An Italian Knitter

An Italian Summer Scarf

An Italian Summer Scarf is a little scarf with a classic look, very easy to adjust in length, yarn
weight or fiber content. The pattern is straightforward, simple to memorize and quite addicting.
What’s not to love?

Yarn 100 g of Sandnes Garn Line [110 meters (120 yards) / 50 g]

Measurements Length from tip to tip: ~145 cm (~57 inch)

Width at center: ~25 cm (~10 inch)

Needles 4 mm (US 6) circular needles, at least 60 cm (24 inch) long

(or straight needles, if you prefer them)

Gauge 20 sts and 35 rows in 10 cm (4 inch) in garter stitch

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Notes
The scarf is worked flat, back and forth,
from one tip to the other, and it’s all garter
stitch with built-in i-cord edges and beautiful
eyelets throughout.
You'll be using half of your yarn for the first
half of the scarf (increasing from the tip to
the midway point) and the remaining half of
your yarn for the second half of the scarf
(decreasing from the mid-way point to the
other tip). This will avoid leftovers and
ensure your scarf is as big as possible!
You can easily adjust the length, based on
the amount of yarn you have (just split it in
half before you start knitting).
Since this pattern is worked flat, instead of
the recommended circular needles, you can
use straight needles if you prefer them.
After knitting a few rows, it might be helpful
to place a removable stitch marker on the
right side of your work to easily differentiate
it from the wrong side.
In addition to the written instructions, you
can also refer to the charts you’ll find on the
last two pages.
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#anitaliansummerscarf if you’re sharing your
projects online. If you’d like to keep in touch,
you can find me at:
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Abbreviations
k knit
RS right side of your work
WS wrong side of your work
sts stitches
wyif with the yarn held in front

Pattern

First half
Cast on 6 stitches on US 6 (4 mm) circular needles.

Starting with Row 1 (WS), work as follows:

Row 1-9 knit to last 2 sts, slip last 2 sts purlwise wyif
Row 10 (RS) k2, yo, k1, repeat [yo, k2tog] until last 3 sts,
yo, k1, slip last 2 sts purlwise wyif (+2 sts)

Repeat Rows 1-10 until you’ve used almost half of your yarn (or until you’re happy with the
length). This is the midway point of your scarf.

Tip

If you’ve lost count of your row number, to determine whether it’s time to knit another Row
10, observe your work and count how many “garter bump” rows you have created since your
last eyelet row: if you count 5 of them, it means it’s time to knit another Row 10.

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Second half
Starting with Row 1 (WS), work as follows:

Row 1-9 knit to last 2 sts, slip last 2 sts purlwise wyif
Row 10 (RS) k2, yo, k3tog, repeat [yo, k2tog] until last 5 sts,
yo, k3tog, slip last 2 sts purlwise wyif (-2 sts)

Repeat Rows 1-10 until there are 8 stitches left on the needles.

Repeat Rows 1-9 once more.

Work Row 10 (RS) a little bit differently this time:

Row 10 (RS) k2, yo, k2tog, k2tog,

slip the second to last stitch you worked
over the last stitch you worked,
slip last 2 sts purlwise wyif (-2 sts)

Repeat Rows 1-9 once more.

Bind off all stitches and weave in all ends.

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Charts

First half

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Second half