Musette by Faïza Mebazaa

Musette

Knitting
February 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
1 (2)
English Finnish

Musette is an ample scarf or wrap knitted in two yarns held together for low-contrast marling. It incorporates simple geometric forms and is finished with a pleated accordion border.

SIZES
1 (2)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length: 61.75 (91.5)“ / 154.5 (228.5) cm.
Width: 16.75 (23.25)” / 42.5 (58.5) cm, including 1.5” / 4 cm pleated border on each side.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Finnwool by Mominoki (100% virgin wool, 394 yds / 360 m – 100 g).
C1: 2 (4) skeins of colourway Copper.
C2: 2 (4) skeins of colourway Blush.

Or approx. 746 (1576) yds / 682 (1441) m in each C1 and C2 of fingering-weight yarn or any yarn you obtain gauge with.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Life In The Long Grass Singles and Skein Yarn Bubs.

Needles: US 8 / 5 mm (for main fabric) and US 9 / 5.5 mm (for CO) 32” / 80 cm circular or straight needles, US 4 / 3.5 mm (for picking up border sts) and US 5 / 3.75 mm (for pleated borders) 60–80” / 150–200 cm circular needles.

Notions: Stitch markers.

GAUGE
20 sts x 21 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 8 ​/ 5 mm needles in Cable Patt, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This piece is worked flat with simple 1/1 cables and knit and purl stitches. The pleated edge is picked up along the selvedges and worked in one strand for each side. Choose between two sizes: a scarf (size 1) or a wrap (size 2, seen in the pictures).