Easy Striped Triangular Scarf

Designed by Barbara Breiter

This is an easy stockinette triangular shaped striped dress scarf with a garter stitch border knit in. It's knit by casting on a small number of sts and increasing to a certain point, then decreasing. Because there are more rows than stitches in any given number of stockinette stitches and rows, it grows disproportionately and does not result in a perfect triangle. However, garter stitch does grow at the same rate. This helps the scarf to maintain a triangular shape that naturally curves to fit the body. The design also results in stripes that end up in diagonal directions, neither entirely vertical nor horizontal.


Level:
Beginner
Yarn:
One skein Waikiki by Crystal Palace Yarns (70% Rayon, 30% Cotton, 50 grams, 105 yards)-color #2862 or your choice
One skein Breeze by Crystal Palace Yarns (100% Mercerized Cotton, 50 grams, 110 yards)-color #8990 or your choice
Needles:
Size 11 (8 mm)
Gauge:
16st=4 inches/10 cm

Note: This is sport weight yarn knit on large needles; the result is a very loose and lacy effect.


Instructions

With Breeze, cast on 4 sts.
K 2 rows.

Row 3 (right side): With Waikiki, k1, k into front and back of next st, k2
Row 4: With Waikiki, sl1 as if to p, k4

Row 5: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, k into front and back of next st, k3
Row 6: sl1 as if to p, k5

Row 7: With Waikiki, sl1 as if to p, k into front and back of next st, k4
Row 8: sl1 as if to p, k2, p1, k3

Row 9: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, k into front and back of next st, k across
Row 10: sl1 as if to p, k2, p2, k3

Row 11: With Waikiki, sl1 as if to p, k into front and back of next st, k across
Row 12: sl1 as if to p, k2, p across to last 3 sts, k3

Continue in this manner until piece measures 23". End ready to begin odd row with Breeze.

Row 1: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k across
Row 2: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, k2, p across to last 3 sts, k3

Row 3: With Waikiki, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k across
Row 4: With Waikiki, sl1 as if to p, k2, p across to last 3 sts, k3

Continue in this manner until 6 stitches remain (last row will be sl1 as if to p, k5 as there will be no stitches to p across).

With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k4.
Next Row: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, k5
Next Row: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k3
Next Row: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, k4
Next Row: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k2
Next Row: With Breeze, sl1 as if to p, k3

Bind off all stitches.