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Bosworth Spindles

[excerpt from Spin to Knit
by Shannon Okey]

Two, two, two scarves in one! Wrap it lacy or wrap it ruffly.

Stay-closed, stay-put button closure gets extra points for letting you raid your vintage button stash.

This versatile scarf suits any amount of handspun -- it could be knitted entirely in handspun, or just the ruffle, or just the edgings.

Spin it and knit it your way.

photo: Shannon Okey

SIZE
One
 
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

41/2" (11.5 cm) wide and 533/4" (136.5 cm) long, including ruffle and picot edgings.

 
MATERIALS

CYCA #4 Medium (worsted-weight) yarn: about 315 yd (288 m) main color (MC).
CYCA #5 Bulky (chunky-weight): about 100 yd (91 m) for ruffles (CC).

Shown here: Malabrigo Merino (100% merino wool; 215 yd [196 m]/100 g) Mandarina (MC), 2 skeins; and handspun, hand-dyed yarn by Sandra Durkin (100% Falklands wool; 102 yd [93 m]/3.3 oz; about 7 wraps per inch): Cinnamon Apple Pie (CC), 1 skein.

Size 9 (5.5 mm): straight.
Size 10 1/2 (6.5 mm): 24" (60 cm) circular (cir).
Tapestry needle
one 11/2" (3.8 cm) button.

 
GAUGE
18 sts and 18 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Shetland garter lace with MC on smaller needles, after blocking
18 sts and 19 rows = 4" (10 cm) in double moss st with MC on smaller needles, after blocking. Your handspun yarn and gauge may vary.
 
PATTERN NOTES

[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here]

Shetland Garter Lace (multiple of 4 sts)
Row 1:
(RS) *K2tog, yo twice, k2tog; rep from * to end of row.
Row 2:
(WS) *K1, (k1, p1) into double yo of previous row, k1; rep from * to end of row.
Row 3:
K2, *k2tog, yo twice, k2tog; rep from * to last 2 sts, end k2.
Row 4:
K2, *k1, (k1, p1) into double yo of previous row, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, end k2.
Repeat Rows 1 - 4 for pattern.

Double Moss Stitch (multiple of 4 sts)
Rows 1 and 2:
*K2, p2; rep from * to end of row.
Rows 3 and 4:
*P2, k2; rep from * to end of row.
Repeat Rows 1 - 4 for pattern.

DIRECTIONS

Scarf
With MC and smaller needles, CO 20 sts.
Work in Shetland garter lace for 118 rows, ending with Row 2 of patt.
Change to double moss st and work even for 112 rows, ending with Row 4 of patt.

Buttonhole row:
(RS) Work 8 sts in patt, k2tog, yo twice, k2tog, work 8 sts in patt.
Next row: (WS) Work 9 sts in patt, work k1, p1 in double yo of previous row, work 9 sts in patt. Work 2 rows in established patt across all sts, ending with Row 4 of patt -- 116 rows total in double moss st.
Loosely BO all sts.

FINISHING

Wet block scarf so Shetland garter lace section measures 6" (15 cm) wide and 27 1/2" (70 cm) long, and double moss section measures 5" (12.5 cm) wide and 26 1/2" (67.5 cm) long.
Scarf will relax to about 4 1/2" (11.5 cm) wide and 50 3/4" (129 cm) long.

Picot Edging
With CC, larger cir needle, and RS facing, pick up and knit 20 sts evenly spaced along CO edge of Shetland garter lace patt.
Work garter st (knit every row) for 4 rows.
Using the picot edge method, BO as foll: *CO 2 sts onto left-hand needle, BO 4 sts, slip rem st back onto left needle; rep from * until all sts have been BO, alternating casting on 2 sts and binding off 4 sts until 1 st rem. Fasten off last st.

Ruffle Edging
With CC, larger cir needle, and RS facing, pick up and knit 14 sts along BO edge of double moss st section. Cont as foll:

Row 1: (WS) P1f&b in each st across -- 28 sts.
Row 2:
(RS) K1f&b in each st across -- 56 sts.
Rows 3, 4, and 5:
Work 3 rows even in St st (knit on RS, purl on WS).

BO all sts.

Center Ruffle
With CC, larger cir, RS facing, and beg in center of 10th row of double moss st, pick up and knit 49 sts evenly along centerline of double moss stitch section, ending pick-up 2 rows before beg of buttonhole.

Cont as foll:

Row 1: (WS) P1f&b in each st across -- 98 sts.
Row 2:
(RS) K1f&b in each st across -- 196 sts.
Rows 3, 4, and 5:
Work 3 rows even in St st (knit on RS, purl on WS).

BO all sts.

Sew button in center of scarf on the first row of double moss st. Weave in loose ends.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Jillian loves handspun.
Jillian loves ruffles.