Lacie Self-Securing Scarf
Materials Martha Stewart Crafts 100% merino wool yarn 2 skeins
Size 7US straight knitting needles (3)
Needle to weave in ends
Scrap yarn or stitch holder
Note.. Slip first stitch of each row KW KnitWise (as if to knit) on all rows to keep uniform edges. This includes the ruffle rows, the loop rows and the body of scarf.
Make ruffle Cast on 80 stitches. Knit 7 rows in stockinette (K on right side, P on wrong side) Remembering to slip first stitch of each row KW.
Next row. K2 together across row. (40 stitches remain)
Body of scarf. With remaining 40 stitches, begin lace pattern
Row 1 Slip first stitch ONLY as if to Knit, yo, ssk, P2, * K1, yo, ssk, P2* repeat between asterisks until end of row
Row 2 Slip first stitch ONLY as if to Knit, purl to end of row.
Work these two rows until work measures 8 from cast on edge.
Divide stitches by slipping stitches to two needles.
Slip first stitch onto right hand needle, then second to third needle, third stitch onto right hand needle, fourth stitch onto third needle. Repeat slipping stitches alternately until you have 40 stitches on each needle.
Slip stitches from one needle onto scrap yarn or holder.
Work remaining 40 stitches in stockinette, slipping first stitch knitwise until piece measures 2 inches. Break yarn, leaving a 6 inch tail.
Attach yarn to unworked 40 stitches and repeat the stockinette stitch until length reaches 2 inches.
Next, holding both sections on needles in your left hand, slip stitches one at a time onto empty needle, alternating between two needles until all work is back on one needle again.
Begin with lace pattern and knit until work measures 31 inches from loop section.
Make ruffle Increase in each stitch by knitting into front and back of each stitch (80 stitches on needle)
Knit in stockinette stitch slipping first of each row KW for 7 rows.
Bind off all stitches. Block lightly
