I designed this scarf after receiving May’s shipment of Three Irish Girls Stash Menagerie club. I wanted a scarf pattern that would be light enough for summer, and use both yarns, without having to constantly cut and re-join yarns.
In this pattern once you join the second skein, you neither cut, nor rejoin the yarn to create the patchwork pattern. This pattern also has no right side after you bind off. One color is worked in stockinette, the other in reverse stockinette.
Note: When switching colors in this pattern, make sure to twist the two yarns as you would when working intarsia.
Materials: Three Irish Girls Springvale Merino DK :1 skein Mulberry, 1 skein cherry blossom.
Yarn Substitutions: 270 yds each of 2 complimentary colors DK weight yarn
US Size 10 1/2 needles
Small crochet hook or tapestry needle to weave in ends.
CO 38 sts using the darker shade of yarn.
Row 1: knit across
Rows 2-5: K2, *YO, K2tog repeat from * to end of row
Row6: K19, drop color A, join color B, P15, K4
Row7: K19, *twist yarns twice,dropping your working yarn and changing to the waiting yarn* (on next rows this will be called “twist and change yarns”), P15, K4
Row 8: K10, K2tog, YO, K7, twist and change yarns, P7, YO, P2tog, P6, K4
Row 9: K19, twist and change yarns, P15, K4
Row 10 K9, (K2tog, YO) twice, K6, twist and change yarns, P6, (YO, P2tog) twice, P5, K4
Row 11: K19, twist and change yarns, P15, K4
Row 12:K8, (K2tog,YO) 3 times, K5, twist and change yarns, P5, (YO, P2tog) 3 times, P4, K4
Row 13: K19, twist and change yarns, P15, K4
Row 14: K7, (K2tog, YO) 4 times, K4, twist and change yarns, P4, (Yo, P2t0g) 4 times, P3, K4
Row 15: K19, twist and change yarns, P15, K4
Row 16: K6, (K2tog, YO) 5 times, K3, twist and change yarns, P3, (YO, P2tog) 5 times, P2, K4
Row 17: K19, twist and change yarns, P15, K4
Row 18: K5, (k2tog, YO) 6 times, K2, twist and change yarns, P2, (YO, P2tog) 6 times, P1, K4
Row 19: K19, twist and change yarns, P15, K4
Row 20:K4, (K2tog, YO) 7 times, K1, twist and change yarns, P1, (YO, P2tog) 7 times, K4
Row 21: K19, twist and change yarns, P15, K4
Row 22: K4, (K2tog, YO) 3 times, K2, (K2tog, YO) 3 times, K1, twist and change yarns, P1, (YO, P2tog) 3 times, P2, (YO, P2tog) 3 times, K4
Row 23: K19, twist and change yarns, P15, K4
Row 24: K5, (K2tog, YO) twice, K4, (K2tog, YO) twice, K2, twist and change yarns, P2, (YO, P2tog) twice, P4, (YO, P2tog) twice, P1, K4
Row 25: K19, P15, K4 DO NOT TWIST AND CHANGE YARNS, KEEP USING SAME YARN ACROSS ROW!
Row 26: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 27: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 28: K4, P7, Yo, P2tog, P6, twist and change yarns, K6, K2tog, YO, K11
Row 29: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 30: K4, P6, (YO, P2tog) twice, P5, twist and change yarns, K5, (K2tog, YO) twice, K10
Row 31: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 32: K4, P5, (YO, P2tog) 3 times, P4, twist and change yarns, K4, (K2tog, YO) 3 times, K9
Row 33: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 34: K4, P4, (YO, P2tog) 4 times, P3, twist and change yarns, K3, (K2tog, YO) 4 times, K8
Row 35: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 36: K4, P3, (YO, P2tog) 5 times, P2, twist and change yarns, K2, (K2tog, YO) 5 times, K7
Row 37: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 38: K4, P2, (YO, P2tog) 6 times, P1, twist and change yarns, K1, (K2tog, YO) 6 times, K6
Row 39: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 40: K4, P1, (YO, P2tog) 7 times, twist and change yarns, (K2tog, YO) 7 times, K5
Row 41: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 42: K4, P1, (YO, P2tog) 3 times, P2, (YO, P2tog) 3 times, twist and change yarns, (K2tog, YO) 3 times, K2, (K2tog, YO) 3 times, K5
Row 43: K4, P15, twist and change yarns, K19
Row 44: K4, P2, (YO, P2tog) twice, P4, (YO, P2tog) twice, P1, twist and change yarns, K1, (K2tog, YO) twice, K4, (K2tog, YO) twice, K6
Row 45: K4, P15, K19 DO NOT TWIST AND CHANGE YARNS, KEEP USING SAME YARN ACROSS ROW!
Repeat the lace pattern (Rows 1- 40 of chart, Rows 6- 45 of pattern) until the scarf is desired length, ending on row 20 of chart, or row 25 of pattern); then break color A and knit 2 rows across using color B.
Next three rows: K2, *YO, K2tog, repeat from * until end, bind off loosely.
Tags: colorwork, hearts, patchwork, scarf, three irish girls
June 13, 2009 at 11:32 am |
WAH!
:grabby hands: Do want! I knew it was gonna look awesome when I saw it on the needles.
June 25, 2009 at 6:28 am |
[...] Materials: 20-30 yards DK weight Yarn ( I used what I had left from my Sweethearts Scarf) [...]
June 29, 2009 at 7:21 pm |
LOVE LOVE LOVE the pattern and the colors!
July 4, 2009 at 5:26 pm |
How did I miss this pattern the first time??? Gorgeous colorway!
July 7, 2009 at 5:02 am |
I thiink this will make a great prayer shawl (double pattern across)! Thanks for sharing.
July 7, 2009 at 10:36 am |
Is there somewhere with written instructions, instead of the chart only? I am a senior citizen, and have such a hard time with the chart. Thanks in advance,
July 7, 2009 at 11:05 pm |
I am working on that and I will post the written instructions as soon as I have a chance to proof-read them and make sure that they are correct. They will probably go up sometime tomorrow (the 7th).
July 8, 2009 at 9:28 am
Thank you so much, I will be checking back tomorrow.
July 7, 2009 at 1:07 pm |
Nice scarf – and cute model.
But… don’t you have a REAL job to be doing?
-your weird uncle, the Philistine
P.S. Have never seen a “chart” before. Cool – kinda like a microprogram for CPU. It would be readily parsed by a machine.
July 7, 2009 at 4:24 pm |
love it!! thanks.. and love the idea of the way you have no cutting and rejoining
July 20, 2009 at 8:03 am |
it’s beautiful! Were you able to get written instructions for the chart done yet? I would love to make this and am not good with just relying on charts. thanks sooooo much!
July 20, 2009 at 9:01 am |
No, she said she would work on it, and post on the 7th, but today is the 20 th and still nothing. I guess maybe she wasn’t able to do them, sorry. I had so hoped to make this for my future daughter in law.
July 21, 2009 at 12:23 am
Gloria, I’m so sorry for the delay, but though I did have a version of the instructions ready of the 7th, after looking them over I realized that I had missed the first row and made various other mistakes. I corrected the problems (as far as I know) but now I have someone proof-reading/knitting the pattern so that I can be sure I’m not causing more problems than I’m solving by posting them. They should be done with the first repeat either tomorrow or the next day, but I can’t be sure.
Thanks so much for your patience!
-Holly
July 21, 2009 at 10:57 am |
Hi Holly,
LIke I said in my email to you, this scarf will be so appreciated. I thank you for doing this, and if it doesn’t work out, well, I thank you for giving it such a good effort. You are one great gal and I appreaciate all of this that you are doing.
Gloria
July 24, 2009 at 8:15 am |
Holly, Thanks so much for the effort that you are putting forth to share the pattern with everyone. I’m sooooo looking forward to getting the pattern. I wish I knew how to read charts, I’ve been knitting for over 30 years, I suppose I shouldn’t be afraid to learn! I want to make this beautiful scarf for my mom for Christmas. I will check back in a few days.
Again, thanks!
Shelley
August 21, 2009 at 8:32 am |
HI Holly,
Hate to be a total pain in the butt, but any luck with the pattern yet?????
August 21, 2009 at 9:46 am |
Don’t see it anywhere, guess it was just too hard.
August 21, 2009 at 10:36 am |
I guess I should just learn how to read a chart!!! LOL!
October 29, 2009 at 12:23 am |
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