Wayfarer by Jared Flood

Wayfarer

Knitting
October 2010
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch, before blocking
US 8 - 5.0 mm
400 yards (366 m)
8″ x 78″
English
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Wayfarer is a textured scarf whose raised ridges meander across a field of garter stitch through the combination of increases and decreases. The scarf has a slipped stitch selvedge on both sides — every row begins by slipping the first stitch with yarn in front, then bringing the yarn between your two needles to the back in order work second stitch.


CONSTRUCTION
Scarf is worked flat from end to end.

GAUGE
18 stitches and 18 ridges (36 rows) per 4 inches in garter stitch before blocking

NEEDLES
One set of straight or circular needles in size needed to obtain gauge listed above
Suggested needle size: US 8 (5mm)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
8″ x 78″ rectangle after blocking

YARDAGE
Approximately 400 yards of worsted-weight wool yarn

YARN
3 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100 % US Targhee-Columbia Wool; 140 yards/50g)
Photographed in color Sap

SKILL LEVEL
2 of 5

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.