Jasmine Scarf
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As we tiptoe out of winter and creep softly into spring, stay warm, but not weighted down, with our lofty Jasmine Scarf. Each row you knit cultivates columns of caliper cables, like a budding vine, mimicking the world’s awakening.
Caught smack between the seasons, we picked our incredibly soft and gently rustic Flax Down, a beautiful blend of baby alpaca, extra fine merino and linen. In Heirloom White, these climbing cables glow with fresh life! Happy spring to all! -Laura
Update: New Color!
MAY 2016
Purl Soho welcomes six gorgeous new colors to our Flax Down palette! We used one, Rose Granite, to knit up our classic Jasmine Scarf. Complex and mysterious, the effect is absolutely intriguing!
Materials
3 (4) skeins of Purl Soho’s Flax Down, 43% baby alpaca, 42% extra fine merino, 15% linen. Each skein is 219 yards; approximately 876 yards required. We used the color Heirloom White.
US 6 straight or circular needle
Gauge
24 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Sizes
Finished Dimensions: 9 ½ inches wide x 60 (80) inches long
Note
This pattern is worked over a multiple of 13 + 9 stitches, for example 13 x 5 = 65. 65 + 9 = 74.
Pattern
Begin in Stockinette Stitch
Cast on 74 stitches.
Row 1 (wrong side): Purl.
Row 2: Knit.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 two more times.
Continue in Stitch Pattern
Row 1 (wrong side): P6, [p1 wrapping yarn twice, p8, p1 wrapping yarn twice, P3] 5 times, purl to end. [10 stitches increased]
Row 2: K6, [drop twice-wrapped stitch off needle to front of work, k4, pick up dropped stitch and knit it, slip 4 stitches purlwise with yarn in back (wyib), drop twice-wrapped stitch off needle to front of work, slip the same 4 stitches back to left-hand needle, pick up dropped stitch and knit it, k7] 5 times, knit to end. [10 stitches decreased]
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until scarf measures 59 (79) inches from cast on edge, or until approximately 3/4 inches shy of desired finished length.
Continue in Stockinette Stitch
Row 1 (wrong side): Purl.
Row 2: Knit.
Repeat Row 1 and 2 one more time.
Repeat Row 1.
Bind off knitwise.
Finish
Weave in ends and block as desired.
Jasmine Scarf
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