Free Knitting Pattern

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#3399CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sugar River Handknits</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006633" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B> |  </B></FONT><B>   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sugar River Handknits"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Knitting with Llama / alpaca yarns"><U>Knitting with Llama / alpaca yarns</U></A>   |   Free Knitting Pattern</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#3399CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand Knit Gallery"><U>Return to </U></A><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand Knit Gallery"><U>Hand Knit Gallery</U></A></div> <div> Return to <A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Llama Alpaca Yarns"><U>Yarns</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Free Knitting Pattern</div> <div> <B>Beaded Ribbing Scarf</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Yarn:</B> Approximately 8 - 10 ounces of 2 ply <A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Llama Alpaca Yarns"><U>llama/alpaca yarn</U></A></div> <div>                                         </div> <div> <B>Needles:</B> Depends upon size of yarn, desired width, and desired hand.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="388" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="103"><div> <B>Yarn Size</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="130"><div> <B>Needle Size</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="129"><div> <B>Cast on</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="103"><div> Fine Yarn </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="130"><div>   #3, #4, #5 </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="129"><div> 64 sts</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Medium Yarn </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="130"><div>   #5, #6, #7 </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="129"><div> 54 sts</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Heavy Yarn </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  #8, #10, #10 ½</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="129"><div> 44 sts</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>                    </div> <div> Scarf can also be made wider or narrower by increasing or decreasing in multiples of 5 sts.</div> <bR> <div> Cast on desired number of sts, according to desired width and yarn size.</div> <bR> <div> Knit one row.</div> <bR> <div> Knit the next row and at the same time, increase 9 sts even across the row for a total of: </div> <bR> <div>              Fine yarn, 73 sts     Medium yarn, 63 sts          Heavy yarn, 53 sts</div> <bR> <div> Work in pattern for 48 inches or more.</div> <bR> <div>             Pattern Row A:     Slip one (as if to purl, yarn in front), K2, *K2, P3*, repeat * to * until 5 sts remain. End K5</div> <bR> <div>       Pattern Row B:     Slip on (as if to purl, yarn in front), K2, *P2, K1, P1, K1,*, repeat * to * until 5 sts remain. End P2, K3.</div> <bR> <div> Repeat these two rows, working 48", more or less.  Hint: Keep a safety pin in the Row A side, so you'll know where you're at.</div> <bR> <div> When scarf is desired length, ending with row A, knit one row and at the same time, decrease 9 sts evenly across the row. </div> <bR> <div> Knit one row.</div> <bR> <div> Cast off loosely across the row.  Hint:   A nice finish is to knit 2 sts together in the first two and last two sts of the cast off row.  </div> <bR> <div> Fringe is optional.  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>