Persian Scarf
Materials Required:
13 skeins Bear Brand Shetland Floss.
4 skeins Bear Brand Persian Lamb Wool
1 pair amber knitting pins, No. 13 (14 in. long).
1 amber crochet hook No. 13, same length.
(Note—These directions are based on 12 skeins of Shetland floss to the box. If the “8 skeins to the box” floss is used, the number of skeins required will be proportionately less.)
Wind the Shetland Floss in separate balls and use two threads. Cast on 200 stitches which should make length of scarf two yards.
First row: with two threads of Shetland and one of Persian Lamb used together knit each stitch: turn.
Second row: divide threads holding the Persian Lamb at the back of work, as regular knitting thread is used and the two threads of Shetland in front of work, toward left hand. * With crochet hook, pull a loop of Persian Lamb through first stitch, drop stitch from knitting pin then throw Shetland Floss over hook and draw it through the loop of Persian Lamb just made. Repeat from * in each stitch of previous row, always keeping Shetland Floss in front of work.
Repeat the first and second rows, twice.
Seventh row: drop the Persian Lamb wool temporarily, add two more threads of Shetland Floss and using the four threads together knit 2 rows in plain garter stitch.
Repeat first and second rows, then two rows as seventh row was made and again repeat first and second rows.
This completes the border. Fasten off the Persian Lamb wool and substitute for it two threads of Shetland Floss.
Repeat first and second rows alternately until there are 20 ridges, which should measure full 12 inches for the center of the scarf.
Repeat the border as made on the other edge and bind off.
Finish ends as follows: with two threads of Shetland Floss make 1 single crochet stitch in first stitch, * skip about an inch and a half along edge and make 13 treble crochet stitches (winding the thread over the hook twice) in next stitch, skip same space on edge and make 1 s. c. in the next stitch and repeat from *. There should be six of these large shells across end. Do not break off wool but work along the side of scarf, as follows: * 1 s. c., ch. 3, 1 s. c. around the post of the first s. c., skip 1 st. and repeat from * all along. Work the shells across second end and the scallop along second side, then fasten off.
With Persian Lamb wool work across ends, as follows: fasten wool in first stitch of previous row, * pull out loop 2 inches, pull wool through loop and make a tight ch. stitch to fasten it and repeat from * twice more, make 1 s. c. in same space on edge where wool was fastened 1 s. c. in first space of shell, ch. 1., skip 1 space, 1 s. c. in next space of shell and repeat until the center stitch has been reached. There pull up loop and fasten as before, make another two-inch loop and fasten; then 1 s. c. in the middle space of shell. * Ch. 1, skip 1 space, 1 s. c. in next space and repeat from * twice, then 1 s. c. in the single crochet stitch between shells and repeat from the beginning of row.