Knitch Magazine

Brief description

Easy to knit. Long diagonal knit scarf with free form stripes. Wear as a collar, tie as a scarf, or wrap around your neck, tucking ends in to form a loose cowl collar. This can be knit using any of the Namaste Farms yarns. We especially love the Ohm Mohair yarn or the Ecru Skull beaded yarn from the Charmed Collection. Namaste Yarns are often Limited Editions (as was this one), so you'll need to select complementary yarns accordingly.

Materials

Yarn:

Use any combination of yarns to yield the yardage you need for the length you want. Namaste Farms yarns come in varying yardage. Depending on the yardage available, you may need more or less of the accompanying yarns for striping and extending the length of the scarf. Materials listed here are adequate for approximately 40 yards Namaste Farms Ohm  Mohair.

A 2 skeins (approximately 80 yards) Namaste Farms Ohm Mohair

B 1 50 grams Mohair (e.g., Nashua Focus Kid Mohair, in color 0002, natural)

C 1 50 grams ball Fingering weight wool, white (e.g., O-Wool Classic 2 Ply)

D 1 25 grams S. Charles Collezione Stella 74% Silk and 26 % Lurex in Color 03, Champagne Fizz

Needles:

US size 15 (10mm)

Notions:

Blunt needle for weaving in ends

Approximately 7” wide x 56” long; your dimensions may vary depending on quantities of yarn. Make as long as desired.

Pattern Notes

This scarf is knit on the diagonal in a single strip with free form striping. Yarn substitutions are made at random, according to knitter’s preference. Final results may vary depending on your choices of yarn and striping pattern.

Mohair (B)and fingering weight wool (C) yarn are held together and knit as one.

Occasionally, hold 1 strand each of B, C and Stella (D) yarn together, and knit as one.

Designer’s choice: you may substitute fingering weight silk, rayon, soy silk or any other fiber of your choosing for C and/or D.

Change yarns on right side only, carefully weaving yarn not in use along selvage and maintaining an even but relaxed tension consistent with the opposite selvage. This will prevent your scarf from being shorter/tighter on one selvage than the other.

Abbreviations

K Knit

Kfb Knit into the front and back of 1 stitch (1 stitch increase)

K2tog Knit two together as 1 stitch (creates a right leaning slant)

Instructions

Using 1 strand of B and C held together, cast on 1 stitch using size 13 needle. Kfb of this stitch (2 stitches on needle).

Turn work around, knit to end.

Continue to increase on right side only in this manner until you have 20 stitches:

Row 1 (RS): Kfb

Row 2 (WS): K to end

At the same time, randomly switch between yarn A and yarns BC, occasionally substituting BCD for BC. Strive for a balance between random effects and keeping the stripe changes about the same width. Change yarns on right side only, carefully weaving in yarn not in use while maintaining an even but relaxed tension.

When you have increased to 20 stitches, work the straight section of the scarf as follows:

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, K to the last 2 stitches, K2tog (20 stitches).

Row 2 (WS): K to end

Continue working on 20 stitches and in random stripe pattern described above until scarf reaches desired length, or you run out of yarn

Bind off loosely.

Finishing

Weave in and trim any loose ends.