Zigzag Stripes by Debbie Bliss

Zigzag Stripes

Knitting
September 2004
DK (11 wpi) ?
34 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in chevron pattern
US 7 - 4.5 mm
732 - 854 yards (669 - 781 m)
6"/15cm wide x 72"/183cm long for adult; 4.5"/11.5cm wide x 38"/96.5cm long for child size
English

Pattern Description from Scarf Style: “Simple stripe patterns offer many design possibilities. In these vibrant blue and green scarves, Debbie Bliss has turned classic stripes into zigzags by working them in a chevron pattern. She likes the way the combination of strong colors and zigzags hark back to the jazzy patterns of the 1970s. Pom-poms on the border of the smaller scarf call attention to the funky, pointed ends.”

Finished Size

  • Adult scarf measures 6” (15 cm) wide and 72” (183 cm) long.
  • Child’s scarf measures 4½“ (11.5 cm) wide and 38” (96.5 cm) long, not including pom-poms.

Yarn Debbie Bliss Merino DK (100% Merino; 122 yd (112m)/50 g):

  • Adult scarf: #214 navy, #202 bright blue, #203 duck-egg blue, #502 apple green, #503 acid yellow, #506 dark green, 1 ball each
  • Child’s scarf: #506 dark green, 2 balls; #214 navy, #202 bright blue, #203 duck-egg blue, #502 apple green, #503 acid yellow, 1 ball each

Needles: Size 7 (4.5mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Gauge: 34 stitches and 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) in chevron pattern

Note from Raveler:
Yardage is perhaps misleading because of colorwork issues. The child’s size requires the larger amounts of yarn.