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Get over your lace phobia!

Posted by Tanis G.

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LACE!!!! SO SCARY, RIGHT???? Nope! It's easier than you think and this is the perfect project to try it! Grab that beautiful hank of yarn you've been saving and knit up this quick lace scarf. Wear your lace with pride!

Gauge (because this is not a fitted garment, gauge is not imperative):
• 15 sts and 14 rows over 4” in lace pattern
Approximate Finished Size:
7” x 82”
Abbreviations:
K: knit
P: purl
CO: cast on
BO: bind off
YO: yarn over
K3tog: knit 3 sts together
SK2P: slip one st, knit two sts together, pass slipped st over

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • 1 hank of Red Barn Worsted Weight Yarn (4oz/113g ea approx. 190yds/174m, 85% wool, 15% mohair) in coral bells
  • Size 9 16” Circular Knitting Needles or Straight Needles
  • Tapestry Needle

Steps (1 step, 240 minutes)

  1. 1

    • CO 21 sts
    • Purl one row
    • Row 1 (RS): k2, yo, k5, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, k5,
    k3tog, yo, k2
    • Row 2 and all WS rows: k1, p19, k1
    • Row 3: k2, yo, k4, k3tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k4, k3tog,
    k1, yo, k2
    • Row 5: k2, yo, k3, k3tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k3, k3tog,
    k2, yo, k2
    • Row 7: k2, yo, k2, k3tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k3, yo, k2
    • Row 9: k2, yo, k1, k3tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k1, k3tog, k4, yo, k2
    • Row 11: k2, yo, k3tog, k5, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, k5, yo, k2
    • Row 13: k2, yo, sk2p, k5, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, k5, yo, k2
    • Row 15: k2, yo, k1, sk2p, k4, yo, k1, yo, k1, sk2p, k4, yo, k2
    • Row 17: k2, yo, k2, sk2p, k3, yo, k1, yo, k2, sk2p, k3, yo, k2
    • Row 19: k2, yo, k3, sk2p, k2, yo, k1, yo, k3, sk2p, k2, yo, k2
    • Row 21: k2, yo, k4, sk2p, k1, yo, k1, yo, k4, sk2p, k1, yo, k2
    • Row 23: k2, yo, k5, sk2p, yo, k1, yo, k5, sk2p, yo, k2
    • Row 24: k1, p19, k1
    • Work rows 1-24 for 11 reps total, then rows 1-12 once more (or until desired length is reached) • BO purlwise
    • Weave on all loose ends with tapestry needle
    • Block well