The Slip Jig Scarf is the fifth pattern added to the “All the Jigs and Reels” ebook.

The slip jig is most often the fourth dance learned; the last of the softshoe dances before both starting hardshoes and more complex softshoe choreographies. Its 9/8 time signature is unique and learning to count it takes a bit of doing! It is “the ladies’ dance” and the music is often ethereal; the dancer appears to float above the stage.

The Slip Jig Scarf takes its patterning from the 5s used to move side to side in a slip jig, rather than the 7s found in reels and standard jigs. Worked in DK weight yarn, I chose to represent the light and airy qualities of slip jig music with lace rather than cables.

The Slip Jig Scarf is worked flat, end to end. I designed it to use as much as possible of one ball of Lion Brand “Mandala”. It is easily lengthened or shortened by adjusting the number of lace repeats knit. Using a natural fiber and blocking the finished scarf will also alter the size.

The pattern includes both written and charted instructions. In addition, there is a separate pdf containing the photo tutorial for the cast-on I used so you can print it rather than being “stuck” with just a link in the pattern notes.

Please note that this scarf is knit in garter st based lace; all the wrong side rows are knit and not included on the chart.

Additional Materials

• the 3.5mm/E crochet hook listed above is for the crochet-over-needle cast-on. A tutorial for this can be found here as well as in the separate pdf included with purchase.

• 1 locking st marker to mark the right side from the wrong side.

• (optional) 4 other st markers to mark the st repeats of the lace patterning.

Skills/Techniques Used

• crochet cast-on (photo tutorial included witht he pattern)
• increases: yarn over (yo)
• decreases: knit 2 together (K2tog), knit 2 together through their back loops (K2tog tbl), & slip next stitch, knit next 2 stitches together, pass the slipped stitch over (SK2P)
• there are no purl stitches in this pattern

Update: With all the important discussions about accessibility going on, I’m making it a priority to go back through my patterns and add low vision pdfs to them. I’m using the guidelines set out by the Accessible Patterns group. A new Low Vision pdf has been added to this pattern’s file. This new pdf includes: all black text,
sans serif 22pt font, photo(s) captioned, pattern is left justified, and use of bold type in place of italics. All directions are fully written out line by line. This pattern can be completed without using any of the charts included.