New Year's Break

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Originally uploaded by astabeth

I finally finished and turned in my Advanced Printmaking class (yay!), but it was on the first night I had new classes, so I have homework already. No rest for the weary. But I have a little room for procrastination, so I am updating my Ravelry stuff. Here is my first contribution:

Astabeth's Lush Scarf

Yarn: Classic Elite's Lush - 50% Angora / 50% Wool, Aran weight, 2 skeins

Gauge: Not critical; I got 18 stitches per inch in garter stitch

Needles: US8 or whatever gives you appropriate gauge or drape

Stitches: sk2p = slip one stitch, knit two together, pass the slipped stitch over

Directions

Set-up:
Cast on 25 stitches. If you want it wider, add stitches in increments of 6.
Knit 7 rows for the garter stitch border.

Pattern rows:

Row 1 (wrong side) and all odd # rows: Knit 3, Purl to last 3 stitches, Knit 3

Rows 2, 4, and 6: K4, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1; rep from * to last 3 stitches, k3.

Row 8: K5, *yo, sk2p, yo, k3; rep from *, last rep will end with k5.

Row 10: K4, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1; rep from * to last 3 stitches, k3.

Row 12: K3, k2tog, *yo, k3, yo, sk2p; rep from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3.

Repeat these 12 rows until you are at the end of one skein, do not bind off. Cast on with the second skein and make another identical half.

Finishing:
Weave the ends together - kitchener, three-needle bind-off, or your preferred method. Block gently.

Sources:
Stitch pattern is "Spider Stitch" from Barbara Walker's A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns.