Garden stripes

This is a simple lace scarf designed to showcase the colours in the Noro Silk Garden Lite.  I wanted something geometric and balanced to co-ordinate with the stripes that would result from using this yarn.  The scarf is knitted from the centre top with the top border forming the 2 ends of each row.  Each row is made up of 3 border stitches, left panel, 3 centre stitches, right panel, 3 border stitches.

Note:  Noro is notorious for a knot appearing in a ball with no relationship between the colours on either side of the knot.  To prevent a stark colour change it may be worth rewinding the balls so that you know what you have before you start and can plan appropriately.

Yarn: 2 balls x Noro Silk Garden Lite

Needles: 5.5mm

Tension: 14st and 24 rows in pattern before blocking.

Size after blocking: 117cm wide, 58cm deep.

Pattern

Setup:

Cast on 7 stitches

Row 1:k3 yo k1 yo k3

Row 2: K3 P3 K3

Row 3: k3 yo k1 yo k1 yo k1yo k3

Row 4: k3 p7 k3

Row 5: k3 yo k3 yo k1 yo k3 yo k3

Row 6: k3 p11 k3

Row 7: k3 yo k5 yo k1 yo k5 yo k3

Row 8 k3 p15 k3

Start pattern:

Each row is made up of 3 border stitches, left panel, 3 centre stitches, right panel, 3 border stitches.

Row 1: k3 yo (k2tog yo) to centre  k1 yo k1 yo k1,  (yo SSK) to border yo k3

row 2: k3 purl to border k3

row 3: k3 yo knit to centre k1 yo k1 yo k1 knit to border yo k3

row 4: k3 purl to border k3

row 5: k3 yo knit to centre k1 yo k1 yo k1 knit to border yo k3

row 6: k3 purl to border k3

Repeat pattern until required size allowing for blocking.

Finish with Row 4.

Cast off very loosely

Finishing:

The band at the top is currently in 2 halves, using the tail left from the cast on sew the first 3 stitches of the cast on row to the last 3 stitches of the cast on row.

Sew in all ends.