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I have a New Year gift for you!
Obviously it has been a while since I made this and the photos show how this yarn has pilled something awful already. Boo. I do love the design of this, though. It is useful to wear in so many ways and is easy to layer. While I would recommend using a lighter weight yarn, I do enjoy how very warm this thing is.
using 'loops & threads' cozy wool (50% wool 50% acrylic) - 90 yds per skein, 5 skeins
*My gauge in stockinette was (in 2x2") 6 stitches and 8 rows. The finished measurement around the arm was 14.5". I have big arms, so depending on your arm size this may give you more ease and drape there.*
co 36 over 3 #10 double pointed needles
join in round and place stitch marker at join if needed
k1p1 rib, continue until 10" long
k1fb, k 3 through end of next row, now totaling 45 stitches
continue in stockinet for 10.5"
at end of last round, switch from dpn to circular needles for ease
for all pearl rows: p1 k1 at start of row and k1 p1 at end of row
for all knit rows: knit across
continue with this for 60", or until sufficient to wrap around your shoulders as seen in photos, ending on a pearl row
join in round again on circular or dpn, adding back your stitch marker at the join, if you like
continue in stockinet for 10.5" inches (equal to other arm)
on next row, k2tog k3 across, so that total stitches is back to 36 again
k1p1 rib for 10"
cast off
you are done!
If I were to do it again, which I likely will, I would:
{} use a different yarn material, one less likely to pill with the amount of wear this gets
{} use a less bulky yarn weight for a more drapey feel
{} knit the middle section longer, probably 66" instead of 60", again for more drape
I have a New Year gift for you!
I first stumbled upon this strange thing called a Sciarpone over on SwissMiss and knew right away that I wanted to make it. Unfortunately, it was summer at the time. You would think this would stop me, but it didn't. I spent what brief summer we had here with a giant growing knit cobra escaping from my purse wherever I went. Friends around me during the Fringe Festival can attest to how odd this looked in August.
Obviously it has been a while since I made this and the photos show how this yarn has pilled something awful already. Boo. I do love the design of this, though. It is useful to wear in so many ways and is easy to layer. While I would recommend using a lighter weight yarn, I do enjoy how very warm this thing is.
While I am very sorry for how long it has taken me to post this, the reward is it comes with a free pattern for you! This pattern is exactly what I did for what you see above, not including recommended changes. Those follow.
using 'loops & threads' cozy wool (50% wool 50% acrylic) - 90 yds per skein, 5 skeins
*My gauge in stockinette was (in 2x2") 6 stitches and 8 rows. The finished measurement around the arm was 14.5". I have big arms, so depending on your arm size this may give you more ease and drape there.*
co 36 over 3 #10 double pointed needles
join in round and place stitch marker at join if needed
k1p1 rib, continue until 10" long
k1fb, k 3 through end of next row, now totaling 45 stitches
continue in stockinet for 10.5"
at end of last round, switch from dpn to circular needles for ease
for all pearl rows: p1 k1 at start of row and k1 p1 at end of row
for all knit rows: knit across
continue with this for 60", or until sufficient to wrap around your shoulders as seen in photos, ending on a pearl row
join in round again on circular or dpn, adding back your stitch marker at the join, if you like
continue in stockinet for 10.5" inches (equal to other arm)
on next row, k2tog k3 across, so that total stitches is back to 36 again
k1p1 rib for 10"
cast off
you are done!
If I were to do it again, which I likely will, I would:
{} use a different yarn material, one less likely to pill with the amount of wear this gets
{} use a less bulky yarn weight for a more drapey feel
{} knit the middle section longer, probably 66" instead of 60", again for more drape
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