Scheherazade's Sample by Jolie Elder

Scheherazade's Sample

Knitting
July 2022
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in garter
US 7 - 4.5 mm
200 - 224 yards (183 - 205 m)
11½ inches/29cm wide by 23 inches/58cm long; easily scaled
English

This pattern is the learning sample. You’ll find it bundled with Scheherazade’s Diamonds and Scheherazade’s Ogees in one e-book download named Scheherazade’s Geometrical Delights.

This ruana-shaped swatch starts at lower back and is worked in one piece in intarsia. This tutorial is designed to help knitters learn the modular intarsia techniques at a small scale before embarking on a full-scale garment. Depending on the size, this sample should fit a large doll or teddy bear. (The model is an undressed North American Bear Company Humphrey Beargart. When seated, it is about 13 inches/33cm tall from rump to top of head.)

Size is easily scaled up or down, just make the diamonds smaller or larger. Adjust yarn amounts accordingly.

Also good for ad finitum knitting, as you can weigh yarn per module to assure a win at yarn chicken.

Recommend 3 stitch markers (2 + 1 to mark center) plus 1 removable marker to indicate right side of garter stitch.

Model is worked in 8 colors of Lion Brand Bonbons. This pattern lends itself to color play. Tutorial could easily be executed in leftovers. Pattern book includes coloring pages so you can make your own designs.

This is an easy pattern for learning intarsia.