Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Letty Sideways Scarf


Thank you Letty Shapiro for sharing this beautiful scarf/cowl and for teaching the Brioche Stitch on Sunday. I made my version and made some adjustments so I'm posting two versions of this pattern today-- Letty's Original and Marie's Remix.

Materials:
1 skein Twinkle Soft Chunky (about 100 yards of super chunky yarn)
Size 17 needles
Darning Needle
Optional: 2 big buttons

Cast on 32 stitches
Purl one row.
Next row: k1, *yo, slip 1, k1 repeat from * to last stitch k1 -- (47 stitches on needle)
All following rows: k1, *yo, slip 1, k2tog (you're knitting the slip stitch and the yo from the previous row, they stitch looked crossed on the needle), repeat from *to last stitch k1
Work until scarf measures 10” tall
Next row: k1, *slip 1, k2tog repeat from * across row to last stitch, k1.
Bind off all stitches loosely.
Finishing:
Letty's version (photo in Black): Sew side seams, weave in ends and enjoy!
Marie's Remix (photo in Lavender): weave in ends, sew two buttons (no need for button holes as the stitches are so big) and enjoy!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm excited that I finally got the chance to pop into the Stitch DC store last night. Thanks for posting this pattern!! I'm excited to try it out. =D

Anonymous said...

I have tried starting this pattern twice and I just can't get to 47 stitches on that first row after the purl row. Both times, when I am quite certain I followed the pattern perfectly, I landed at 42 stitches. Has anyone else had this issue?

Thanks!
CW

Marie from Stitch DC said...

CW:
It really is 47 stitches. You increase 15 stitches. You repeat the slip 1, yo, k1 15 times across the row -- adding 15 stitches plus the original 32 -- gives you 47.

Please try again. The first row adding in those additional stitches is a tricky one but once completed, the pattern flies off of the needles.

Marie

Anonymous said...

Marie - Thanks for the encouragement! I get to 47 if I start the row with a k1 then repeat "yo and slip 1" over and over and over until the last stitch is a k1. Is that how to correctly read the pattern? When I counted that is 15 yo thus adding 15 stitches. Sound right?

CW

Anonymous said...

Marie,
I have tried the first row 6 times and I keep getting 42 instead of 47. I am sure I have counted correctly. Is this a typo?
KM