Snowy Evening Woods Scarf by Mary O'Shea

Snowy Evening Woods Scarf

Knitting
January 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette (unblocked/unstretched)
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
920 yards (841 m)
7 inches / 18 cm wide and 62 inches / 157.5 cm in length
English
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This warm and cozy scarf brings to mind Robert Frost’s poem, ”Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. The pattern is for one size and is knit in the round with no more than 2 colors in use at a time. The scarf includes a striped section that tucks snugly around the back of the neck.
Substituting yarn and/or needles will result in an overall variation in size and drape.

SIZE: One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Width: 7 inches
Length: 62 inches

GAUGE:
22 sts and 25 rnds = 4”/10cm on larger size needles (over blocked colorwork pattern).
23 sts and 29 rnds = 4”/10cm on smaller size needles (over blocked plain stockinette stitch)

NEEDLES:
US 6 (4.0mm), or size needed to obtain stitch gauge for colorwork sections
US 5 (3.75m), or size needed to obtain stitch gauge for stockinette sections
Choose needle types base on your preferred method of working (small circumferences) in the round. Options include magic-loop on a 32-inch circular needle, a 16-inch circular needle, or 2 24-inch circular needles.

YARN: Bare Naked Wools Kent DK is recommended.
Amounts: 300 yards White Caps, 220 yards each White Sands and Tide Pool and 180 yards Mussel Shell.

NOTIONS: 2 stitch markers, a length of smooth yarn for a holder, tapestry needle

SKILLS USED: working in the round, using a chart, 2-color colorwork, grafting (Kitchener), provisional cast-on