Design by Bethany A Dailey
This spunky scarf is worked in a pattern of threes—three stitch styles and three colors all make for a delightful combination of fun textures and style! Worked in double knit on the Zippy, this is a quick and satisfying project to whip up on your looms.
Knitting Loom: Zippy Master Set: 4 Zippy Looms, connected to use as a knitting board with 2 straight connectors and 2 regular connectors, 14 pegs used.
Yarn: Approximately 185 yards of super bulky #6 weight yarn. Sample used Red Heart Grande Yarn (MC: 2 skeins in Oatmeal, CC1: 1 skein in Orchid, CC2: 1 skein in Current, 46 yds/42 m per skein, 78% acrylic, 22% wool.)
Notions: knitting tool, 6.5 mm crochet hook (for help with possible missed stitches, etc), stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle, row counter.
Skills Needed: Double Knit Stockinette, Purl, Half Hitch CO.
Abbreviations:
MC: main color
CC1: contrast color 1
CC2: contrast color 2
CO: cast on
K: knit (in this case, all knits are worked as double knit stockinette)
P: purl stitch
St(s): stitches
KO: knit off
DKS: double knit stockinette
HHCO: half hitch cast on
Pattern Notes:
This pattern uses 1 strand of yarn held throughout.
This design is written with an extra long length for wrapping around the neck twice. If a shorter length is desired, work only 2 repeats of the 4-color block pattern, rather than 3 repeats.
Half Hitch CO tutorial (This is for single knitting, but will explain the concept of the HHCO.)
Stockinette CO with a waste yarn tutorial
Double Knit Stockinette tutorial
Instructions
First Corner:
Connect Zippy looms to work in double knit with 14 peg pairs (2 sets of 2 looms connect to each other, then connect parallel to each other with the straight connectors).
Using CC 1, CO to 6 pegs (3 peg pairs) using Stocking CO with a waste yarn, centering them on the 14 pegs used on the loom.
Work 3 rows DKS.
At the end of the 3rd row, add 2 HHCO loops onto the next peg pair.
Wrap half of the next row of DKS. At the turning peg of the 4th row, add 2 HHCO loops onto the next peg pair. Continue to wrap and KO the rest of the 4th row.
Work 1 more row of DKS on the 5 peg pairs.
At the end of the 5th row, add 2 HHCO loops onto the next peg pair.
Wrap half of the next row of DKS. At the turning peg of the 6th row, add 2 HHCO loops onto the next peg pair. All 14 pegs (7 peg pairs) should now be filled. Continue to wrap and KO the rest of the 6th row.
Work 2 more rows of DKS on the 7 peg pairs.
Main Body:
Rows 1-6: Using MC, rep the following 2 row pattern:
Row A: P all 14 pegs (7 peg pairs) working in the same wrapping pattern as DKS.
Row B: DKS all.
Rows 7-12: Using CC2, DKS all.
Rows 13-18: Using MC, p all 14 pegs (7 peg pairs) working in the same wrapping pattern as DKS.
Rows 19-24: Using CC1, DKS all.
Repeat Rows 1-24 three more times for a total of 4 repeats of the 4 color blocks. **See pattern notes if a shorter scarf is desired.
Repeat Rows 1-6.
Last Corner:
Using CC2, work 3 rows DKS.
Move the loops from the 2 outside peg pairs (4 pegs total) one peg pair inward toward the center of the loom. Knit these 2 loops as one when working the next row.
Work 2 rows DKS on remaining 5 peg pairs (10 pegs total).
Again move the loops from the 2 outside peg pairs (4 pegs total) one peg pair inward toward the center of the loom. Knit these 2 loops as one when working the next row.
Work 3 rows DKS on remaining 3 peg pairs (6 pegs total).
Working with just one of the loom rails, move the 3 loops from the peg pairs across to the 2nd half of the peg pairs on the other loom rail. There will now be 3 pegs with 2 loops each on just one side of the loom. Set aside.
Finishing:
Holding one strand each of the 3 yarn colors (or the colors desired for braids), wrap them around the perimeter of the loom once and cut. Pull these 3 strands through the loops of the last remaining loops in line on the loom. Group them by twos and braid the yarn strands. Make an overhand knot at the length desired. Repeat this procedure for the CO loops with the waste yarn at the other point of the scarf.
The ends of the braids can be left with a length of tails for a tassel, or as the sample shows, pom poms can be sewn in place for extra embellishment.
Weave in all ends loosely, invisibly sewing through existing plies and stretching during weaving to help keep those large strands from unraveling.
