Friday, January 30, 2009

Free Pattern Friday: Lyndham One-Skein Scarf

As promised earlier in the week, here's the pattern for the scarf that I designed for my Beginner's Crochet class:

It's a short trans-seasonal scarf, made with a single ball of a soft lightweight yarn and intended to be held in place with a scarf pin. If you'd like a longer one, double the quantities
British terminology used [ for US scroll down to the bottom ]

yarn - 1 ball Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino or sock or 5-ply wool or alpaca [ at least 101m ]
hook - 3.5 - 4mm
finished size approx 13cm x 83 cm**


** the blue version was made with one ball of Rare Yarns Endare 4 ply which is a thinner wool/alpaca yarn with a slight halo - not recommended for a beginner as it splits - Endare will produce a slightly lighter, longer scarf on a 3mm hook

abbreviations
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
tr = treble
st = stitch or stitches


foundation- chain 32
row 1 - tr into 4th ch from hook, tr to end. Turn
Row 2 - ch 3 [ counts as 1 tr ], tr in next st,* ch 3, miss 2 tr, dc in next st, ch 3, miss 2 tr, tr in next st. Repeat from * to last 4 stitches, ch 3, miss 2 tr, dc in last 2 st. Turn.
Row 3 - ch 3, tr in next st, * ch 3, miss ch space of previous row, dc in next tr, ch 3, miss ch space of previous row, tr in next dc. Repeat from * ending with 2 dc in tr and turning ch of previous row.

repeat row 3 until desired length or until you have only enough yarn to complete the final row:
Final row - ch 3, tr in next st, *2 tr in ch space, tr in next st. Repeat from * to last 2 st - tr in last 2 st, end off.

Don't panic if it looks too short !!
This lace will grow narrower and much longer with 'aggressive' wet blocking.


US Terminology:

yarn - 1 ball sock or sport weight wool or alpaca [ at least 110 yds ]
hook - E or F
finished size approx 5" x 32 1/2"**

abbreviations
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
st = stitch or stitches


foundation- chain 32
row 1 - dc into 4th ch from hook, dc to end. Turn
Row 2 - ch 3 [ counts as 1 dc ], dc in next st,* ch 3, miss 2 dc, sc in next st, ch 3, miss 2 dc, dc in next st. Repeat from * to last 4 stitches, ch 3, miss 2 dc, sc in last 2 st. Turn.
Row 3 - ch 3, dc in next st, * ch 3, miss ch space of previous row, sc in next dc, ch 3, miss ch space of previous row, dc in next sc. Repeat from * ending with 2 sc in dc and turning ch of previous row.

repeat row 3 until desired length or until you have only enough yarn to complete the final row:
Final row - ch 3, dc in next st, *2 dc in ch space, dc in next st. Repeat from * to last 2 st - dc in last 2 st, end off.

Don't panic if it looks too short !!
This lace will grow narrower and much longer with 'aggressive' wet blocking.

and now the legal bit:
c 2009 S.Iacuone for personal and charity use. For all other uses please contact me.
Please don't claim this as your own design or the karma fairy will come along and bite you on the bum.

2 comments:

Tracy said...

That Karma fairy has sharp little teeth too. Love the scraf

Lizbeth said...

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