It takes a long time to make a scarf, and this does the job just as well. I used a little less than one skein of Knit Picks Sierra, which is a bit scratchy, but very sturdy. Withstands many a frogging and still looks like new.
The bottom ruffle is modified from a stitch pattern in Knitting on the Edge by Nicky
Epstein, which is an awesome book. I was trying one of the ruffles, and er, messed it up,
but liked how it looked for what I was thinking of for this neck warmer.
The top picot edge is made while casting off, and I'm quite proud of it.
4 st. per inch
Size 8 circular needles.
4 buttons (3/8 inch?)
Cast on 170 (don't panic, you'll be greatly decreasing in a little bit.)
K 3 rows
4. K3, p to last 3 st, k3
5. K3, *k1, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo; repeat from * to last 5 st, k2tog, k3
6. rep row 4
7. K3, *k1, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo; rep from * to last 4 st, K 4
8. Rep row 4
9. Rep row 7
10. Rep row 4
11. Rep row 7
12. K3, loosely purl to last 3 st, k3 (you'll want to purl a little looser to make it
easier to decrease on the next row)
13. K4, *k3tog; rep from * to last 6 st, k2tog, k4
62 stitches
14. k3, purl to last 3 st, k3
15. Button hole row: K1, yo, k2tog, k across
Keeping the first and last 3 stitches in garter stitch for edge, work in st stitch for
next 5 rows
Buttonhole row (RS): K1, yo, k2tog, k across
Repeat these last 6 rows until you have 4 buttonholes.
Next row: (WS) K across
Next row: K across
Bind off row: K2, *turn, purl those two stitches, turn, knit 2, bind off 1, k 1, bo 1, k1
(2 stitches on the right needle again), rep from * ending bind off last two (I have to
test this, it's how I remember it ending. By the time you get to the last two stitches
you'll be able to figure it out, I'm sure.)
Try not to overthink the bind-off, and don't watch any riveting tv while you do it. The
neckwarmer will want to curl, so block it so each little picot on the top edge stands up
nicely. I just pulled the ruffles on the bottom edge down and pinned them in a row, not
flaired out. The Sierra blocked beautifully with no more rolling.
flat
edge close
top edge close
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