My husband's family reunion is this weekend in British Columbia ~ a family reunion we promised to attend before the fuel pump in our SUV quit, and before we realized the bumpy backroads of the last camping trip dislodged all the upper cabinets in our Itty-Bitty (aka. the trailer). So there we are. No working vehicle to our name and a dishevled Itty-Bitty. Thank goodness for rental cars, one room left at the 6 room motel, and a sweet mother-in-law who sends gas cards and coffee cards through the mail to make our 10 hour drive a little nicer.
The best part of this trip so far? It's this scarf, knit through frustration and budgeting and phone calls and re-budgeting, all with the thought of snuggling up near the campfire with my family.
And now it can be yours too, minus the frustration of vacation plans gone to pot (and then saved miraculously).
What you’ll need:
Garnstudio Drops Alpaca, 3 skeins
US 7 (4.5 mm) needles – straights & 40” circ.
Gauge:
5 sts x 6 rows / 1” square
Notes: The main body of the scarf is worked lengthwise in stockinette st. The ruffle is then picked up from the curved edge of the scarf and worked in garter st.
Scarf:
Cast on 10 sts.
Purl 1 row.
Inc R1: sl 1, yo, k to end.
R2: sl 1, p to end.
Repeat last two rows until you have 65 sts total.
Even R1: sl 1, yo, ssk, k to end.
R2: sl 1, p to end.
Repeat last two rows until scarf measures 47” from cast on edge.
Dec R1: sl 1, yo, sssk, k to end.
R2: sl 1, p to end.
Repeat last two rows until you have 10 sts remaining.
Bind off.
Ruffle:
With 40” circ, pick up and knit 10 sts from cast on edge, at the curved edge of the scarf, pick up one st in each of the slipped sts, and one st in each of the yo spaces, then pick up 10 sts from the bind off edge. Turn.
Inc Row: *k2, k1f&b; repeat from * to end of row.
Following Rows: k1, k1f&b, k to end
Work in garter stitch, increasing 1 stitch at the beginning of each row until ruffle measures 2”.
Bind off loosely.
Finishing:
Weave in all loose ends.
Block only the scarf (the stockinette part), but not the ruffle.
And there she is. One cozy scarf, a pretty little ruffle, and what I can only hope is an easy-peasy weekend trip.
Such a beautiful pattern--thank you! Only thing I can't decide is: should I make it for my daughters, or should I make it for myself?!?
Posted by: Merryl Rosenthal | November 18, 2011 at 07:06 PM
Yummy. I am going to start asap on this one for my daughters. Lovely..Thank you. Anner
Posted by: anner | October 23, 2011 at 07:30 AM
It's a beautiful scarf! Thanks so much for sharing the pattern. I will be adding this to my Ravelry queue!
Posted by: Workouts For Women | September 29, 2011 at 12:21 PM
It's Gorgeous, sending this pattern to mum. She will love it
Posted by: Sam | September 07, 2011 at 08:50 PM
beautiful...and I have just the perfect yarn for this one...thank you
Posted by: Leslie | July 15, 2011 at 06:12 PM
What a lovely pattern and scarf, can't wait to get some nice yarn and make them for my adult daughters.
Posted by: Madeline Tramarin | July 09, 2011 at 10:48 AM
But how to read the answers on comments??
I don't know ssk and sssk too..... /thank you!!!
Posted by: svetlana | July 05, 2011 at 02:24 PM
Wow love it, and gray is my favorite color. My mom is the crafter in our family and she will make it :)
Rumi http://www.women-workout-routines.com/
Posted by: Rumiana | June 28, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Hi Mimi,
The decrease row instructions are indeed correct! Good luck with your scarf!
Jen
Posted by: Jennifer Lang | June 06, 2011 at 08:26 PM
is the sssk in dec2 row correct?
Please respond asap- I can't wait to finish this scarf
Posted by: mimi | May 29, 2011 at 10:04 PM
I'm just about to cast on, I'm so excited about making this scarf. Thank you for sharing this pattern.
Posted by: Sarah | May 17, 2011 at 09:34 AM
Such a beautiful design... I want to buy it for my gf..
Posted by: Prabhu | May 17, 2011 at 09:13 AM
Hello, I am writing to check if you mind that I share a link to your pattern via my craft community website called Ladybug Markets. Of course, I will link to your site, etc
Regards,
Jennine
Posted by: Jennine | April 27, 2011 at 07:15 AM
The pattern is just awesome. Thanks for sharing with us
Leona @ http://www.learnhowtogetasixpack.com/
Posted by: Leona | April 03, 2011 at 07:14 PM
what a beautiful scarf. so elegant. thank you very much for sharing pattern.
Posted by: Colleen Carroll | January 04, 2011 at 07:06 PM
Lovely pattern, thanks so much for sharing! I'm just about to cast on :)
Posted by: Nnenna | December 27, 2010 at 09:23 PM
Thank you for the pattern. I am knitting this for my boyfriend's mother but I just realized I made a pretty big mistake. I increased until I got to 47 stitches instead of 65! I have now been doing the
Even R1: sl 1, yo, ssk, k to end.
R2: sl 1, p to end.
for about 10 rows. If I start increasing again to 65 stiches, will that completely mess up the ruffle when I get to it? Do you have any ideas for how to correct or salvage this mistake going forward? (I'm a pretty new knitter--this is only my fourth project.)
Thanks for any guidance you can give!
Posted by: Emily Witt | December 15, 2010 at 08:56 PM
I am new at this and don't understand what the ssk, and the sssk means. If you could help me out with that I would really appreciate it. Thanks, and I hope to get to know you all and use all your wisdom;)
Thank you,
Terri Pierce-Means
Wichita, Ks.
Posted by: Terri Pierce-Means | December 08, 2010 at 06:53 PM
Hello
I am knitting the scarf with ruffle and have a question about the pattern. In the Dec R1 it say sssk, is this correct.
At the beginning of the scarf you have us increase on every other row by 1 stitch (ssk) but at the end of the scarf you have us decrease on every other row by 2 stitches (sssk) Is this correct?
Thanks for your help
Posted by: Marie | November 28, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Just finished this pattern in dark olive and I love it - this was definitely one of my favorite projects!
Posted by: Sharon Inkpen | October 30, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Thank you for sharing a beautiful story of family love and resolve
and then ending with such a wonderful knitting pattern. Hurray for
a life's adventure made extraordinary by knitting! And thank you
for the pattern.
Posted by: Bobbe Marston | June 07, 2010 at 10:20 AM
Many Thank for this pattern.
Posted by: Aime_Elle | February 13, 2010 at 09:15 AM
I will be casting on as soon as I finish typing this....many thanks for a lovely pattern. Just beautiful and just want I was looking for!
Posted by: knitty_chick | February 01, 2010 at 08:31 PM
It's lovely!What is the Drops Alpaca yardage?
Posted by: Cindy D | January 18, 2010 at 03:48 PM
Saw this today in Felted Tweed - very cozy & looked great. Nice pattern!
Posted by: Sharvo | January 02, 2010 at 02:17 PM
The picture doesn't show very much. Is this a scarf or a shawl? Is there a way to adapt it to a straight scarf with a ruffled edge?
Posted by: Jan Golden | December 22, 2009 at 08:55 AM
What a wonderful little shawl! Thank you for sharing the pattern.
Posted by: Renee | October 27, 2009 at 05:45 PM
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! :)
Posted by: carmen | August 19, 2009 at 10:34 PM
It lovely and it's queued!
Posted by: Donyale | August 13, 2009 at 05:37 PM
That is gorgeous, thanks for sharing your pattern. This is just what I have been wanting..little did I know!?;-)
Posted by: Sheri | August 13, 2009 at 08:30 AM
I love your scarf. This has just become a future Christmas gift. Thanks for sharing the pattern. What color did you use?
Posted by: Veronica | August 13, 2009 at 08:20 AM
Wow, it's so pretty! I love it and I will definately make one for myself. What a beautiful design and good yarn choice! Love the colour too.
Posted by: angel | August 13, 2009 at 07:52 AM
It's a beautiful scarf! Thanks so much for sharing the pattern. I will be adding this to my Ravelry queue!
Posted by: Karin | August 12, 2009 at 04:25 PM