Crystal Palace Yarns
free scarf knitting pattern
Cable-Eyelet Scarf (right)
and
Vertical Duplicate Stitch Scarf (left)
(pattern below on the page)Important Note:
Crème yarn has been discontinued by Crystal Palace Yarns as of March 2008.
All inventory of Crème is gone.
We will be removing all the Crème patterns in the next week or two.
Feel free to save a copy, but there will be no further technical support of Crème patterns.
Materials: Crystal Palace Crème 60/40 wool/combed silk
Cable-Eyelet Scarf
(shown at right in photo, approx. 16" x 68" for 6 ball scarf)Materials:
Crème: 6 - 50 gr balls #2005 "buttercup" (2 balls for narrow scarf)
Crystal Palace Bamboo or DAISY Needles US #8 straight needlesGauge: 20 sts/4 inches
Instructions:
Cast on 82 sts.
See the symbols below to understand stitches used.The chart is read from right to left. The chart represents the stitches from the RS (Right Side) of the scarf.
All empty squares are K sts on RS and P sts on the WS (Wrong side).
The horizontal bar indicates P sts on RS and K sts on WS
All even rows (WS) are P except where the vertical lines of bars are indicated, those are K on WS.The 18 st section of the Chart from sts 3 to 20 is the pattern section and it is repeated 4 times for the wider scarf and 2 times for the narrower scarf.
The 2-2 Cable Stitch - right slant is worked over 4 sts. Put 2 sts on cable holder, hold toward back of work, K the next 2 sts, then K the 2 sts from the cable needle.
As a sample to see: RS Row 5 of the Chart is worked this way from right to left:
k2, *p1, cable 2-2 right slant over 4 sts, p1, k2, yo, (sl1, k1, psso), k4, k2tog, yo, k2* repeat 3 more times between stars, then p1, cable 2-2 right slant, p1, k2Follow the chart until you have knitting 468 rows or until you are out of yarn and Bind Off.
Cover with soft towel and block gently with steam held a few inches from the surface.(Note: if you are a crocheter, you may wish to add picot st to the end of the scarf as shown in the photo, we do not include instructions here.)
Vertical Duplicate Stitch Scarf
(shown in left of photo above)Scarf will be approx. 52" long and 6 inches wide
Materials:
Crème: 2 50 gr balls Main Color (MC) #2032 "purple" and 1 ball #2015 "henna" (less than 1/2 ball) Contrasting Color (CC)
Crystal Palace Bamboo or DAISY Needles US #8 straight needles
Crystal Palace Bamboo Crochet Hook Size H or IGauge: 21 sts/4 inches - 10 cm with size 8 Needle
With MC cast on 34 sts
Row 1: *Knit 6, P1* (repeat 3 times bet *), end K6
Row 2: *Purl 6, K1* (repeat 3 times bet *), end P6Repeat until you run out of MC or until scarf is desired length.
Using crochet hook you will duplicate stitch CC over the vertical rows of purl stitches on the Right Side of the scarf. See diagram at left.
Dampen and block scarf to dry. (You may GENTLY steam scarf with a towel over the top of the scarf to protect it from direct steam).
copyright 2006 Crystal Palace Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this pattern with knitters. The pattern
may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Knitting Shops carrying Crystal Palace Yarns Crème are welcome to use this free patterns for their customers.
