Empire Scarf in Cro-Knitting
Materials Required:
7 skeins Bear Brand Shetland Floss.
9 skeins Bear Brand Felicity Floss.
1 pair amber knitting pins, No. 9 (14 in. long).
1 amber crochet hook, No. 9, 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 wools in separate balls.
Using a thread of each wool and the knitting pins, cast on 38 stitches, loosely. Knit two rows.
First pattern row: using crochet hook, knit two stitches, wool over and pick up a loop around third stitch of first foundation row, wool over and draw a loop through next stitch on pin, wool over and through 4 loops on hook, slip stitch from knitting pin thus forming one cluster. Knit the next stitch, * wool over, skip one stitch on first row and make cluster, (as before) around the next stitch and the stitch on pin, knit 1 stitch and repeat from * to the end of the row.
Second pattern row: k. 2 in the first and last stitches of preceding row and k. 1 in each intervening stitch.
Third pattern row: using crochet hook, k. 1, 1 cluster around end stitch of second pattern row and stitch on pin, k. 1, then work like first row, ending the row with knit 2.
Fourth row: like second.
Repeat these four rows until the scarf is the desired width, about 20 inches, then omit the widening stitches on the knitted rows, making all the crocheted rows like first row, until the work is 68 inches in length. Make second end of scarf to match first end; decreasing on each knitted row by knitting together the two first and two last stitches, being careful to preserve the pattern. When there are again 38 stitches on needle, bind off.
Down the side of scarf work scallop as follows: * 1 single crochet stitch in first stitch, ch. 2, 1 double crochet stitch in same stitch, skip enough space to make work smooth and repeat from * to the end. This is ordinary crocheting.
Across the end work in knot stitch as follows: * draw up the loop on hook about ¾ in., wool over and through loop this time very short since it is really the first loop of an s. c. Take up the second loop of the s. c. through the new long loop. Pull wool through the 2 loops on needle and the s. c. (or knot as it is called) is finished. The present loop on the needle should be pulled up long and corresponds to the first loop made. When it is pulled up, hold the knot just made between the thumb and forefinger and repeat directions from *. Skip one stitch on edge of scarf and make 1 s. c. in the next and repeat from beginning all across edge. Make scallop on second side and finish second end like first.
Cut the wool for fringe in ten-inch lengths and knot 4 threads of each wool through the s. c. in the center of each knot stitch loop.