Knitting For Dummies
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Knit a striped and textured scarf to practice your knitting technique. This knitted scarf pattern varies in texture, as well as colors. A striped scarf is the classic knitted item.

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You can follow the pattern given here by using the suggested yarns, or you can substitute yarns from your own collection.

For this project, you need these materials and vital statistics:

  • Measurements: 7 inches x 54 inches

  • Yarn: Classic Elite Montera (50% llama/50% wool); 127 yards per 100 grams

  • Color A: 3321 Sage; 1 skein

  • Color B: 3853 Red; 1 skein

  • Color C: 3881 Green; 1 skein

  • Color D: 3852 Purple; 1 skein

  • Color E: 3898 Gold; 1 skein

  • Needles: One pair of size US 10 (6 mm) needles

  • Gauge: 4 stitches and 5 to 6 rows per 1 inch

Most of the color changes for this scarf occur when the RS is facing. Be on the alert, however, because some of the changes begin with the WS facing:

  1. Using Color A, cast on 30 sts and work 6 rows in garter stitch.

    Knit every row.

  2. With Color A, work 8 rows in St st (knit on RS rows, purl on WS rows).

  3. With Color B, work 2 rows in St st.

  4. With Color C, work 2 rows in St st.

  5. With Color D, work 6 rows in St st.

  6. With Color E, work 4 rows in St st.

  7. With Color A, work 7 rows in St st and 4 rows in garter stitch.

  8. With Color D, work 13 rows in St st.

  9. With Color C, work 4 rows in St st and 6 rows in garter stitch.

  10. With Color B, work 2 rows in St st.

  11. With Color A, work 6 rows in St st.

  12. With Color E, work 4 rows in St st.

  13. With Color D, work 6 rows in St st.

  14. With Color C, work 2 rows in St st.

  15. With Color B, work 2 rows in St st.

  16. With Color A, work 6 rows in St st.

  17. Repeat the stripe pattern 2 more times.

    You should have a total of three repeats.

  18. End the scarf by working 6 rows in garter stitch in Color A.

  19. Bind off.

  20. Weave in the ends horizontally along color change lines.

  21. Block the scarf.

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