Totem scarf
©2014 Kris Basta Tools & Materials: • 1 circular needle, U.S. size 10 (circular is used to accommodate the large number of stitches that you will work with). • 320 yds of worsted weight yarn Gauge: 4 sts = 1” References: 1. Cast on at beginning of the row, otherwise known as knitted cast-‐on. Tutorial video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdaZTBOJ7XU 2. ssk (slip, slip, knit), here is a tutorial showing how to do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLWaabNhcc0 Abbreviations: K = knit yo = yarn over P = purl st = stitch K2tog = knit 2 tog CO = cast on Rep = repeat ssk = slip, slip, knit (*slips are made knitwise)
Directions: CO 18 sts. Set up rows: 1. Knit
2. (Wrong Side): K2, p14, k2. 3. K1, p1, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, p1, k1. 4. K2, p14, k2. 5. k1, p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k2, p1, k1. 6. CO16 sts (*make sure you use the type of cast on at beg of row as referenced above. Use this type of cast on throughout the pattern), k1, p6, k4, p5, k1, *K1, p14, k1, rep from * to last st, k1. 7. CO16 sts, k6, p4, k6, p1, *P1, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, p4, k2, yo, ssk, k1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1. 8. K1, *k1, p5, k4, p5, k1, rep from * to last st, k1.
9. K1, *p1, k2tog, yo, k3, p4, k3, yo, ssk, p1, rep from * to last st, k1.-‐ -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Now begin pattern rows: 1. (Wrong Side): K1, *k1 p14, k1. Rep from * to last st, k1. 2. K1, *p1, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, p1. Rep from * to last st, k1. 3. K1, *k1, p14, k1. Rep from * to last st, k1. 4. K1, *p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k2, p1. Rep from * across to last st, k1. 5. CO16 sts, k1, p6, k4, p5, k1, *K1, p14, k1, rep from * across to last st, k1. 6. CO16 sts, k6, p4, k6, p1, *p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, p4, k2, yo, ssk, k1, p1. Rep from * to last st, k1. 7. K1, *k1, p5, k4, p5, k1. Rep from * to last st, k1. 8. K1, *p1, k2tog, yo, k3, p4, k3, yo, ssk, p1. Rep from * to last st, k1. Work these 8 pattern rows until you have 240 sts total and have worked through row 8. Work rows 1-‐4 of pattern rows Knit 2 rows. Bind off. My scarf, after lightly blocking measured 11” x 90”
For more Free Patterns go to: www.auntekristy.blogspot.com