This is a real light and lacey scarf or stole. It is really easy and quick to make. All you need to know is: Knit, Bind Off, Cast On, Knit 2 together and Yarn Over to make it. The Picot Edge is easy too, just a series of cast ons and bind offs. When you start it, it will be small, but after it is stretched out and steamed, the size will be much larger.
The scarf will end up being approx. 60” by 5” and the stole will end up approx. 75” by 20”. You can make them longer or wider or both by adding more stitches or more rows, keeping in mind you will need more yarn. Being an accent items the sky is the limit. I used Mary Maxim Tropical Tootsies in Kiwi. Any sock yarn will work or fingering weight yarn. I bet the Alpaca and Llama would be luscious.
The gauge is not really important. The starting gauge is a lot smaller then the finished gauge. That is what makes this item so unique. After it is stretched out it doesn’t event look like a regular knitted item. At a quick glace someone may think it is a form of Hair Pin Lace. You can let them think that. One skein, ball or hank of yarn would very easily make the scarf. With some yarns it may take 2 for the stole.
The needle is a 24” circular one due to the large amount of stitches placed on the needle. The Crochet hook is larger to allow you easy access to the back bar of the chain in which you cast on through. If you split the cast on chain fiber, it makes it a challenge to unravel the chain. There are instruction and pictures to help guide you through the Provisional Cast One needed to start the piece on Page 2.