DD's Scarves

I finished these quite some time ago....

 

This one was knit with Rowan's discontinued alternative line, R2 in Rag. There may be some left at The Handworks Gallery. It's a ribbon yarn, and this colorway is like a shredded oil stained work shirt - so punk rock!

I used 3 balls here for a 3" x 72" scarf, #17 needles, and dropped garter stitch - a great pattern for ribbon yarns:

• CO any # of sts (7 here)
  
• K 2 rows


• Next row, *YO, K1, rep from * till end of row


• Next row, *K, drop the YO, rep from * till end of row


• Rep these 4 rows, until desired lenth


• End with K2 rows and then BO

To keep the feel of the deconstructed look, I didn't bother to weave ends - just knotted & trimmed them, then added fringe.

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This scarf was knit with my birthday yarn that DD gave me. Only 1 ball was needed for a 5" x 90" scarf, with Red Heart Symphony on #8 needes. This bias garter stitch is pretty much the same as those simple diagonal dishcloths, but with a longer body in the middle. It helps to tie a marker or place a safely pin on the inc/dec side, so you know where you're at in the pattern.

• Place slipknot on needle


• Kf&b, (1 inc's made)


• K 2


• Kf&b, Kf&b (2 inc's made)


• K 4


• K1, Kf&b, Kf&b, K1 (2 inc's made)


• K 6


• K1, Kf&b, K across to last 2 sts, Kf&b, K1 (2 inc's made)


• K all


• Rep the last 2 rows until desired width (32 sts here)

• K1, Kf&b, K across to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1


• K all


• Rep the last 2 rows until scarf is desired lenth

• K1, K2tog, K across to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1


• K all


• Rep the last 2 rows until 6 sts left


• K1, K2tog, K2tog, K1


• K 4


• K2tog, K2tog


• K 2


• K2tog


• K 1


• Cut yarn and pull through last st to fasten off


• Weave ends & add fringe if desired