free scarf pattern - Love of Knitting

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Last-Minute Loops
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Quickly create a spectacular scarf perfect to fill those last-minute
gift needs. The loop stitch is easily mastered by all knitting levels,
making this a fantastic gift for the holiday season. Yarn: Poems
Puzzle by Wisdom Yarns/Universal Yarn
Designed by Amy Polcyn
Skill level: Easy
Finished measurements:
Approx 5" x 60"
Yarn 5 weight: 6
Materials
• 2 skeins Poems Puzzle by Wisdom
Yarns/Universal, 75% superwash
merino wool, 25% nylon (66
yds/200g) in color 301 Embers
• U.S. size 17 (13mm) needles, or
size required for gauge
• Yarn needle
place the new stitch back on the left
needle beside it. Knit these 2 stitches
together through the back loop to
lock the loop in place.
Scarf
Cast on 6 sts.
Row 1: *K1 tbl; rep from * to end.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: *Loop; rep from * to end.
Rep rows 1–3 until piece measures
approx 60", ending with row 2. Loop
rows will alternate on RS and WS of
scarf as work progresses. Bind off.
Finishing
Weave in ends. ;
Gauge
Gauge is not essential for this
project.
Special abbreviation
Loop: Insert needle in next stitch as
if to knit, wrap yarn around your
extended finger and then around
the needle, taking care to keep
an approx 2½"-long loop of yarn
hanging on the WS of the work
as the stitch is knit. Do not drop
the stitch from the left needle, and
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