Monday 6 November 2017

Knit me a Vintage Lace Scarf

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Baby Fern Scarf is an easy vintage lace knit pattern with the cast on edge lightly scalloped. I started to knit the scarf prior to our trip up north last week. Naturally, I took the knitting with me expecting to knit a bit during the evenings but somehow never even took the knitting out of my suitcase, obviously, I was too exhausted from our daily exploring of historic sites to contemplate any knitting in the evening. However, now I am back home and ready to finish this delightful little project and I thought it would be great to share this elegant lace pattern with you, thinking you may want to try it yourself.

I have estimated the length of the scarf based on remaining yarn weight, so when I finish the scarf it should be approx. 75in (190cm) in length. I will definitely post a photo of the finished scarf here and on Ravelry when it is done.

I decided to use this vintage baby fern stitch for my new knit scarf for this winter, and I thought it would be interesting to use a colour-changing yarn. I also wanted to experiment with new yarns I haven't tried before.

Hayfield Spirit DK is a lovely self-striping double knitting yarn, it comes in a range of amazing colourful shades, including mixes of beautiful neutrals and more vibrant ones too. I chose a lovely pinky, peachy, browny, grey colour because it reminded me of the autumn leaves, the colour on the label is Grace 404


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Hayfield Spirit DK is 80% Acrylic and 20% Wool and for those of you who prefer to machine wash your knit garments, this yarn is machine washable.   Hayfield Spirit DK yarn comes in 100g balls so I am hoping I will be able to make this Baby Fern Scarf from just one (1) ball. 


PATTERN DETAILS:

Difficulty:  Easy Intermediate
Size: One (1) size
Measurements: approx. Length 75in (190cm) Width 7.5in (19cm)
Yarn used: Hayfield Spirit DK ● 80% Acrylic 20% Wool ● 100g ● 377yd (345m)
Needles:  4.5mm
Notions: Yarn needle
Pattern Notes: Scarf is worked flat. This pattern includes basic lace stitches and a repetitive stitch pattern. You need to know how to purl and knit, knit two together, slip stitch, pass slip stitch over, yarn around needle.

You can substitute the yarn if you wish, just remember to check the YARNSUB website, to get the best match.


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Baby Fern Scarf Instructions: 


This scarf pattern uses multiples of 12sts plus 9.

Cast on 36 + 9 = 45sts

Row 1-4: Purl
Row 5: P4, K1, P1, *K2tog, K2, yrn, K1, yrn, K2, sl1p, K1, psso, P1, K1, P1, rep from * to last 3sts, P3
Row 6: Purl
Row 7: P4, K1, P1, *K2tog, K1, yrn, K3, yrn, K1, sl1p, K1, psso, P1, K1, P1, rep from * to last 3sts, P3
Row 8: Purl
Row 9P4, K1, P1, *K2tog, yrn, K5, yrn, sl1p, K1, psso, P1, K1, P1, rep from * to last 3sts, P3
Row 10: Purl

Repeat Rows 5-10 for required length.

Finish with three (3) purl rows, cast off.


Knitting Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Description
Abbreviation
Description
[ ]
work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
p2tog
purl 2 stitches together
( )
work instructions within parentheses in the place directed
psso
pass slipped stitch over
* *
repeat instructions following the asterisks as directed
rep
repeat/s
*
repeat instructions following the single asterisk as directed
rnd/s
round/s
approx
approximately
RS
right side
beg
begin/beginning
sl
slip
CC
contrasting colour
sl1k
slip 1 knitwise
cm
centimetre/s
sl1p
slip 1 purlwise
CO
cast on
sl st
slip stitch/es
dec
decrease/decreases/decreasing
st/s
stitch/es
dpn
double pointed needle/s
tbl
through back loop
g
grams
tog
together
inc
increase/increases/increasing
WS
wrong side
k or K
knit
wyib
with yarn in back
k2tog
knit 2 stitches together
wyif
with yarn in front
m
metre/s
yd
yard/s
M1
make one stitch
yfwd
yarn forward
MC
main color
yo
yarn over
mm
millimetre/s
yrn
yarn around needle
p or P
purl


Abbreviations List © 2017 Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet. All rights reserved.


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