Divinely Soft!
Pattern: My version of the drop and garter stitch "pattern"
Yarn: Patons Divine (79.5% Acrylic, 18% Mohair, 2.5% Polyester; 3.5 oz; 142 yd) in #06740 Floral Fantasy, 1 ball
Needles: US17
Finished Size: At least 10" x 66" without blocking
A quick weekend project, started while reading Wendy Knits! (my copy happens to have a 20-page folio that was bound upside down) and finished while watching Crash. About 4 hours from start to finish. My co-worker gave me the yarn because she'd tried crocheting with it and, predictably, gave up. A bouclé-mohair yarn is *definitely* not a beginner yarn. She wanted to make a scarf for herself. That was all I needed; I knew exactly what to do with it.
With complicated textures and variegations, it's better to work a simple stitch or pattern to allow the yarn quality to shine. This yarn was surprisingly soft to work with, and with my honkin' size 17s, the knitting went quickly. I was almost tempted to keep the scarf!
A freebie, but of course it's just a drop stitch and a garter stitch. However, if you do find yourself with a single ball of Divine and want a quick project, here you go.
Divinely Soft Scarf
Materials: Patons Divine, 1 ball any color; US17 straight or circular
Gauge: Not measured (how irresponsible). Just remember that this is bouclé and mohair, so loosen up to allow the stitches to pass through.
Finished Size: At least 10" x 66". If you want a longer scarf, cast on less stitches. I wouldn't go less than 14 stitches, though.
Directions: Cast on 18 stitches. *Knit 4 rows. On the next (5th) row, knit, looping your yarn twice for each stitch. On the next (6th) row, knit, dropping the extra loop, and pulling its base. (This ensures that the lengths of all the drops are even.)** Repeat from * to ** until you are almost out of yarn, making sure you finish the 6-row pattern repeat. Knit 4 rows. Cast off. Blocking isn't necessary. Enjoy!
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Oh MJ, that is the perfect pattern for my purple/green/white handspun. There is about 160 yds, and i havent done a wpi, but i am guessing heavy worsted.
thank you! (i will be knitting that this weekend)
Rose
cute scarf! I wish I could get myself to finish a scarf lol!
I did the very same thing about 2 years ago with my first drop-stitch scarf! Same colorway and everything! I thought that yarn was pretty nice to work with, and I loved the pink and orange colors. Yours is great, MJ!
oh! thank you for the pattern! would be a great knit to make in a hurry for a present! full of inspiration! got anymore sock pattern realing in your mind :
So cute! I tend to be paranoid about dropped sts... keep imagining that they'll get snagged and tangled somewhere :)
Wow, this scarf if absolutely beautiful, and yes, divine is the perfect work for it, it sure looks like that! Great work!
HI MJ.
Thanks for stopping by the circus! =)
I love that you caught i was doing image searches at getty! Hope you are having a nice relaxing weekend.
Pretty pink! Nice and fuzzy too!
Cute! Love the instant gratification projects!
This is a perfect pattern as I recently received some alpaca boucle yarn and this is just enough yardage to do something fun like a scarf with ! Yours is gorgeous!
Lovely as usual!