Thursday, December 6, 2007

Tunisian Knit Stitch Scarf in Mohair - Free Pattern

This scarf I made after purchasing my new favorite Crochet book - The Crochet Stitch Bible. My husband and I went to Cincinnatti for a weekend away without the kids, and I purchased this book at Borders. We also stopped at a specialty yarn shop in Indy and bought this beautiful pink mohair yarn. I put a finishing "fringe" on with two rows of some purple yarn i had inherited from a relative using the chain loop stitch. This scarf is really fun and pretty. Its light as a feather but still warm! See pattern instructions below!


Materials:
US Size N hook (I used a plastic, inline hook)
US Size K hook
1 ball (uses about 1/2 a ball) of Cascade Yarns Bollicine Sissi color 102
Small amount of a "homespun" or boucle yarn for trim

Techniques:
Tunisian Knit Stitch

Main body:
Foundation Row:
Using size N hook and mohair, chain 22, skip first chain, insert hook into second chain, yarn over and draw up loop, *insert hook into next chain, yarn over and draw up loop, repeat from * across. [22 loops on hook]
yarn over, draw through 1 loop on hook, *yo, draw through next two loops on hook, repeat from * across until one loop remains on hook (counts as first loop for next row) [22 stitches worked]

Row 1: Skipping first stitch from foundation row, and yarn coming from back of the work, *insert hook through the middle of the next stitch, yo and draw through stitch, repeat from * across [22 loops on hook]
yo, draw through 1 loop on hook, *yo, draw through next two loops on hook, repeat from * across until one loop remains on hook (counts as first loop for next row) [22 Tunisian knit stitches worked]

Repeat row 1 until scarf reaches desired length, finish off and weave in ends

"Fringe"
Switch to accent yarn and smaller hook, join to short end of one of the scarf, with the right side facing you.

Row 1: Work 1 sc across in each stitch, Ch 1, turn. [22 sc]

Row 2: Working in back loop only. Work 1 sc in back loop of same stitch, *ch 3, work 1 sc in back loop of next stitch, repeat from * across, ch 1, turn. [21 chain loops]

Row 3: Work in unworked loops of row 1. Work 1 sc in unworked loop of 1st stitch, work 1 sc in each unworked loop across, ch 1, turn. [22 sc]

Row 4: Repeat row 2, finish off and weave in ends

Repeat "fringe" on other end of scarf

**Feel free to use this pattern for personal use or profit, please just credit me with my name and web address if you post the pattern elsewhere!**

2 comments:

  1. That's a very pretty scarf, it looks light but it also looks very cosy. I love the colour :)

    -- Michelle

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  2. lovely! I love the colors too. :)

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