Once you know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off, you can knit almost anything—including this sophisticated scarf. It is simple and quick to create; why not knit one to match each of your favorite sweaters?
ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE
This scarf was knitted in 2 hours.
ABOUT THIS YARN
Debbie Bliss Baby Alpaca Silk is a blend of 80% alpaca and 20% silk and has 75 yds. (65 m) to a 50 g (approx. 1¾ oz.) ball. It’s usually knitted to an Aran-weight gauge, but larger needles make a soft, sensuous fabric.
SIZE
Width: 4¼ in. (11 cm); length: 57 in. (145 cm).
YOU WILL NEED
• 2 x 50 g balls (approx. 3½ oz.) of Debbie Bliss Baby Alpaca Silk in shade 04
• pair of size US 10 (6 mm) knitting needles
GAUGE
16 sts and 16 rows to 4 in. (10 cm) over st-st, when pressed, on size US 10 (6 mm) needles. Change needle size, if necessary, to obtain this gauge.
ABBREVIATIONS
k = knit; p = purl; RS = right side; st(s) = stitch(es); st-st = stockinette stitch.
SCARF
Cast on 18 sts.
Row 1 (RS) K.
Row 2 K2, p14, k2.
These 2 rows form st-st with k2 edgings.
Work until scarf measures 57 in. (145 cm). Bind off.
TO FINISH
Press according to yarn ball band. Weave in yarn ends.
TIPS
• For the neatest edge, join in the second ball of yarn on a wrong-side row, either just after the k2 at the beginning or just before the k2 at the end of the row. Don’t knot the ends; just cross them over once, then weave them in on the wrong side, parallel with the edge of the scarf.
• You can bind off in the usual way, in which case you should finish with a knit row, so that the bound-off edge shows along the purl edge instead of the chain edge. Alternatively, you can use the following method of binding off, which mimics the cast-on edge almost exactly. Finish the knitting with a pattern Row 2. Thread a tapestry needle with the end of the yarn. Hold knitting needle with stitches in your left hand; insert needle with yarn purlwise through the first stitch; pull yarn through, and take needle around edge to back of work again. * Insert needle purlwise into second stitch, pull through, insert needle knitwise into first stitch, pull yarn through, and slip first stitch off needle. Tensioning the yarn to keep the edge neat, repeat from * until all stitches have been bound off. Weave in yarn end.
• If you want to speed up your knitting, try the fixed-needle method. Simply support the end of the right needle by tucking it firmly under your arm, then hold the right hand with the yarn above the needle. The right hand is then free to act like a shuttle, wrapping the yarn to make the stitches, with only the occasional pressure of the thumb needed to slide the stitches away from the point. Long needles are more comfortable for working this way.
Long and skinny, this scarf is stylish yet really simple to knit.
