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Knitting: Basket weave scarft
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Basket weave scarft

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Instructions

cast on 20
18 rows of seed stitch
KP
followed by 16 rows alternating K2P2 and P2K2 to make boxes of 4 stitches
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followed by alternating K4P4 and P4K4 to make boxes of 16 stitches
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Repeat this last section for length of scarf, then end with the 2x2 and the seed. Bind off and gift to your ...

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Category: Knitting

Type of item: Accessory

For: Unisex

Style: Outdoorsy, Casual


Materials

Cascade Yarns 128 Superwash Color No 858 - A dark rust color

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MaryNH on craftsy.com
Jan 07, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Thanks for sharing, Looks terrific!
NEgranny on craftsy.com
Jan 03, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
IS it necessary to get the precise yarn given in the supplies list?
Alonatart on craftsy.com
Jan 03, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
No, I'm sure it would work in any similar yarn, but I don't know how many yards you would need in order to get the length. This started out as my swatch and morphed into a scarf so it was a yarn choice made purely on the color. Any worsted weight yarn would probably turn out lovely!
Alonatart on craftsy.com
Jan 03, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
No, I'm sure it would work in any similar yarn, but I don't know how many yards you would need in order to get the length. This started out as my swatch and morphed into a scarf so it was a yarn choice made purely on the color. Any worsted weight yarn would probably turn out lovely!
Alonatart on craftsy.com
Jan 01, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Oops, that seed stitch goes for 18, not 8 and as you can see, the 4x4 basket weave continues for about 5 feet, with the seed stitch and 4x4 at each end. Sorry, I'm a beginner so it was easier to knit this scarf than to describe it. haha
Alonatart on craftsy.com
Jan 01, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Fixed in description of item... still learning.