Whenever I think of vintage, I think of Paris. It could be because I’ve seen Funny Face too many times (who doesn’t love vintage and also love Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire), or it could be because it is the city of love—and I’m a big fan of love. This little spring scarflette incorporates the image of Paris into a simple lace pattern that can easily be made larger into a full length scarf, or made smaller into something such as a bookmark, using a super-soft yarn that is luxurious against your skin.
Gauge
22sts/24rws at 4” in stockinette stitch on US 5 / 3.75mm needles
Sizes and Measurements
One Size
Length without fringe: 22 inches
Width: 2.5 inches
Materials
- Filatura Di Crosa Elen Cashmere [25% cashmere / 35% extra fine wool / 5% silk / 35% viscose, 146yd / 134m per 50g skein]; color: 01 Blue; 1 skein.
- US 5 / 3.75mm straight needles
- Tapestry needle
Directions
(Popknits uses knittinghelp.com's standard abbreviations)
Special Stitch Instructions
Yoyo: yarn over twice
Scarflette
CO 111 using longtail CO.
Rows 1-4: (k1,p1) across.
Row 5: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,p4, (yoyo, p2tog, p2) to last 6, p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 6: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,k4, (p1 yo, drop the other off the lh needle, k3) to last 6, k2,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 7: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,p4, (insert needle into next st as if to knit and wrap the yarn twice around the RH needle, pull both wraps through st to complete the knit st, p3) to last 6, p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 8: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,k4, (p1 wrap and drop the other off the lh needle, k3) to last 6, k2,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 9: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,p4, (k1,p3) to last 6, p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 10: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,k4, (p1,k3) to last 6,p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 11: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,p4, (k1,p3) to last 6, p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 12: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,k4, (p1,k3) to last 6,p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 13: k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,p4, (k1,p3) to last 6, p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1.
Row 14-17: (k1,p1) across.
BO loosely, knitting all sts.
Finishing
If desired, add fringe to both ends of the scarflette. Cut about 40 5-inch lengths of yarn. Fold them in half and thread loop end through the tapestry needle. Pull the loop end, using the tapestry needle, through the edge stitch on one side of the scarflette. Take the two live ends of yarn piece and thread them through the loop end. Pull the two ends tight to secure fringe piece. Continue doing this with pieces of yarn to both edges of scarflette until the desired amount of fringe has been added. Trim fringe to be even.
About the Author
Brittany began knitting obsessively in June of 2007. Since then her life has been a whirlwind knitting adventure, including living a bohemian lifestyle traveling the United States as part of her husbands career. Their travels and her creative adventures can be found at http://bohoknitterchic.blogspot.com/.
Credits
Photos by Brian Wilson
Model: Brittany Wilson
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Errata
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License
Take Me to Paris by
Brittany Wilson is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at
http://www.popknits.com/index.php/patterns/page/take_me_to_paris/.
