It’s Free Pattern Friday!
Today, the KISS Scarf in Cotton Supreme Splash.
A while back, we had a request for a super-simple lace scarf for a beginner. Well, it doesn’t get much simpler than this. The KISS Scarf is a few rows of garter stitch, followed by a one-row k2tog,yo repeat with a garter stitch border on the edges. It’s fully reversible, and it only takes one half of a ball of Cotton Supreme Splash (100g/180yds) meaning it won’t take forever, even for a beginner.
(Edit: I was so excited about this pattern that I accidentally wrote k2, yo instead of k2tog yo*. The pattern was right, but the article was wrong – it would have led to a dramatically increasing row every time. Thanks to all of you eagle-eyed knitters!)
This pattern would work well with any of the yarns in the Cotton Supreme family. Cotton Supreme and Cotton Supreme Batik both have the same yardage per ball, so they could be used interchangeably here. Go down a needle size for a slightly skinnier scarf (or just cast on more stitches in an even number) and use Cotton Supreme DK or DK Seaspray.
The remaining half a ball of Cotton Supreme Splash is sitting on my desk right now, tempting me. I could knit another… or I could use it to teach someone else to knit. Decisions, decisions.
Happy knitting!
If you k2, yo, you will be increasing (doubling) the number of stitches in every row. The pattern is correct, but the description in the email is deceptive.
You’re absolutely right, Carol. It should be a k2tog, yo. Lucky our readers have such eagle eyes! 🙂
Did you mean K2 together, yo repeat?
I did indeed, Lynette! My error. So aside from a couple of edge stitches, across the whole row it’s just k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, etc.
How many do I cast on my knitting needle thanks
Jamie
Hi, Jamie! To make the scarf as shown, cast on 20.