Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 09:16:44 -0600 From: Phyllis Bradley To: "knit@bolis.com" Subject: KNIT: KNIT Quick and Easy Scarf Pattern Hi, knitting buds, Discovered that I had to set the socks down, as they're not to be handed off until Friday, and get an item done for Tuesday. So, I went to the stash, found some yarn that I thought would carry a simple design, and devised a scarf. I started this about 10:30 on Saturday morning, finished it Sunday evening. Hope it works for you. This scarf is worked lengthwise rather than crosswise, so you need only to knit 7 inches and you're done! QUICK AND EASY SCARF PATTERN Finished size: 72" x 7", including fringe. MATERIALS: 3-4 50-gram balls of sport or DK weight yarn. (I used Bernat Pirandelle, a pretty multicolored yarn. It was fancy enough to do all the work, while I just knit.) NEEDLES: I used a circular 10 1/2 and a circular 8, probably 29" long, to get GAUGE: 4 sts = 1 inch, on the 8's. This is negotiable, as your gauge determines how many sts to CAST ON: I cast on 240 sts on the larger needle. Basically, I cast on enough sts to equal 60 inches in my gauge. Then switch to smaller needle, work in garter stitch for 7 inches, or until the last ball is almost gone, or until you think the scarf is wide enough. Work last row on larger circular needle. TRICKY PART: Return to beginning of last row worked, drop first 12 sts off needle. Using crochet hook, chain remaining sts off until you get to last 12 sts, drop these off needle. Cut yarn, leaving 12" tail, pull through last stitch that you're binding off. What you have is the middle sts bound off, while 12 sts on either end are off the needle, and not bound off. Drop these sts all the way down to the cast on. You end up with these long loops of yarn at either end of the scarf, resembling...yes, fringe. I cut the loops in the middle, gathered them in groups of 4, and tied with an overhand knot close to the scarf end. Voila! I trimmed the obnoxiously long fringe strands and called it done. It's so pretty that I plan to make one for myself. It lies flat, doesn't require the fringe to have good-looking ends, and takes very little yarn. If you have any questions (which is very possible, as I usually write patterns for myself, and while I understand what I mean, you guys very well may not) feel free to email me. Merry Christmas! Phyllis Bradley pbradley@telepath.com --- This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium http://www.woolworks.org/