Materials needed:
- Martha Stewart Lion Brand knitting loom set, or similar gauge loom
- knitting tool
- double pointed needle
- Worsted, DK, or sport weight yarn
Regarding yarn: I've included two examples - the red one being a category 4 (unknown manufacturer) and the black and white (as seen blow) a category 3 (Deborah Norville Everyday Soft Worsted Prints in Antique Lavender).
The great thing about this pattern is it's completely flexible, and you can use your favorite yarn, make it as long or short as you want, and as wide as you want. Gauge is not important. You can add cabling or lace stitching to make your scarf unique. Below are the directions for a basic scarf as shown in the photos.
Directions
Using the Martha Stewart Lion Brand loom set, connect two 12-pin straight pieces using two double corner pieces. Place 16 blue pegs in every hole along one long edge of the loom, and 10 pegs centered on the opposite end.
Place stitch marker, or use gray peg, on the center-most peg. Place slip knot on center peg, knit off. Knit off again. This is your cast on.
Unless otherwise indicated, use the U-wrap knit stitch.
Every row is going to be increased by one going equally outward to the left and right from the center peg. When increasing, use the wrap and turn method, slipping the increased stitch for each row.
For row #1, after cast on, wrap and turn the peg to the right of the center, purl center, wrap and turn the peg to the left.
Row 2: sl1, k2, wt
Row 3 sl1, p3, wt
Row 4: sl1, k4, wt
row 5: sl1, p5, wt
Repeat until you have 16 pegs wrapped. Always slipping the first stitch and knitting the last stitch in each row to create a selvedge edge, continue in garter stitch until your knitted piece is almost the desired length. The length of the first end of the sample, from cast on to ribbing, is 5 inches.
Decrease each row by knitting the last two stitches together in each row, continuing in garter stitch, until you have 10 pegs wrapped.
The DPN in to be placed right up against the back of the pegs at this point in order to create the starting stitches for the back panel of the keyhole/loop. When completed, the opposite end of the scarf will be fed through the loop to secure it in place.
Place the end of the DPN just behind the 2nd peg. Slipping the first peg, make the extra loop on the DPN by bringing your yarn back behind the peg, slip under the DPN, bring over and out in front of the pegs between peg 1 and 2, and U-wrap peg 2. Slide DPN forward, take yarn back behind pegs between pegs 2 and 3, wrap under and over DPN, bring yarn back to front between pegs 2 and 3, and U-wrap peg 3. Do this until all 10 pegs are wrapped, keeping DPN tight against the pegs, and knit off the row.
The yarn and DPN will get a little loose during the wrapping, but you should be able to tighten it by pulling on your working yarn before you knit off the row.
Keep the DPN in place as you work on the next section. If tightened enough, the yarn will secure it pretty well.
Loop/Keyhole section
*K2, P2, rep from * for every row until panel is approximately 3 inches.
Cut yarn, leaving a few inches
Place stitches that are on DPN onto pegs directly across from working side. This is your back panel. On these stitches:
*K (e-wrap), rep to end of row
*P, rep to end of row
Repeat until both panels are of equal length.
Move stitches from back panel to front pegs. It's okay if you're one loop short, just skip last peg. Knit stitches together using U-wrap method.
Continuing in garter stitch using U-wrap knit method, increase stitches by adding one at the end of every row using the wrap and turn method. Continue until the overall length is as desired, then begin decrease rows.
Decrease rows by knitting two stitches together at the end of every row, continue until you are left with two stitches. Bind off and thread in all your ends.
I made the ribbed panel too long here
and didn't notice until it was too late to fix it.
If you have any question or comments, please feel free to comment here or on the Ravelry pattern page.
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