lion brand® wool-ease® thick & quick® carson street knit scarf

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: About 11 x 95 in. (28.5 x 241.5 cm)

GAUGE: 25 sts = about 11 in. (28 cm) with larger needles over Chart Rows 1-5; be sure ot check your gauge.

STITCH EXPLANATIONS:

• 2/1 LC (2 Over 1 Left Cross): Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k1, then k2 from cable needle.
• 2/1 RC (2 Over 1 rRght Cross): Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k2, then k1 from cable needle.
• 3/2 RC (3 Over 2 Right Cross): Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, then k3 from cable needle.
• Ssk (Slip, Slip, Knit): Slip next 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time, to right needle; insert left needle into fronts of these 2 sts and knit them tog – 1 st decreased.

An increase that also creates a small decorative hole (eyelet) in the fabric, worked as follows:

1. Bring yarn to front, between the needles.

2. Take yarn to back, over the right needle. This creates the new st. You are now ready to proceed with the next st as instructed.

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NOTES:

• Scarf is worked back and forth in rows with beginning and ending borders.
• The charted pattern can be worked by following the chart or the written instructions below.  
• Slip the first st of each row as if to purl, with yarn in front.

SCARF: With smaller needles, cast on 25 sts.

Beginning Border

Rows 1-6: Sl 1, k24.

Row 7: Sl 1, k2, place marker (pm), p19, pm, k3.

Slip markers as you come to them

Row 8: Rep Row 1.

Row 9: Sl 1, k2, slip marker (sm), p19, sm, k3.

Begin Chart

Change to larger needles.

Chart Row 1 (RS): Sl 1, k2 (for selvedge), k6, 2/1 LC, k1, 2/1 RC, k9.

Chart Row 2 (WS): Sl 1, k2 (for selvedge), k7, p5, k10.

Chart Row 3: Sl 1, k2, p7, 3/2 RC, p7, k3.

Chart Row 4: Sl 1, k2, k7, p5, k10.

Chart Row 5: Sl 1, k2, p6, 2/1 RC, k1, 2/1 LC, p6, k3.

Chart Row 6: Sl 1, k2, k6, p7, k9.

Chart Row 7: Sl 1, k2, p5, 2/1 RC, k3, 2/1 LC, p5, k3.

Chart Row 8: Sl 1, k2, k5, p9, k8.

Chart Row 9: Sl 1, k2, p4, 2/1RC, k5, 2/1 LC, p4, k3.

Chart Row 10: Sl 1, k2, k4, p11, k7.

Chart Row 11: Sl 1, k2, p3, 2/1 RC, k3, yo, ssk, k2, 2/1 LC, p3, k3.

Chart Row 12: Sl 1, k2, k3, p13, k6.

Chart Row 13: Sl 1, k2, p2, 2/1 RC, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, 2/1 LC, p2, k3.

Chart Row 14: Sl 1, k2, k2, p15, k5.

Chart Row 15: Sl 1, k2, p1, 2/1 RC, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, 2/1 LC, p1, k3.

Chart Row 16: Sl 1, k2, k1, p17, k4.

Chart Row 17: Sl 1, k2, 2/1 RC, k2, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k2, 2/1 LC, k3.

Chart Row 18: Sl 1, k2, p19, k3.

Rep Chart Rows 1-18 until piece measures about 93 in. (236 cm) from beg, end with a Chart Row 4 as the last row you work.

Change to smaller needles.

Next Row: Sl 1, k24.

Next Row: Sl 1, k2, p19, k3.

Last 6 Rows: Sl 1, k24.

Bind off.

FINISHING:

Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS:

2/1 LC = 2 Over 1 Left Cross

2/1 RC = 2 Over 1 Right Cross

3/2 RC = 3 Over 2 Right Cross

Beg = Begin(ning)(s)

K = Knit

K2tog = Knit 2 Stitches Together

P = Purl

Rep = Repeat

RS = Right Side

Sl = Slip

Ssk = Slip, Slip, Knit

St(s) = Stitch(es)

WS = Wrong Side

Yo = Yarn Over