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The Layered Bricks Scarf Pattern

Posted in 2023, September 2023 Pattern by

The Layered Bricks Scarf


Why am I drawn to yarn that eventually becomes discontinued? One of my favorite pastimes is to go to my local arts and crafts stores to window shop, get some inspiration, or sometimes sample some unique yarn. It was so with the Yarn Bee® Fresh Haven yarn I purchased from Hobby Lobby last year, which I used for a weaving project. I liked the softness of the yarn so I went back to Hobby Lobby to get some more to knit a cardigan or a blanket but couldn’t find any. I later found out that it was discontinued. Fortunately, I had one skein of two different yarn colors left, so I used them to knit the Layered Bricks Scarf.

The yarn is made with 100% Tencel®. Tencel® yarn is made with wood pulp that is chemically processed to create the semi synthetic cellulose fibers (Lyocell). It is known for its strength, is durable and absorbs moisture well. It’s also hypoallergenic making it suitable for those who are sensitive to wool. I just like the yarn because it feels soft, silky and drapes well. I am of course quite disappointed that this yarn has been discontinued.

The Layered Bricks Scarf is knit in the houndstooth pattern using garter stitch pattern with slipped stitches. It’s a four row repeat pattern that alternates the yarn colorway every two rows. The scarf pattern is similar to the Interwoven Earwarmer pattern but knit flat instead of in the round. Unlike the Interwoven Earwarmer, the Layered Bricks Scarf has no purl stitches making this pattern more beginner-friendly.

The Layered Bricks Scarf Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

Yarn: Yarn Bee® Fresh Haven yarn in Colorway A: Red Clay and Colorway B: Grey (The yarn has been discontinued but other yarn with Tencel® or Lyocell fiber can be substituted for it)
Knitting Needles: US #6 (4.0 mm) circular needles or straight needles; US #8 (5.0 mm) knitting needles for the cast on and bind off
Crochet Hooks: US G-6 (4.0 mm)
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: 6.0 stitches per inch in the garter houndstooth stitch pattern with US #6 knitting needles after washing
Size of the Layered Bricks Scarf: about 5.5 inches wide and 58.5 inches long without stretching

Abbreviations:
K: Knit
pm: place marker
sm: slip marker
wyif: with working yarn in front
s1 purlwise: with working yarn in back slip 1 stitch purlwise from the left needle
[…]: stitch pattern repeats

With US #8 (5.0 mm) knitting needles and thumb or long tail cast on method, cast on 1 stitch, pm, cast on 33 stitches, pm, cast on 1 stitch (35 stitches in total) with Colorway B (grey) yarn. Knit the following with US #6 knitting needles:

  • Row 1 (RS): With Colorway A (red clay) yarn – K1, sm, [K2, s1 purlwise] repeat […] till marker, sm, wyif S1 purlwise
  • Row 2 (WS): With Colorway A (red clay) yarn – K1, sm, knit to marker, sm, wyif S1 purlwise
  • Row 3 (RS): With Colorway B (grey) yarn – K1, sm, [s1 purlwise, K2] repeat […] till marker, sm, wyif S1 purlwise
  • Row 4 (WS): With Colorway B (grey) yarn – K1, sm, knit to marker, sm, wyif S1 purlwise

Repeat Rows 1 to 4, 118 times.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 once more. Cut the Colorway A (red clay) yarn and secure it.
With Colorway B (grey) yarn and US # 8 (5.0 mm) knitting needles, bind off loosely in the knit stitch while removing the two markers.
Remove the US #8 needle from the last bind off stitch and insert a G-6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook, then chain one.

  • Turn the scarf and single crochet along the left length of the scarf
  • Turn and single crochet along the cast-on edge
  • Turn and single crochet up along the right side length of the scarf
  • Turn and single crochet along the bind off edge of the scarf

Slip stitch into the beginning stitch of the single crochet. Pull yarn through.
Weave in the ends with the tapestry needle, wash and block the Layered Bricks Scarf

The Layered Bricks Scarf turned out soft and silky as I had expected. It’s stretchy and drapes well too. It keeps me warm and is perfect for this time of the year.

~coffeeteaknits.com

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The Warp and Weft Floats in Weaving

Posted in March 18, 2023 by

In the past year I’ve been exploring different variations in plain weaving on a rigid heddle loom. Rigid heddle loom weaving consists of warp and weft threads (or yarn). The warp thread is held vertically (lengthwise) under tension while the weft thread is passed horizontally through the warp threads by the weaver.

One way to add some texture to a plain weave is to have warp, weft or both warp and weft floats. Pictured below is a woven scarf and a woven wrap/shawl that has both warp and weft floats. The scarf was woven with same cotton yarn for both its warp and weft. The wrap/shawl was woven with two different colors of wool yarn for its warp and weft.

Floats are skips (not passed through) in the warp or weft threads and are created by using a pickup stick. A warp float is when the warp thread skips over two or more weft threads and a weft float is when the weft thread skips over the two or more warp threads (see picture below). Both warp and weft floats are created by how the pickup stick is placed behind the heddle. For the warp float, the pickup stick is turned on its side behind the heddle and for the weft float the pickup stick is turned on its edge behind the heddle.

These woven items are just the beginning of my exploration of the various combinations and textures created by a pickup stick and one heddle. I look forward to learning more about the different weaving techniques on a rigid heddle loom and how to combine them with some knit or crochet stitch patterns.

~coffeeteaknits.com

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The Daylilies Scarf Pattern

Posted in August 2022 by

Daylilies Scarf is a rectangular scarf knit on the bias in garter stitch pattern. It is knit with 2 different colorways of Yarnspirations™ Caron® Cotton Funnel Cakes yarn I purchased this Spring at Michaels Arts and Crafts Store. I finished knitting this pullover (see below) late Spring and found the yarn soft and light and oh so enjoyable to knit with. I had enough yarn left over so I knit the Daylilies Scarf with it too. The colors of this yarn represent all things of Spring/Summer to me – the vibrant colors of daylilies and other flowers, the birds, the butterflies etc. The colors of the yarn also depict a season of much warmth and a time when nature is awake.

The Daylilies Scarf Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

Yarn: Caron® Cotton Funnel Cakes by Yarnspirations™ in Peaches and Cummulus colorways
 Knitting Needles: US #9 or 5.5 mm knitting needles
Crochet hook: US size H8 or 5.0 mm crochet hook
Gauge: 14 stitches/ 4 inches (this pattern is generic so gauge not so critical)
Abbreviations:

  • K: Knit
  • P: Purl
  • Kfb: Knit front and back (knit one stitch first in the front and then knit the same stitch in the back before slipping it off the left needle – 1 stitch increase)
  • K2tog: Knit the first two stitches together on the left needle (1 stitch decrease)
  • pm: place marker
  • rm: remove marker
  • sm: slip marker
  • wyif: with yarn in front
  • RS: right side
  • WS: wrong side
  • wyif S1: bring working yarn to the front before slipping the next stitch purlwise

Colorway1: Peaches
Colorway2: Cummulus

Cast on 1 stitch with US #9 needles and Colorway1 yarn

Increase Section:
Row 1 (RS): Colorway1 – Kfb
Row 2 (WS): Colorway1 –  K2
Row 3 (RS): Colorway2 – Kfb, Kfb
Row 4 (WS): Colorway2 – K1, pm, K2, pm, wyif S1
Row 5 (RS): Colorway1 – K1, sm, Kfb, Kfb, sm, wyif S1
Row 6 (WS): Colorway1 –  K1, sm, K4, sm, wyif S1
Row 7 (RS): Colorway2 – K1, sm, Kfb, K2, Kfb, sm, wyif S1
Row 8 (WS): Colorway2 – K1, sm, K6, sm, wyif S1
Row 9 (RS): Colorway1 – K1, sm, Kfb, knit to 1 stitch before marker, Kfb, sm, wyif S1
Row 10 (WS): Colorway1 –  K1, sm, knit to marker, sm, wyif S1
Row 11 (RS): Colorway2 – K1, sm, Kfb, knit to 1 stitch before marker, Kfb, sm, wyif S1
Row 12 (WS): Colorway2 – K1, sm, knit to marker, sm, wyif S1
Repeat Rows 9 – 12 and knit till 42 stitches ending with the WS row.

Length Increase Section:
Row 1 (RS): Colorway1 – K1, sm, Kfb, knit to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog, sm, wyif S1
Row 2 (WS): Colorway1 –  K1, sm, knit to marker, sm, wyif S1
Row 3 (RS): Colorway2 – K1, sm, Kfb, knit to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog, sm, wyif S1
Row 4 (WS): Colorway2 – K1, sm, knit to marker, sm, wyif S1
Repeat Rows 1 – 4 and knit till preferred length is reached. The Daylilies Scarf has 154 garter ridges or is about 62 inches long before blocking.

Decrease Section:
Row 1 (RS): Colorway1 – K1, sm, K2tog, knit to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog, sm, wyif S1
Row 2 (WS): Colorway1 –  K1, sm, knit to marker, sm, wyif S1
Row 3 (RS): Colorway2 – K1, sm, K2tog, knit to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog, sm, wyif S1
Row 4 (WS): Colorway2 – K1, sm, knit to marker, sm, wyif S1
Knit Rows 1 – 4 till 6 stitches left ending with WS row
Row 1 (RS): Colorway1 – K1, sm, K2tog, K2tog,sm, wyif S1
Row 2 (WS): Colorway1 –  K1, rm, K2, rm, wyif S1
Row 3 (RS): Colorway2 – K2tog, K2tog
Row 4 (WS): Colorway2 – K2
Row 5 (RS): Colorway 1 – K2tog and pull yarn through

Single Crochet Edging:
With US crochet hook H8 and yarn Colorway2 pick up and single crochet the slipped edge stitches, cast on and bind off stitches all around the the scarf.

Adding Fringes (Optional):
The fringes are evenly spaced with 2 strands of each yarn colorway. There’s a helpful video tutorial by Verypink on how to add fringes.

Weave in the ends, wash and block the Daylilies Scarf.

~coffeeteaknits.com

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