Astrid Scarf EASY
KNIT
MEASUREMENTS
Width (approx) 30 cm Length (approx) 250 cm
MATERIALS
Classique Acrylic 8 Ply 100g
1 x ball 1st Colour (C1)
1 x ball 2nd Colour (C2)
1 x ball 3rd Colour (C3)
NEEDLES AND EXTRAS
1 pair 5mm knitting needles or size that gives correct tension. A yarn needle.
TENSION
16 sts to 10 cm in width over garter st, using 5mm needles. This item has been worked on larger needles than normally recommended.
SCARF
Using 5mm mm needles and C1, cast on 52 sts.
1st row (WS) - Knit.
2nd row - K1, inc knitways in next st, knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.
Last 2 rows are repeated throughout.
Note - Where a length measurement is stated, measure along longest side edge.
Cont until work measures 40 cm from beg, working last row on WS.
Keeping inc and dee correct, beg 1st stripe sequence -
Using C2, work 2 rows.
Using C1, work 2 rows.
Rep last 4 rows until work measures approx 83 cm from beg, ending with 2 rows of C1 Break off C1
Using C2 only, cont inc and dee until work measures 123 cm from beg, working last row on WS.
Keeping inc and dee correct, beg 2nd stripe sequence -
Using C3, work 2 rows.
Using C2, work 2 rows.
Rep last 4 rows until work measures approx 166 cm from beg, ending with 2 rows of C2. Break off C2
Using C3 only, cont inc and dee until work measures 206 cm from beg, working last row on WS.
Keeping inc and dee correct, beg 3rd stripe sequence
Using C1, work 2 rows. Using C3, work 2 rows.
Rep last 4 rows until work measures approx 250 cm from beg, ending with 2 rows of C1
Using C1, cast off loosely knitways
FINISHING
DO NOT PRESS.
Darn in ends neatly towards centre of scarf.
