Memory is fickle…

I need to write this pattern somewhere so that I don’t forget it, and I was going to post it here when I was finished, so I figured I would kill 2 birds with 1 stone and I’ll post a picture when it’s done. It’s a really simple pattern, but it has a lot of repeats at different intervals, that’s the only reason I would forget it.

As I mentioned before, I am working on a variation of the Drop Stitch Ribbon scarf that I linked to in my last post, but with a few twists. I’m working with two different sized needles, and instead of just working 4 rows of St st, I am increasing the amount of solid scarf as the pattern progresses. Rather than post a huge long point form thing, I’m going to cut off after this sentence, click the link to read the pattern.

Needles: 4mm (US 6) and 8mm (US 11) needles or size needed to work with yarn (gauge, smauge!)

NOTE: This patter in worked in steps rather than rows to keep me from getting confused.

340 g ball of Red Heart Comfort Prints.

Cast on 35 with 4mm needles, then use 1 4mm and 1 8mm needle.

1. knit 3 rows in garter stitch
2. 4th row, knit 1(k1), yarn over(yo) twice, end with k1
3. 5th row, *k, slip yo’s off, rep from * to last st, end with k1 (these 2 steps create a stringy section that look like really long knitted sts)
4. knit 4 rows in garter st
5. rep step 3
6. rep step 1 through 3
7. rep steps 4 and 5
8. k 6 rows
9. rep step 3 – 5
10. k 6 rows
11. rep steps 2 & 3
12. k 8 rows
13. steps 2&3 again
14. k 6 rows
15. you guessed it, steps 2&3
16. k 8 rows
17. not saying it again (well actually, yes I am, a hell of a lot more)
18. k 10 rows
19. step 2 and 3
20. k 8 rows
21. steps 2 and 3
22. k 10 rows
23. steps 2 and 3
24. k 12 rows
25. steps 2 and three
26. now work backwards through the pattern, and bind off with the 4mm needles.
27. garnish with something fun such as beaded fringe (wood beads don’t get as cold, and can be stained fun colors) or fringe. I may take on crocheting some leaves, if I do, I’ll post the pattern when I’m done.

I know that was confusing, but trust me, as long as you don’t get lost on the way back, it will be fine! The pattern is really great because you can continue to knit longer solid pieces until the end, and you end up with a fun asymmetry. You could also go crazy and fiddle around with random amount of rows for the solids, or yarn over 3 or 4 times for longer stringy bits. Conversely, you can work the entire scarf using steps 2 and 3 to have a very airy scarf (though it would probably get tangled a lot so I would use a bulky weight yarn for that type of project.) Yeah, I’m pretty gay right now.