Keen to get knitting, but not sure how? For those of you who have just picked up your knitting needles for the first time, here is a simple scarf for you to try.
Learn how to Cast on and off, knit and purl with these knitting step-by-steps
Materials
Patons Feathers: 2 balls; Patons Totem 8ply: 1 ball; Patons Ostrich: 1 ball; Patons Loopy Mohair: 2 balls. One pair 5.00mm (No 6) knitting needles or size needed to give correct tension.
Measurements
Length (approx): 100cm; width (approx): 18cm.
Note: Use only the yarns specified for this garment. Other yarns may give unsatisfactory results. Quantities are approximate as they vary between knitters.
Abbreviations
Stocking st: one row knit, one row purl.
Tension
17 sts to 10 cm over stocking st, using 5.00mm needles and Feathers yarn.
SCARF
Using 5.00mm needles and Feathers, cast on 32sts.
Beg patt
Using Feathers, work 8 rows stocking st.
Using Totem, knit 2 rows garter st.
Using Ostrich, work 2 rows stocking st.
Using Totem, knit 2 rows garter st.
Using Feathers, work 4 rows stocking st.
Using Totem, knit 2 rows garter st.
Using Loopy Mohair, work 4 rows stocking st.
Using Ostrich, work 2 rows stocking st.
Using Loopy Mohair, work 4 rows stocking st.
Using Totem, knit 2 rows garter st.
Using Feathers, work 4 rows stocking st.
Using Totem, knit 2 rows garter st.
Using Feathers, work 4 rows stocking st.
Using Ostrich, knit 2 rows stocking st.
Using Totem, work 2 rows garter st.
Using Loopy Mohair, work 4 rows stocking st.
Using Totem, knit 2 rows garter st.
Using Feathers, work 4 rows stocking st.
Using Loopy Mohair, work 2 rows stocking st.
Using Ostrich, work 2 rows stocking st.
Using Totem, knit 2 rows garter st.
Last 62 rows form pattern repeat.
Rep last 62 rows 5 times (6 times in all).
Using Feathers, work 8 rows stocking st.
Cast off loosely.
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