Embroidered flowers pop against the gentle ombré of this timeless, textured scarf. Patina Scarf is the fourth pattern in Confident Knitting.

SIZE
One size only
Width: 18.5cm [7¼in]
Length: 161cm [63½in]

YARN
Schoppel Wolle Gradient (DK weight; 100% wool; 260m per 100g ball)
Yarn A: Tea Ceremony / Teezeremonie (2249); 2 x 100g balls

Schoppel Wolle Zauberball (4ply / fingering weight; 75% superwash wool, 25% biodegradable nylon; 420m per 100g ball)
Yarn B: Autumn Is Timeless / Herbstzeitlos (2335); 1 x 100g ball

Approximate yardage
Yarn A: 520m [570yds]
Yarn B: Approx. 5m [6yds] in each of three different shades

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
One pair 4.5mm [US 7] knitting needles
4.5mm [US H/8] crochet hook for provisional cast on
A small quantity of smooth waste yarn of approximately DK weight
Locking stitch markers
Tapestry needle

TENSION
21.5 sts and 38 rows to 10cm [4in] measured over woven slip stitch pattern, after washing and blocking

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Photo tutorials for the following techniques can be found within this book:
Crochet provisional cast-on method
Detached chain stitch
Twisted chain stitch
French knots

The following video tutorials can be found on our website at
www.acknitwear.co.uk/confident-knitting
Crochet provisional cast-on method
Detached chain stitch
Twisted chain stitch
French knots
Grafting

PATTERN NOTES
This design begins with a crochet provisional cast on. The body of the scarf is worked in a slip stitch pattern, where the yarn is carried at the right side of the work. This creates a woven effect on the right side, which is mirrored by a raised textured pattern on the wrong side of the fabric. Slipping two stitches at the beginning of each row creates a rolled finish down each long edge of the scarf.

Although it may look difficult, the embroidery is a combination of 3 basic techniques: detached chain stitch, twisted chain stitch and French knots. If, at this point, you feel the French knots are beyond your abilities they can easily be replaced with beads instead. In order to avoid puckering the fabric of the scarf, we recommend that you lay the scarf on a flat surface when you are adding the embroidery. And because it can be difficult to keep the back of the embroidery as tidy as the front, the cast-on edge is folded upwards and grafted in place, creating a deep hem through which the other end of the scarf can be inserted when the scarf is being worn.