Monochrome | Lapse by Kirsten Johnstone

Monochrome | Lapse

Knitting
August 2014
Light Fingering ?
24 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette with Stranded Color Work, knit in the round
US 7 - 4.5 mm
3136 yards (2868 m)
One size; 10" Width x 73.5" Length 
English
This pattern is available for $7.00 USD buy it now

Playing with perspective, this double-layered scarf is knit in the round, the square motifs emerging from minute icons to prominent frames through the length of this piece. Use of negative space is further enhanced by the light and airy nature of this knit -- almost weightless in delicate cashmere-blend Pebble.

Construction Notes
Beginning with a Crochet Provisional cast-on, scarf is worked in the round as a long tube. When knitting is complete, both ends of the tube are grafted closed using the Kitchener stitch method.
Charted patterns are worked as stranded color work.
Trap floats of non-working yarn at no more than every 5th stitch or fairly evenly spaced over long stretches between color changes.
Hold 2 strands of Pebble together throughout.

Size
One Size

Finished Size:
10 in / 25.5 cm wide x 73.5 in / 186 cm long

Yarn
Color A
Shibui Knits Pebble (48% Silk, 36% Wool, 16% Cashmere; 224yds / 205m / 25g); Color Ivory (shown here as cream).
Skeins required: 8

Color B (Darker color recommended)
Shibui Knits Pebble (48% Silk, 36% Wool, 16% Cashmere; 224yds / 205m / 25g); Color Ash (shown here as grey).
Skeins required: 6

Needle
4.5mm (US7) circular needle, 16 in / 40cm

Other
Crochet hook
Waste yarn
1 Stitch Marker
Tapestry needle
Blocking wires (optional)

Gauge
24 stitches and 26 rounds in 4in / 10cm in stranded colorwork in the round with 2 strands of yarn held together, washed and blocked.

Skill Level
Experienced