Materials and Notes

 

MATERIALS

US size 8 needles or correct size for gauge
2 skeins Alchemy Silk Purse (We used Cherry Tart) 

 
PATTERN
Here is the free, updated Stalks and Blossoms Pattern pdf.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
6 inches wide and about 60 inches long (or however long you'd like) 

 
GAUGE
5 stitches per inch in pattern
For help measuring your gauge, visit our Swatch Tutorial.

 
TERMS AND TECHNIQUES

block - even out of tension of knitted fabric by stretching.  For a how-to, visit our Blocking Tutorial.

K2tog (knit two together) - decrease one stitch by knitting two stitches together

psso (pass slipped stitch over) - decrease one stitch by lifting it over the stitch to the left and off the right needle   

sl (slip) - transfer one stitch from the left to the right needle without knitting it

ssk (slip, slip, knit) - decrease one stitch by slipping two stitches from the left needle to the right as if to knit (needle goes into the front of the stitch); passing the twisted stitches back to the left needle; then knitting them together

yo (yarn over) - increase one stitch by wrapping yarn around the right needle in a counter-clockwise motion (from back to front to back), then continue working, knitting the increase on the next row as a regular stitch

Comments

[missyjoon]

I love this scarf pattern so much--but I can't seem to knit row 4 apporpriately--I never have 6 stitches left over to finish up--always 8 or none. Can you help? xo

[maria]

hi reader #1 & purlsoho,
the problem is in the pdf pattern. the pdf has a different row 4 than the row on the html page. in fact, the pdf row 4 has 2 extra k1's that throw off the entire row.

so go by the pattern posted on the internet, *not* the one available for download, and it should work out okay.

purl, you might want to fix the pdf. it took me several frustrating hours to realize the pdf i downloaded was probably incorrect :-)

[purl bee]

Maria,

Thanks so much for calling our attention to this error! We have replaced the old pattern pdf with a new, improved one. We apologize for the typo.

[Johanna]

Hi, I'm curious about the Alchemy silk purse. In the close up picture of the scarf it looks like there are two different colours being used. Is this a quality of the silk purse (semi solid) or has another fibre been incorporated? Love the pattern!

[purl bee]

Dear Johanna,
The Silk Purse is a single ply 100% silk, and in the project, it is being used on its own. I think what might be looking like two colors or fibers to you is just the play of light on the fiber, which is somewhat shinny. The yarn is also hand-dyed so the color has subtle shifts in it throughout the skein. Hope this helps!