Thursday, December 22, 2005

Meet me in St. Lois

(Sorry for the misspelled title...when I fix it external links to the pattern do not work)



Here it is, the St. Louis Scarf for the brother in law. It is worked lengthwise in garter stitch, so it is simple and very fast. Both sides look good. Here's how you can get one...

Materials
4 balls Andean Treasure form Knit Picks
2 balls Lagoon (MC)
2 balls Granite (SC)
size 4 circular needles

note: the scarf is in garter stitch except where noted, so all rows are knit.

Cast on 200 stitches in MC
Knit 5 rows in MC
Knit 2 rows in SC
Knit 4 rows in MC
Knit 2 rows in SC
Knit 8 rows
in MC
Knit 2 rows
in SC
Knit 4 rows in MC
Knit 2 rows in SC
Knit 1 row in MC, the cut the yarn, leaving a few inches of yarn
Slide the scarf to teh other end of the circular needles and pick up the SC, continue in garter stitch
Knit 16 rows in SC
Slide scarf to other end of circular needles and attach MC, Purl across
Knit 2 rows SC
Knit 4 rows in MC
Knit 2 rows in SC
Knit 8 rows
in MC
Knit 2 rows
in SC
Knit 4 rows in MC
Knit 2 rows in SC
Knit 5 rows in MC
Bind off loosely

Pardon the husband's shaggy hair, as the girls say "Daddy needs a day of beauty!"

The boy hates haircuts!

8 comments:

The Stitchin' Sheep said...

There's really no need to mention the shaggy hair. That's IN these days, you know. They actually have hair gel called Bed Head to achieve that look.

The scarf is nice, by the way. I'd have expected it to be longer with all that yarn, though. Did you use all of those balls mentioned? Or, did you use leftovers?

Unknown said...

It is a bit longer than it looks, he had it bunched funny. I had about 1/4 a ball of each of the colors left over.

knittinmom said...

And yet another awesome pattern! Start sending in those submissions, girl!

BTW - my husband just shaved his head (he has been progressively shortening his hair for the past few months, and now he doesn't have any). I would love it if he would let it go long and shaggy! The grass is always greener, right?

Laura said...

The scarf looks great! Speaking of scarves, I'm supposed to be knitting one right now, for my sister. Who is coming tomorrow. Whoops. :)

WandaWoman said...

The scarf looks great, very manly colors too. I like the shaggy hair! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Bear Knits said...

Love the scarf! Thanks for the pattern!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

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