Faux Entrelac Scarf
c 2008 Janice Farrell Pea of
Sketched-on-a-Napkin Designs
An Original Pattern for Needleworks, Inc.
http://www.cu-needleworks.com
Permission is granted to Needleworks, Inc. to make copies of this pattern available for free or a nominal cost to cover printing.
All other individuals are allowed to make one copy for personal use. This pattern may not be used commercially and may
not be copied, transmitted, or distributed electronically without express permission from the author.
The scarf is the third item in what has become a faux
entrelac series, following a shawl and a baby blanket.
Patterns for the other two items are also available on
this website.
Gauge
10 sts = 4”, although gauge is not essential.
Materials
Yarn:
Needles:
330 yards of bulky yarn that knits at
gauge of 10 sts/4”. I used 6 skeins On
Line Montana (a yarn from my stash
that is no longer available). Montana
is a loosely spun, single ply yarn, that
is 50% wool and 50% nylon.
Size US #11
K 10 rows in garter st (end with WS row – 5 garter
ridges appear on RS). First band of faux entrelac pattern is completed [1 SQ wide].
At BEG of next row (RS), CO 7 sts, using knitted caston; then K to end of row [14 total sts].
At BEG of next row (WS), CO 7 sts, using knitted caston; then K7, P7, K7 [21 total sts]. The foundation row
for the second band of faux entrelac (3 SQs wide) has
been established.
REP the following 2 rows until the second band has 5
garter ridges appearing on the RS:
RS rows: K.
WS rows: K7, P7, K7.
Second band of faux entrelac pattern is completed [3
SQs].
At BEG of next row (RS), CO 7 sts, using knitted caston; then K to end of row [28 total sts].
Size
The scarf is 9” by 84” without blocking.
Abbreviations
BEG = beginning; BO = Bind Off; CO = Cast On; K
= Knit; P = Purl; REP = repeat; RS = Right Side;
SQ = square(s); ST = Stitch(es); WS = Wrong Side.
At BEG of next row (WS), CO 7 sts, using knitted
cast-on; then K7, P7, K7, P7, K7 [35 total sts]. The
foundation row for the third band of faux entrelac (5
SQs wide) has been established.
REP the following 2 rows until the third band has 5
garter ridges appearing on the RS:
RS rows: K.
WS rows: K7, P7, K7, P7, K7.
Instructions
Phase 1: Establishing the pattern and increasing to
achieve the desired width
CO 7 sts.
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Third band of faux entrelac pattern is completed [5
SQs].
By this point, the faux entrelac design should be clearly
visible. The first band of the entrelac is a single garter
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stitch square. The second band of the design is 3 squares
across – the first in garter stitch, the second in stockinette stitch, and the third in garter stitch. The third
band is 5 squares across.
Phase 2: Keeping the same width.
At beg of next row (RS), CO 7 sts using knitted cast-on
(adding 1 new SQ), and K to end of row.
At beg of next row (RS), BO 7 sts (reducing 1 SQ), and
K to end of row.
At beg of next row (WS), BO 7 sts (reducing 1 SQ);
K7, P7, K7.
Rep the following 2 rows until the band has 5 garter
ridges appearing on the RS:
RS rows: K.
At beg of next row (WS), BO 7 sts (reducing 1 SQ);
then K7, P7, K7, P7, K7.
WS rows: K7, P7, K7.
Rep the following 2 rows until the band has 5 garter
ridges appearing on the RS:
RS rows: K.
First reduction is completed [3 SQs].
WS rows: K7, P7, K7, P7, K7.
At beg of next row (RS), BO 7 sts (reducing 1 SQ), and
K to end of row.
At beg of next row (WS), BO 7 sts (reducing 1 SQ),
and K to end of row.
Continue in this manner until you have 15-20 yards of
yarn remaining.
7 sts (1 SQ) remains. K until 5 garter ridges appear on
RS and then BO.
Phase 3: Decreasing.
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