MYLEOPARDSCARF - English

English version

Style MYLEOPARDSCARF is a knitwear pattern instructions.

The pattern comes in a PDF file, and can be downloaded and printed from the computer.

Size                   One size

Length              260 cm

Width                  51 cm

Please consider that the scarf is extra long and juicy, you can always shorten it by stopping earlier in the project.

Level : Double knitting knowledge

Material

Hand dyed kid silk mohair from Thelma Steimann, the yarn is a mixture of brushed 72% Kid mohair and 28% silk singles , it ́s lightweight luxurious mohair yarn, super soft and fantastic to work with. Approx 420m/50gr in each skein.

Kid silk mohair col 1: 2

Kid silk mohair col 2: 2

Circular needle 3,5 mm, 40 cm or 2x straight needle 3,5 mm ca 35 cm. Tapestry needle for stitching the threads.
Removable stitch marker to keep track on beginning of row on the right side.

Tension gauge sample

Be sure to check your own tension before starting to knit.
Cast on 13 stitches with double thread with long tail cast on, separate the stitches so 11 belong to the front side and 11 belong to the back side and double, knit 26 rows on needles 3,5 for a 10 x 10 cm sample. 
If tension measures too tight, change to a thicker needle.
If tension measures too wide, change to a thinner needle.

Good to know

The scarf is knitted with the double knitting technique, where both the right and the wrong side are knitted at the same time, and both sides display the stocking stitch.