Design Story

Some time ago I purchased some yarn off a friend who had tired of a project she was trying to knit. I had not really considered whether I would have time to knit the garment but was attracted to the bags of Rowan Yorkshire Tweed in delicately toning colours that were on offer. I didn't make the garment but I did knit this scarf based on an apparently woven scarf from an image I have from an old magazine of the 1950s. When I first saw the image I was convinced it was woven but reading the description next to it, I discovered it was knitted. I decided to make my own version based on this photograph. If you are wondering what project did not get knitted, the clue is in the title.

Materials

Rowan Yorkshire Tweed 4 ply, 100% wool, 110 metres (120 yards) per 25 gm ball

Please note this yarn is now discontinued. We would recommend Rowan Scottish Tweed for identical meterage and tension.

4 balls shade 269 - pink (yarn A)
2 balls shade 267 - blue (yarn B)
2 balls shade 263 - natural (yarn C)

1 pair 2.25 mm (US #1) needles

Finished Dimensions

61 cm x 61 cm (24 inches x 24 inches)

Tension

28 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) using 2.25 mm (US #1) needles over st st.

Pattern notes

This scarf is worked with a mixture of intarsia and fairisle techniques. The solid panels of colour are worked in intarsia and require separate balls of yarn for each section. The checked area of the scarf is worked in fairisle.

Pattern

Using 2.25 mm (US #1) needles and yarn A, cast on 167 sts.

Work from chart for 286 rows. Cast off.

Click here for the PDF chart

Making up

Darn in all ends. Wet block, pinning from centre square and working outwards, ensuring outer edges are equal. Use steam, holding iron just above surface of scarf. Leave to dry thoroughly.

This pattern is not to be used commercially or to be resold.  Copyright © Just call me Ruby 2009