New Scarflet Project 2014

New Scarflet Project - Scarflet Pattern for Knitting Loom - For personal use only please

I was watching a video on msnbc.com yesterday called *Baby It's Cold Outside* and they were showing the "latest hot trends in fun winter wear". They had lots of cute things, but the thing that really caught my eye was Kaia' Mini Scarflet Snuggles, a "chic, short style scarf clasped with a crystal brooch, that will definitely turn heads while guarding against frigid cold".

Well, I want to be chic and turn heads! hehe So, when I saw these I thought, "I can do that!" So I spent last night and today trying to recreate the look. I think for my first finished project, I came pretty darn close!

Here are some examples of the ones for sale on the web site. I love the pink and the green ones. The brooches are beautiful.












Here is my version. I need to find some brooches and yarn that match now. I had this yarn already, and also the pins. I think the little pin looks better then the large one. (The large one was my grandmothers. It was a gift from my uncle to her, when he was about 10 years old. He is 75 now.)

The recreate the look, I used two skeins of yarn - one baby virgin wool and one mohair. I used my red knitting loom. The finished piece should be about 15-17"" x 3.5 to 5", depending on how wide you want it and how big/small around your neck is. I did a 1/2 cast on, with a 1/2 knit.
To start, wrap 7 pegs, three times, knit 1/2 to cast on. Add on two rows buy wrapping a new peg (3x) on each end of work. Wrap the pegs in the middle and knit row. Add two more pegs by wrapping a peg on each side of work (3x) and wrap the other 9 and knit row, then knit back (always doing 2/1). You should now have 11 total pegs (if you want a thicker scarflet add two more, total 13 rows).
Once you have increased your pegs to 11 rows, knit 2/1 until your work is 14-15" (or as long as you need for your measurement - the beginning/increasing section is about 1" long, so you will have about 1" to decrease at the end).
Once you are about 1" shy of your desired length, begin to decrease pegs (basically a reversal of the beginning of the project). You do this by lifting the yarn from the outter most two pegs, and adding to the inner one beside it. (If you are using two skeins of yarn, you will have 8 loops pf yarn, or 4 sets on the outter two pegs - knit 4/4 on those pegs, and the usual 2/1 on the rest) Then lift the outter two again, onto the inner pegs, and wrap the other pegs, and knit. Now you will be on 7 pegs. Knit row again, without wrapping, so you are left with one set of yarn per peg. Use the flat removal method, for a flat pice (using your crochet hook). Hide your ends, find a brooch and Wa-la!
I hope this makes sense, it is my first attept at pattern writing too. :OS