Garter Stitch
Button Hole Scarf Garter Stitch
Button Hole ScarfGarter
Stitch Button Hole Scarf
Why
garter stitch? This,
most basic of knitting stitches, shows off all the
variations and beautiful imperfections of handspun yarn on the surface
of the
fabric.
It is the one knitting motif
that is difficult to duplicate in a machine knit garment and therefore
the
perfect showcase for your special hand work.
Required
skills:
Cast
on (CO), Bind off (BO), Slip Stitch
Purlwise (S1 pw), Knit (K)
Materials: 40 – 60 grams of 3 ply sport weight silk yarn at 15 wpi, and 3 tpi. or 70-100 grams of 3ply worsted weight silk yarn at 12 wpi and 3 tpi and 1 pr. of 6mm wooden knitting needles (US size 9)
*Wooden knitting needles make working with the silk
easier and they are warmer and kinder to your hands.
Notes: Beginning
row 2 slip the first
stitch of each row, purl wise.
Gauge:
4 st. per inch and 20 rows per 4 inches. (This
gauge is only a guide.
Use what ever gauge gives you
the handle and
drape that you like in a scarf, with the yarn that you have spun.)
Cast
on 16 stitches
Row
1: Knit
Row
2 S1 pw and knit to the
end.
Row
3 and following – repeat
row 2 until work has 60 ridges (120 rows)
Row
121:
S1 pw, knit 6, bind off 4
st., k last 5
st.
Row
122:
S1 pw, knit 5, co 4 st
(rather
tightly), k last 7 stitches (17 stitches)
Button hole completed.
Row
123 and following:
repeat row 2.
Continue
in this manner until there are 20 more ridges (36 more rows) after the
buttonhole.
Bind off loosely, weave in
ends.
Finishing: Wet
finish by washing in hot water.
Dry
flat and use your fingers to straighten
the sides of the scarf.
The scarf will
grow both in length and width after washing and loose some of its
elasticity.
This is normal for silk. 3
ply yarns and yarns with a tight twist, but
balanced ply, will retain more elasticity than loosely spun 2 ply yarns.