Feather and Fan Alpaca Scarf – by Caroline
Bradshaw at Butterfly Bright
It is a real
treat to be knitting with this luxurious super soft Alpaca yarn from Italy,
Sierra Andina is 100% pure Alpaca yarn, from the company made famous for its
glorious colour combinations and impeccable taste in pure wool yarns,
Adriafil.
Sierra
Andina knits up to between a Double knitting and a 4 ply weight, it is therefore
perfectly suited to beautiful accessories like scarves, gloves and
shawls.
Here
I have used one ball each of navy blue and cream to give a nautical theme to the
scarf, but any colour combination would work well with this classic feather and
fan stitch pattern.
Abbreviations
K –
knit
P
– purl
yo – yarn
over
k2tog –
knit two together
Cast
on 26 using 3mm needles
Knit 3
rows
Commence
pattern as follows:
Row 1. K
all stitches
Row 2.
K4, P18, K4
Row 3.
K4, (k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times,
k4
Row 4. K
all stitches
Remember
to twist the spare yarn at the end of the wrong side rows to carry it up the
side of the work neatly, changing colour every four rows.
Continue
in pattern to desired length, ending on a row 4, then knit 3 rows before casting
off.
If
you wish to make this scarf wider the pattern requires multiples of 18 + 4
stitches each side for border.
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