Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Little Blocks Scarf

This scarf is my daughter's first knitting project. Since she was a beginner, I suggested that she started with a simple project. Making a scarf was a good choice.

This scarf is mainly made up of alternating blocks of stocking stitch and reverse stocking stitch that created in a combination of 4 stitches and 6 rows to each block. While, the both ends of the scarf are made by simple rib stitch. Combining simple rib with little blocks would create an interesting knitting pattern, we especially love a long ribbing at both ends of the scarf.

Simple ribs are made up of knit and purl stitches that form verticals. For this scarf, we start the pattern with some rows of Knit-three and Purl-three rib, then continue with the pattern of little blocks until you reach the desired length and again make another rows of Knit-three, Purl-three rib for the other end.


Knitting abbreviations:
K = knit
= purl

Materials:
Yarn    : 100%  acrylic, weight 40g 
Needle : single-pointed needle (size 4mm or 4.5mm)



Knitting Pattern :

cast on 108 stitches

[ part one : ribbing ]
1. front row - K3, *( P3, K3), *repeat to the end
2. back row - P3, *(K3, P3), *repeat to the end
Repeat from step 1 to step 2 until you reach a length of 20 rows.

[ part two : start little blocks pattern ]
3. front row - K4, *(P4, K4), *repeat to the end
4. back row - P4, *(K4, P4), *repeat to the end
Repeat from step 3 to step 4 three times so you will get a 4 stitches with 6 rows little blocks. 

5. front row - P4, *(K4, P4), *repeat to the end.
6. back row - K4, *(P4, K4), *repeat to the end 
 Repeat from step 5 to step 6 three times so you will get a 4 stitches with 6 rows little block.

Now you can see a pattern of alternating blocks of stocking stitch and reverse stocking stitch. Repeat from step 3 to step 6 until your desired length.

[ part three : ribbing ]
7. front row - K3, *( P3, K3), *repeat to the end
8. back row - P3, *(K3, P3), *repeat to the end
Repeat from step 7 to step 8 until you reach a length of 20 rows. This part exactly the same with part one.

9. Bind off and weave in ends.






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