Nutmeg scarf by Olga Fahim

Nutmeg scarf

Knitting
October 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Lace
= Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
2000 - 2250 yards (1829 - 2057 m)
one size 18” by 72” (46 cm x 180 cm)
English
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Nutmeg is a large rectangular scarf knit on the bias (diagonally). Simple in construction, but using 6 different colors and two different yarn bases, in various changing stripes, creates a fun and whimsical piece. 

The pattern is beginner-friendly.

Yarn required:

Fingering weight sock wool, 400 yds (360 m) / 100 g each in 3 colors:

Fingering Color 1 (F1) x 100 g
Fingering Color 2 (F2) x 85 g
Fingering Color 3 (F3) x 60 g

Lace weight kid mohair/silk yarn, 458 yds (420 m) / 50 g each in 3 colors:

Lace Color 1 (L1) x 50 g
Lace Color 2 (L2) x 50 g
Lace Color 3 (L3) x 50 g

Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm)

Gauge: holding Fingering and Lace together 22 sts x 30 rows in 4”x4”

Techniques used:

knit, purl, yarn over, K2tog (knit 2 stitches together, right leaning decrease), SSK (slip slip knit, left leaning decrease), M1L (increase by 1 stitch by Making 1 Left), M1R (increase by 1 stitch by Making 1 Right)

You will start knitting diagonally in the bottom right corner, increase on both sides on every right side row until you reach the needed width.

From then you will increase 1 st in the beginning of each right side row, and decrease 1 st in the end of each right side row, which will keep the scarf at the same width while growing in length.

Finally you will decrease on both sides on every right side row to create the top left corner.

Errata:

after forming the corner you should have 130 sts,
and

Row 111 should read 121
Row 112 should read 122
Row 113 should read 123
Row 114 should read 124

Row 115 should read 125
Row 116 should read 126

Row 117-128 - repeat rows 115-116 should read
Row 127-138 - repeat rows 125-126

Section 3 Row 13 should read:

Row 13 (RS) - k4, sm, M1R, yo, k2tog rep ** till last 2 st before m, SSK, sm, k4

All corrections are now in the updated PDF version