Simply Knitting

FAIR ISLE SET SCARF

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Cast on 84 sts using a 4.5mm circular needle and Yarn A using provisiona­l cast-on method as folls:

Using waste yarn make a crochet chain about 4-6 chains longer than the number of stitches you wish to cast on. Break yarn and pull through to fasten off. Using Yarn A, pick up and knit the desired number of sts (working from the beginning of the chain) into the individual bumps on the back of the crochet chain.

Join in the round, being careful not to twist the sts. Place a marker for beg of the round.

Next round Knit to end. **Change to 5mm needles.

Work Rounds 1 to 61 from Chart using Fair Isle technique, repeating the 12 st Chart 7 times. Join in colours as required. Change to 4.5mm needle and Yarn E.

Round 62 Knit to end.

Round 63 K1, *MB, K2; rep from * to last 2 sts, MB, K1. Change to Yarn A. Knit 2 rounds. Change to Yarn C.

Rep Rounds 62 and 63. ** Rep from ** to ** 4 more times, then rep Chart Rounds 1 to 61 once more.

Next round Using Yarn A, knit to end. UPPER BOBBLE EDGE Divide the stitches on the circular needle in half and slide up to the points of the needle. Using 4.5mm needle and Yarn A, knit the front and back stitches together. [42 sts] Change to Yarn E. Row 1 Purl to end. Bobble cast off as foll:

K1, *MB, pass rem st on right-hand needle off, cast off 2 sts, rep from * to last 2 sts, MB, cast off last st.

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