Tuesday, January 08, 2008









PINK RIBBON ILLUSION SCARF

Finished Size: 6.5 inches x 63 inches (unblocked)

Materials:
Yarn: Cotton Fleece (80% Cotton/20% Merino Wool, 215 yrds)
- Provincial Rose (CW-220), 1 skein
- Pink-a-Boo (CW-240), 1 skein
Needles: US #6 (4mm)
Notions: tapestry needle

Gauge: Getting an exact gauge is not necessary for this project. Your main concern is to get your gauge a little tighter than normal/suggested for the yarn. More rows can be added in the center to add length.


BC = BACKROUND COLOR
CC = CONTRASTING COLOR
K = KNIT
P = PURL


WITH BC - CO 35sts

BORDER PATTERN
ROW 1 in BC - K across
ROW 2 in BC - K across
ROW 3 in CC - K across
ROW 4 in CC - K across
REPEAT (ROWS 1 - 4) 4 MORE TIMES


RIBBON PATTERN
ROW 1. BC - K
ROW 2. BC - K24, P2, K9
ROW 3. CC - K
ROW 4. CC - P24, K2, P9
ROW 5. BC - K
ROW 6. BC - K9, P2, K12, P4, K8
ROW 7. CC - K
ROW 8. CC - P9, K2, P12, K4, P8
ROW 9. BC - K
ROW 10. BC - K8, P4, K11, P4, K8
ROW 11. CC - K
ROW 12. CC - P8, K4, P11, K4, P8
ROW 13. BC - K
ROW 14. BC - K8, P5, K8, P5, K9
ROW 15. CC - K
ROW 16. CC - P8, K5, P8, K5, P9
ROW 17. BC - K
ROW 18. BC - K8, P7, K5, P5, K10
ROW 19. CC - K
ROW 20. CC - P8, K7, P5, K5, P10
ROW 21. BC - K
ROW 22. BC - K10, P6, K3, P5, K11
ROW 23. CC - K
ROW 24. CC - P10, K6, P3, K5, P11
ROW 25. BC - K
ROW 26. BC - K11, P6, K2, P3, K13
ROW 27. CC - K
ROW 28. CC - P11, K6, P2, K3, P13
ROW 29. BC - K
ROW 30. BC - K12, P6, K2, P2, K13
ROW 31. CC - K
ROW 32. CC - P12, K6, P2, K2, P13
ROW 33. BC - K
ROW 34. BC - K13, P6, K16
ROW 35. CC - K
ROW 36. CC - P13, K6, P16
ROW 37. BC - K
ROW 38. BC - K15, P5, K15
ROW 39. CC - K
ROW 40. CC - P15, K5, P15
ROW 41. BC - K
ROW 42. BC - K16, P5, K14
ROW 43. CC - K
ROW 44. CC - P16, K5, P14
ROW 45. BC - K
ROW 46. BC - K14, P1, K2, P4, K14
ROW 47. CC - K
ROW 48. CC - P14, K1, P2, K4, P14
ROW 49. BC - K
ROW 50. BC - K13, P3, K2, P4, K13
ROW 51. CC - K
ROW 52. CC - P13, K3, P2, K4, P13
ROW 53. BC - K
ROW 54. BC - K13, P4, K2, P3, K13
ROW 55. CC - K
ROW 56. CC - P13, K4, P2, K3, P13
ROW 57. BC - K
ROW 58. BC - K12, P5, K3, P3, K12
ROW 59. CC - K
ROW 60. CC - P12, K5, P3, K3, P12
ROW 61. BC - K
ROW 62. BC - K12, P4, K4, P3, K12
ROW 63. CC - K
ROW 64. CC - P12, K4, P4, K3, P12
ROW 65. BC - K
ROW 66. BC - K12, P3, K5, P3, K12
ROW 67. CC - K
ROW 68. CC - P12, K3, P5, K3, P12
ROW 69. BC - K
ROW 70. BC - K12, P3, K5, P3, K12
ROW 71. CC - K
ROW 72. CC - P12, K3, P5, K3, P12
ROW 73. BC - K
ROW 74. BC - K12, P4, K4, P3, K12
ROW 75. CC - K
ROW 76. CC - P12, K4, P4, K3, P12
ROW 77. BC - K
ROW 78. BC - K12, P5, K3, P3, K12
ROW 79. CC - K
ROW 80. CC - P12, K5, P3, K3, P12
ROW 81. BC - K
ROW 82. BC - K13, P4, K2, P4, K12
ROW 83. CC - K
ROW 84. CC - P13, K4, P2, K4, P12
ROW 85. BC - K
ROW 86. BC - K13, P3, K2, P5, K12
ROW 87. CC - K
ROW 88. CC - P13, K3, P2, K5, P12
ROW 89. BC - K
ROW 90. BC - K14, P1, K2, P6, K12
ROW 91. CC - K
ROW 92. CC - P14, K1, P2, K6, P12
ROW 93. BC - K
ROW 94. BC - K16, P6, K13
ROW 95. CC - K
ROW 96. CC - P16, K6, P13
ROW 97. BC - K
ROW 98. BC - K15, P6, K14
ROW 99. CC - K
ROW 100. CC - P15, K6, P14
ROW 101. BC - K
ROW 102. BC - K15, P5, K15
ROW 103. CC - K
ROW 104. CC - P15, K5, P15
ROW 105. BC - K
ROW 106. BC - K16, P3, K16
ROW 107. CC - K
ROW 108. CC - P16, K3, P16


CENTER PATTERN
BC - K
BC - K
CC - K
CC - P
REPEAT LAST 4 ROWS 54 MORE TIMES (ADD MORE SETS OF 4 ROW REPEATS FOR A LONGER SCARF)
BC - K
BC - K


SECOND RIBBON PATTERN
(KNIT RIBBON PATTERN ROWS 1 THRU 108 IN REVERSE ORDER, ROWS 108 TO 1)


END BORDER PATTERN
ROW 1 in CC - K across
ROW 2 in CC - K across
ROW 3 in BC - K across
ROW 4 in BC - K across
REPEAT (ROWS 1 - 4) 4 MORE TIMES


Bind off in BC.
Weave in loose ends.

9 comments:

Lil Knitter said...

WOW! It turned out beautifully. I love your scarf. I sure hope to get around to knitting this one!
Hugs!

Larjmarj said...

Awesome!

Your first public pattern? Congrats!!

Anonymous said...

I love the pattern, but no matter how many ways I try, I can only print the 1st page of the pattern, the other 2 pages just come up with the pictures along the right side. Am very frustrated after wasting 12 sheets of paper.
shalidarlady@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Hi Anonymous
Why not copy the instructions and paste them into an email or a word document and print that instead?

Wendy said...

hi, I need help! I love the pink ribbon pattern, I have worked the first side down to the second ribbon, also worked the 2 bc-k
now I started the reverse order rows 108 to 1, 108 cc is a purl row so the illusion is on the back side and the purl row ends up on the front, what am I doing wrong ?? hope you can help
Wendy

Unknown said...

I need help i have worked the first side down to the second ribbon now i started the reverse order 108 to 1 but it is coming out on the wrong side. Can you give me some suggestions Betty

Anonymous said...

One of my students figured out how to keep this pattern from coming out in reverse. Here is the info.
Do odd# rows first, then even # rows: example
begin: row 107 Knit
108 Knit & Purl row
105 knit
106 Knit & Purl
103 Knit
104 Knit & Purl
continue in this manner, and your pattern should be correct.

knitone1p

Kimberly said...

When doing the reverse ribbon, purl instead of knit and knit instead of purl.
108 CC: K16, P3, K16
107 CC: P
106 BC: P16, K3, P16
105 BC: P
104 CC: K15, P5, K15
103 CC: P
Continue like this until row 1. Finish scarf as instructed above.

Londonlisa said...

When reversing the pattern, you can't just run through the rows backwards, you need to actually reverse the instructions for it to turn out correctly. To do this knit rows are purl and purl rows are knit.