Seaweed One Skein Scarf

Hi friends! Ever since the Stay-at-home order was placed, most of the crafts and art supply stores in my area have been closed. So this month I am gonna challenge myself and limit the amount of yarn I use to what I already have.

This week, I've decided to make a scarf out of one skein only. My first step was to choose the shape, then decide on the pattern. In the end I think I am very satisfied with the final product. When I was deciding on a suitable name for this piece, I found out that "Seaweed" was a shade of green, and the scarf really looks like seaweed, so I went with that name.

Level: Intermediate 

Materials:

• Yarn: Alize Burcum Nokta: (100% acrylic, 100 g/ 3.53 Oz, 210 m/ 230 yds), color no. 5887: 1 skein.
• Knitting needles 6 mm/ US 10.
• Tapestry needle.

Size and Measurements: One size; Width= 137 cm/ 54", Height = 25 cm/ 10" approx. 

Gauge: 16 sts x 24 rows in garter stitch.

Yardage: 200 - 210 m/ 220- 230 yds.

knitting Terms:

• k = knit.
• p = purl.
• m 1= increase 1 stitch.
• ktbl= knit through back loops.
• p2tog = slip, purl, pass the slipped st over the purled one.
• p3tog = slip, slip, purl, pass the slipped sts over the purled one.

Note:

Please, watch this video carefully before working the pattern:

The Estonian Braid, (the Lateral Braid)

Instructions:

Cast on 7 sts, knit 6 rows, (k row and p row) twice.

Increasing Rows, and the Lateral Braid:

Row 1: m 1, *ktbl of second st on left-hand needle, do not slide sts off needle, knit first st. Now slide both stitches off needle.Then, slip the last worked stitch from the right needle back to the left needle. Repeat from * to last st. (8 sts)

Row 2: p to end.

Row 3: k to end.

Row 4: p to end.

Repeat (1 - 4) rows eighteen times. (25 sts)

Then work as follows:

Row 5: repeat row 1.

Row 6: p to end.

Repeat (5 - 6) rows seventeen times. (42 sts)

Decreasing Rows:

Row 7: repeat row 1.

Row 8: p3tog, p to end.

Repeat (7-8) rows seventeen times. (25 sts)

Then work as follows:

Row 9: repeat row 1.

Row 10: p2tog, p to end.

Row 11: k to end.

Row 12: p2tog, p to end.

Repeat (9-12) rows eighteen times. (7 sts)

knit 6 rows, bind off all stitches, weave in loose ends.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

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