The perfect use for the single skein of luxury sock yarn!
I knit mine using a 50 gm ball of Plumknit Yarn Supply Wool/Cashmere fingering weight. (220 yds) A fun little knit, and as small and light as it is, this scarf positively radiates warmth! It's the first time I've used yarn with Cashmere in it, so did not know that it really is true that Cashmere is much warmer than wool! And SO SOFT! YUMMY!
I may try a heavier weight or bigger skein of a solid yarn soon, as I know the stitch pattern would look great knit up on a solid or semi-solid instead of a variegated yarn.
And for the pattern:
Finished Scarf Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 38 1/2"
Yarn: Plumknit Yarn Supply Wool/Cashmere (80/20) Fingering - 50gm: 220 yds (1 skein)
Needle Size: US 8
Cast-on 35 stitches.
Work 4 rows of Garter Stitch.
Switch to stitch pattern (taken from Vogue Knitting's Encyclopedia of Knitting):
Row 1: K4, *p3, k3* repeat* 3 times, P3, K4
Row 2: K2, P2 *K3, P3* repeat* 3 times, K3, P2, K2
Row 3: K4, *p3, k3* repeat* 3 times, P3, K4
Row 4: K4, *YO, Slip 1, K2tog, psso, YO, K3* repeat* 3 times, YO, Slip 1, K2tog, psso, YO, K4
Row 5: K2, P2 *K3, P3* repeat* 3 times, K3, P2, K2
Row 6: K4, *p3, k3* repeat* 3 times, P3, K4
Row 7: K2, P2 *K3, P3* repeat* 3 times, K3, P2, K2
Row 8: K2, K2tog, *YO, K3, YO, Slip 1, K2tog, psso* repeat* 3 times, YO, k3, YO, SSK, K2
Repeat rows 1-8 until scarf reaches 37 1/2" (or you have about 3 yards of yarn left), ending with a row 2 or a row 7. Knit 4 rows of Garger Stitch and Bind-off loosely. Weave in your ends.
