For a Comforter
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[edit] For a Comforter
From Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Original text at Project Gutenberg.
[edit] Original Pattern
No. 11 pins. Four-thread fleecy, geranium and grey. Cast on 48 stitches: knit 20 rows in double knitting of geranium, then 12 rows of the grey, 12 of the geranium, 12 of the grey, and so on, till the end; then knit 20 rows, as at the first, with the geranium, and finish with the following fringe:—Cast on 8 stitches; make a stitch by keeping the wool at the back, seam 2 stitches together, pass the wool round the pin, seam 2 together, pass the wool round, seam 2 together; continue in this manner, remembering to make a stitch at the beginning of each row, till sufficient fringe is done; then cast off 4 stitches, pull the other needle out, and ravel the depth of the 4 stitches out, and sew on the fringe at each end.
[edit] Updated Version
US 3/3.25mm needles
yarn: see note
Double-knitting: *K1, sl1 purlwise wyif, repeat from * to end of row, every row.
Cast on 48 stitches in one color.
Work 20 rows double-knitting.
Work 12 rows double-knitting in second color.
Work 12 rows double-knitting in first color.
Work 12 rows double-knitting in second color.
Knit scarf to preferred length, in double-knitting, alternating colors every 12 rows.
Work final 20 rows in first color and bind off.
Add fringe No. 1.
Note: The original pattern calls for four-thread fleecy. One source I came across likened four-thread fleecy to mohair; another source likened it to 8-threaded German wool, which is close to DK. I used Aunt Lydia's Fashion Crochet Thread #3, because the gauge on the ballband seemed right for the needles, and also for stitch definition. (I thought mohair might be a bit ambitious for my first double-knitting attempt.) I would say use whatever suits your needles - you could even use a lighter or heavier yarn if you adjust your needles accordingly. That would affect the width of your scarf, so you probably would want to knit a swatch first, in case you needed to increase or decrease the number of stitches you cast on. Just make sure you cast on an even number of stitches. The width of my scarf is three inches.
[edit] Abbreviations
- K - knit
- sl - slip
- wyif - with yarn in front
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