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By Airmail
By Airmail — € () or By Airmail is a design inspired by my childhood memory of the edging of airmail envelopes. The colors are recreated in softer pink and blue. A rectangular wrap that can be used as a stole or scarf, it is worked on the bias in easy garter stitch. FINISHED SIZE Length: 204 cm / 80.25 inches Width: 35 cm / 13.75 inches MATERIALS YARN Fingering weight Yardage requirement (including 10% allowance): • MC (pink): 450 m / 490 yds • CC1 (white): 240 m / 265 yds • CC2 (blue): 205 m /220 yds Sample shown in Spud & Chloe Fine (80% wool, 20% silk;…
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Diverting Scarf
Diverting Scarf — € () or → See it on Ravelry Diverting Scarf is a reversible garter stitch scarf. Shaped as a parallelogram and worked on the bias, this scarf uses an intriguing technique that involves only cast-on, bind-off and knit stitch; no increase, decrease nor short-rows are used. It makes a great on-the-go mindless project. Have fun with your knitting! FINISHED SIZE The finished scarf measures 168 cm / 66″ in length (tip to tip) and 12.5 cm / 5″ in width. MATERIALS YARN Sport weight Shown here: Malabrigo Arroyo (100% Merino; 306 m/335 yds, 100 g/3.5 oz hank): 1 skein Yardage: 280 m / 305 yds, including 10%…
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Molinara Shawl
Molinara Shawl — € () or Molinara is a little minimalistic shawlette that is easy to wear and fun to knit. Its asymmetric shape and geometric motif give its visual interest. Its simple pattern plays well with hand-dyed or variegated yarn. This flexible design can be worked with as little as 70 g / 2.5 oz of fingering yarn and can be made as long as you wish. The inspiration for this design came while singing the nursery rythm “Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round” with my toddler. The geometric motif is formed by temporal snapshots of a huge rolling wheel. Finished Size A shawlette with a total…
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Free Pattern: Simple Mohair Scarf
Yarn Lace weight Shown here: Hamanaka Twin Gradation (72% Mohair, 28% Nylon; 150 m/164 yds, 25 g/0.88 oz ball): 2 balls Needles 4.5 mm (US 7) needles, any type Finished Measurements 206 cm x 16 cm / 81″ x 6.25″ Gauge is not critical Abbreviations k – knit p – purl sts – stitches YO – yarn over Directions Cast on 30 sts. Set-up row: Knit to end. Row 1: [K6, YO, ssk, p2, k2tog, YO] 2 times, k6. Row 2: Knit to end. Row 3: [K6, p1, YO, ssk, k2tog, YO, p1] 2 times, k6. Row 4: Knit to end. Repeat [Rows 1-4] until piece measures 206 cm /…
