I just finished this scarf for local yarn shop, Golden Fleece, using a new yarn they have:
Schoppel Gradient scarf to crochet
Schoppel Gradient scarf to crochet
1 ball Schoppel Gradient (280 yards, worsted weight yarn)
8mm crochet hook
Chain (ch) 3.
Part I - Increasing:
Row (r) 1: (Single crochet (sc)
1, ch1, sc1) all in 3rd ch from hook.
R2 (Increase Row): ch2, turn
(turning chain made). Sc in last sc of
previous row (pr r). (ch1, sc1 in next
ch space) across row, ending with (ch1, sc1) in turning chain space of pr r.
Repeat Increase Row until there are 15 sc across row (13 rows total).
Part II - Holding steady:
Next row (Decrease Row): ch1,
turn (turning chain made). Skip 2 sc
from previous row, sc in next ch space.
(ch1, sc1 in next ch space) across row, ending with (ch1, sc1) in
turning chain space of pr r. (14 sc across row.)
Repeat Increase and Decrease rows until the piece is about 66 inches
long. There should be a few yards of
yarn left.
Part III - Decreasing:
Ending the scarf: From here on,
do only the Decrease row, until there is 1sc in the last row. Finish off.
Tuck in loose ends. Enjoy.
Geek notes:
1.
The sample scarf came out to be about 67
inches long and 5.5 inches wide, for a total of 368 square inches, with a few
yards left over. Theoretically, then, I
could have made:
* An 8’ wide
scarf or cowl that would be 46 inches long/around by having the rows be 22/21
sc across, or
* Two short (36” long) scarves that are 5 inches wide
each (13/12 sc across row).
2.
To figure how
much yarn you need to decrease to finish, figure out how much yarn makes 1 row
– stitch 1 increase row, then carefully take it out and measure how much yarn
you used in that row. Multiply that by
HALF the number of sc in that row. Then
tie a little knot at that point. When
you get to the knot, undo it, and start decreasing for Part III.
3.
To figure out how
far a skein can go, you can do a little figuring at the end of Part I if you
have a food scale. Figure the square
inches of the triangle you have (short side x short side) divided by 2, _____
(A). Weigh the triangle you have, _____
(B). Notice the total weight of the ball
of yarn (100 grams or 3.5 ounces). Then
solve for X:
B/A = 100
or 3.5/X
For a narrow scarf, with just a few stitches and such
a big gauge, the numbers can be a little squishy, so don’t bet your life on it
in this case.
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