Lacey Mitered Squares Scarf by Kathe Christensen

Lacey Mitered Squares Scarf

Knitting
July 2022
The Alpaca Yarn Co. Mariquita
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
550 - 600 yards (503 - 549 m)
8” wide x 60” long,
English
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FINISHED SIZE: Approx. 8” wide x 60” long, blocked
YARN: Two colors of DK weight yarn: designated as MC (dark color, need 400 yards) and CC (light color, need 200 yards). Model worked in MC – Elsebeth Lavold Designer’s Choice Silky Wool
– 45% wool, 35% silk, 20% Nylon (50g/1.76 oz-175m/192 yds), Color 182, 2 hanks; CC – The Alpaca Yarn Co. Mariquita fingering weight, 50% baby alpaca/50% tencel (3.5 oz/100g/400 yds), 1 hank.
NEEDLES: US size 7 (4.50 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge. Size G crochet hook for making fringe.
NOTIONS: Row counter, tapestry needle.
GAUGE: 20 sts & 32 rows = 4” in Garter Stitch

This is a fun scarf to knit. There is a lacey stitch on the outer edge of a mitered square and in the opposite corner from the lace is a smaller square in a different color. This is all done in garter stitch, so that both right and wrong sides look very similar. I alternated the squares with the contrasting color with plain squares, but you could put them in every square or make up your own design for placing the contrasting color squares. The fringe is optional, but I think it just finishes the scarf.
I used a single strand of fingering weight yarn for the contrasting color and it worked fine.