She Was Twisted

Here is a quick and beautiful way to stretch your handspun yarn by using a coordinating sock-weight yarn along with your handspun. It adds a nice lacy feel to the scarf while keeping it light and airy. I used 30 yards of my super-bulky single-ply along with a skein of navy blue sock-weight wool yarn. My finished scarf is 3.5″ wide and 4 feet long. -just long enough to tie or wrap around my neck. Use more handspun for a longer or wider scarf.

Note: This is the first pattern I have ever written, so bear with me and its clunkiness.

Stretch that Handspun, Scarf Pattern
Yarn A: bulky or super-bulky handspun, 30 yards or more.
Yarn B: sock, sport of DK yarn. Partial skein.
Needles: US 11

Gauge is not important.

CO 10 stitches. (For a wider scarf, cast on 15-20 stitches.)
Row 1 – 3: Knit with Yarn A. (A)

Begin Pattern
Row 4: Purl with yarn B. (B)
Row 5: Knit (B)
Row 6: Knit (A)
Row 7: Purl (A)
Row 8: Purl (B)
Row 9: Knit (B)
Row 10: Purl (B)
Row 11: Knit (B)
Row 12: Knit (A)
Row 13: Purl (A)

Repeat rows 4-13 until desired length or until you have about 3 yards of handspun left.

Knit 3 rows.
Bind off.
Enjoy!

Notes: When you get to row 10, carry Yarn A (handspun) up the edge of the row so you do not have a large loop when you start row 12. I purposely designed this scarf to alternate knit and purl rows so it would not curl on itself.

Now some more pics: