Checkerboard Lace Scarf - the purl bee

http://www.purlbee.com/checkerboard-lace-scarf

The Materials

3 skeins of The Fibre Company's

C a n o p y F i n g e r i n g / S p o r t , 50% baby

alpaca, 30% merino and 20% bamboo.

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Checkerboard Lace Scarf - the purl bee

http://www.purlbee.com/checkerboard-lace-scarf

This color is Sasparilla. (I used two and a half skeins. If you want to cast on 10 fewer stitches or make your scarf 12 inches shorter than this one, 2 skeins would be enough.) U S # 7 n e e d l e s , s t r a i g h t o r c i r c u l a r. I used a 24 inch S k a c e l A d d i L a c e needle and highly recommend it. The sharp point of Addi's lace needles makes lace knitting a whole lot easier!

The Pattern
Gauge
5 1/4 stitches = 1 inch in the checkerboard lace pattern, unblocked

Finished Size
10 inches wide x 70 inches long, after blocking

Note
This pattern can be worked over any number of stitches that is a multiple of 10 plus 8, ie 18, 28, 38, etc.

Begin
Cast on 58 stitches. Knit 4 rows. Row 1 and every odd numbered row: K2, purl to last 2 stitches, k2. Row 2: K6, *yo, ssk, k1, (k2tog, yo) 2 times, k3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2. Row 4: K2, *k3, (yo, ssk) 2 times, k1, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, k6. Row 6: K4, *(yo, ssk) 3 times, k4, repeat from * to last 4 stitches, yo, ssk, k2. Row 8: K3, *(yo, ssk) 4 times, k2, repeat from * to last 5 stitches, yo, ssk, k3. Row 10: Repeat Row 6. Row 12: Repeat Row 4. Row 14: Repeat Row 2. Row 16: K2, k2tog, yo, *k4, (k2tog, yo) 3 times, repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k4. Row 18: K3, k2tog, yo, *k2, (k2tog, yo) 4 times, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3. Row 20: Repeat Row 16. Repeat Rows 1-20 until piece measures 60

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Checkerboard Lace Scarf - the purl bee

http://www.purlbee.com/checkerboard-lace-scarf

inches from the cast on edge (it will become 70 inches when you block it), ending with Row 5. Knit 4 rows. B i n d o f f l o o s e l y. Gently block your scarf and you're done!

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