I like this scarf, but I'm biased
Finished
August 18, 2018
August 23, 2018

I like this scarf, but I'm biased

Project info
To Bias Or Not To Bias by Woolly Thoughts
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
$25
W: 8" x L: 96"
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Lion Brand Mandala
0.95 skeins = 558.5 yards (510.7 meters), 142 grams
Walmart
June 11, 2018
Notes

This was a delightful and easy knit. I will definitely revisit this pattern in the future as it allows for a lot of creativity on the part of the knitter.
A couple of notes on what I did here:

  1. I used one skein of Lion Brand Mandala in Gnome. I used a scale and ball winder to weigh the skein as I wound the ball. Luck was with me as the color change was at exactly half the weight.
  2. I have a slipped stitch edge. I slipped one wyif then kfb on the right side and slipped one wyif and knitted across on the wrong side.
  3. I did add the eyelet rows as a contrast to the biased stripes. I noticed that the eyelet rows have a 12 stitch repeat so after the last eyelet row, I have 11 stitches.
  4. When it came time to decrease (stop increasing), I noticed there were 3 stitches from the edge to the first eyelet. So when decreasing towards the end I made sure to not add an eyelet when I got to 3 stitches (plus the slipped edge so 4 sts total) before where the eyelet would go.

To Bias or Not to Bias Scarf
I Like this Scarf but I’m Biased

Slipped Stitch Edge
Always slip the first stitch of every row and knit the last stitch of every row.
Note: Stitch counts will not inclue the first and last stitch of a row.

Stripe pattern

I used 1 skein of Mandala Yarn (150gr) split in two (2, 75gr balls).
Ball 1 is MC ball 2 is CC.

1 ridge = 2 garter stitch rows

MC 12 ridges
CC 12 ridges

MC 1 ridge
CC 1 ridge
(repeat until there are 6 ridges of each color)

MC 4 ridges
CC 2 ridges
Repeat 1 time

MC 2 ridges
CC 4 ridges
Repeat 1 time

Start over at the beginning of stripe pattern
Continue unti scarf is the size desired.

STARTING WEDGE

Cast On 4 sts

Main color (MC)

Right Side (RS) Row kfb, k to the end
All Wrong Side (WS) Rows k to the end

Repeat in row pattern until there are 14 sts on the needle.

Next RS Row kfb, k8, k2tog, yo, k to the end

Continue like this until you have 14 sts after the last yo

Next RS Row kfb, k8, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k to the end

Continue like this until you have 14 sts after the last yo

Next RS Row kfb, k8, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k to the end

Continue like this until you have 11 sts after the yo

MAIN BODY

Next RS Row kfb, k8, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog

Continue like this until the scarf is near your desired length

ENDING WEDGE

Next RS Row k9, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog
Next RS Row k8, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog
Next RS Row k7, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog

Next RS Row k2, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog
Next RS Row k13, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog
Next RS Row k12, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog

Next RS Row k2, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog
Next RS Row k13, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog
Next RS Row k12, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog

Next RS Row k2, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog
Next RS Row k13, k2tog
Next RS Row K12, k2tog

Next RS Row k2, k2tog
Next RS Row k1, k2tog

Next RS Row bind off 4 sts

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August 23, 2018
 
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100% Acrylic
590 yards / 150 grams

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  • Originally queued: August 20, 2018
  • Project created: August 23, 2018
  • Finished: August 23, 2018
  • Updated: April 4, 2019