVIATIONS
cont = continue; k = knit; m1 = lift strand with left needle between sts and k into back of it; p = purl; RS = right side; skpo = slip 1, k1, pass slipped st over; st(s) = stitch(es); st-st = stockinette st; WS = wrong side.
NOTE
• Join in the second ball of yarn on the inner edge of the k4 edge sts.
TO KNIT
Cast on 27 sts. K 2 rows.
Work in diagonal st-st.
Row 1 (RS) K4, m1 k17, skpo, k4.
Row 2 K4, p19, k4.
These 2 rows form diagonal st-st. Cont in diagonal st-st, work until scarf measures 67 in. (170 cm), ending with a RS row.
K 2 rows. Bind off knitwise.
TO FINISH
Weave in ends. Press according to yarn label.
TIPS
• Don’t tie a big knot when joining in the new yarn. Just leave about 4 in. (10 cm) of the new yarn, cross the ends over each other, and carry on knitting. If the end left from the first ball is quite long, fold it over a couple of times and tie it in a slip knot to keep it out of the way.
• To weave in the yarn ends neatly, thread a tapestry needle with one end, check that the ends cross over, then— working vertically up the row ends and following the structure of the stitches—weave the end in around six or eight stitches. Stretch the knitting slightly to make sure the stitching doesn’t pull the work in and that the end is secure, then cut off any excess yarn. Do the same with the other end, but taking it down the row ends.
This brightly-colored striped scarf can be wrapped, tied like a necktie, knotted, or even worn as a belt.
