Posh Neck Scarf

The Pattern

Skill Level: Intermediate FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Approx. 2" wide (at widest section, unstretched) and 29" long YARN: Posh by Classic Elite (70% silk, 30% cashmere; 50 gram ball = approx 125 yards) 1 hank Shown in 10597 Amethyst 93053 Ocean NEEDLES AND OTHER MATERIALS: Knitting needles in size US 6 (4 mm) or size to obtain gauge. Optional: One 5/8" button GAUGE: 24 sts and 18 rows = 2" in 2 x 2 Rib, unstretched. Take time to save time, check your gauge.

ABBREVIATIONS

approx: approximately BO: bind off CO: cast on est: establish(ed) k: knit k2tog: knit 2 sts together (1 st decreased) meas: measure(s) pc: piece(s) rem: remain rep: repeat RS: right side ssk: (slip, slip, knit) slip 2 sts, 1 at a time, knitwise to the RH needle; return sts to LH needle in turned position and knit them together through the back loops (1 st decreased) st(s): stitch(es) WS: wrong side yo: yarn over

SIDE 1 Use Provisional Method to CO 24 sts. Est pattern (RS): K1 (edge st, keep in Gtr St throughout), *k2, p2; rep from * to last 3 sts, end k2, k1 (edge st, keep in Gtr St throughout). (WS) K1, *p2, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, end p2, k1. Cont in rib as est (with 1 st on each edge in Gtr St) until pc meas 8", ending after a WS row. Decrease for Base: Row 1 (RS): K2, ssk, p1, (k2, p2) 3 times, k2, p1, k2tog, k2 22 sts. Row 2 (WS): K1, p2, k1, (p2, k2) 3 times, p2, k1, p2, k1. Row 3: K2, ssk, (k2, p2) 3 times, k2, k2tog, k2 20 sts. Row 4: K1, p2, (p2, k2) 3 times, p4, k1. Row 5: K2, ssk, k1, (p2, k2) twice, p2, k1, k2tog, k2 18 sts. Row 6: K1, p3, (k2, p2) twice, k2, p3, k1.

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Row 7: K2, ssk, (p2, k2) twice, p2, k2tog, k2 16 sts. Row 8: K1, *p2, k2; rep from * and end last rep k1. Row 9: K3, p2, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, p2, k3 14 sts. Row 10: K1, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k1. Row 11: K2, ssk, p1, k4, p1, k2tog, k2 12 sts. Row 12: K1, p2, k1, p4, k1, p2, k1. Row 13: K2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2 10 sts. Row 14: K1, p3, k2, p3, k1. Beg increasing: Row 15: K2, p1, k1, yo, k2, yo, k1, p1, k2 12 sts. Row 16: K1, (p1, k1) twice, k2, (k1, p1) twice, k1. Row 17: K2, p1, k1, p1, yo, k2, yo, p1, k1, p1, k2 14 sts. Row 18: (K1, p1) 3 times, k2, (p1, k1) 3 times. Row 19: K2, (p1, k1) twice, yo, k2, yo, (k1, p1) twice, k2 16 sts. Row 20: K1, (p1, k1) 3 times, k2, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1. Row 21: K2, (p1, k1) twice, p1, yo, k2, yo, p1, (k1, p1) twice, k2 18 sts. Row 22: (K1, p1) 4 times, k2, (p1, k1) 4 times Row 23: K2, (p1, k1) 3 times yo, k2, yo, (k1, p1) 3 times, k2 20 sts. Row 24: K1, (p1, k1) 4 times, k2, (k1, p1) 4 times, k1. Row 25: K2, (p1, k1) 4 times, (k1, p1) 4 times, k2. Row 26: K1, (p1, k1) 4 times, k2, (k1, p1) 4 times, k1. Rows 27-30: Rep Rows 25-26 twice.

Garter Stitch (Gtr St): Knit all sts Provisional Cast-on Method: See tutorial on the CEY website: http://www.classiceliteyarns. com/WebLetter/Stitches/ProvCO/ProvCO.php

PATTERN STITCHES:

Shape top: Row 31: K2, (p1, k1) twice, p1, ssk, k2, k2tog, p1, (k1, p1) twice, k2 18 sts. Row 32: (K1, p1) 4 times, p2, (p1, k1) 4 times. Row 33: K2, (p1, k1) twice, p1, ssk, k2tog, p1, (k1, p1) twice, k2 16 sts. Row 34: K1, (p1, k1) 3 times, p2, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1. Row 35: K2, p1, k1, p1, ssk, k2, k2tog, p1, k1, p1, k2 14 sts. Row 36: K1, (p1, k1) twice, p4, (k1, p1) twice, k1. Row 37: K2, p1, k1, p1, ssk, k2tog, p1, k1, p1, k2 12 sts. Row 38: (k1, p1) 3 times, (p1, k1) 3 times. Row 39: K2, p1, ssk, k2, k2tog, p1, k2 10 sts. Row 40: K1, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, k1. Row 41: K2, p1, ssk, k2tog, p1, k2 8 sts. Row 42: K1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1. Row 43: K1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k1 6 sts. Row 44: K1, p4, k1. Row 45: K1 ssk, k2tog, k1 4 sts. Row 46: K1, p2, k1. Row 47: Ssk, ktog 2 sts. Row 48: K2tog and fasten off. SIDE 2 With RS facing slip 24 sts from provisional cast on. Work as for side 1 except add buttonhole: On Row 13, BO center 2 sts and cast on 2 sts over bound off sts on next row. Sew button to side 1, matching buttonhole. FINISHING: Sew button opposite buttonhole, if desired. Block to meas.

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