Nancy Bush named her scarf in honor of her Estonian friend Ene Sokk. Nancy’s triangular scarf is based on traditional shawls from the seaside town of Haapsalu where local women have been knitting lace garments from sheep’s wool since the early nineteenth century. The shawl is worked by casting on for the two sides and worked to the center of the top edge. Four decreases are made on every decrease row; two are made just inside the border on the outer edges of the triangle, and a double decrease is worked along the center axis.
Finished Size
About 32″ (81.5 cm) from bottom of point to top edge, measured straight up the center, 56′ (142 cm) across the top edge, and 40″ (101.5 cm) from bottom of point to top edge, measured along the side, before blocking.
Yarn
Blackberry Ridge Lace Weight Silk Blend (75% wool, 25% silk; 350 yd [320 m]/2 oz [57] g): willow, 2 skeins.
Needles
Size 6 (4 mm): 32″ (80-cm) or longer circular (cir).
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions
Markers (m); tapestry needle; coilless safety pin or removable marker; 2 double-pointed needles (dpn) the same size or smaller than the main needles for working three-needle bind-off.
Gauge
11 sts and 18 rows = 2” (5 cm) in St st.
Notes
- This scarf is cast on along the lower two sides and then decreased as it is worked upwards to the center of the top edge.
- The sections of the scarf inside the border markers have four decreases on every PS row (one decrease inside each border marker, and a double decrease centered in the middle of the scarf). Rows 23, 27. and 31 of Chart 2 are exceptions to this rule, and have six decreases each. Rows 23 and 31 have an extra single decrease just inside each border, and Row 27 has an extra k2tog on either side of center that is not paired with a yarnover. Row 179 of Chart 4 has only the centered double decrease.
- If desired, you may change to a shorter circular needle (optional) as the number of stitches decreases.
Scarf
With two strands of yarn held tog, and using the knitted method (see Glossary), CO 375 sts. Drop one of the strands and cont using a single strand of yarn throughout. Work Rows 1-22 from right and left halves of Chart 1, placing markers (pm) for the borders as indicated, and placing a coilless pin or removable stitch marker in the center st (move this pin up as the work progresses).
note: The center section of the scarf will dec by 4 sts every PS row, each border section will inc 1 st every other row four times, until there are eight border sts at each side. There will be 339 sts when Row 22 of Chart 1 has been completed.
Change to Chart 2 and work Rows 23 to 32-313 sts. Change to Chart 3 and work Rows 33 to 56 once-265 sts. For Rows 57 to 152, rep Rows 33 to 56 four more times-73 sts rem. Change to Chart 4 and work Rows 153 to 179 once-19 sts rem (the center st and 9 sts at each side). Work the next WS row as foil: K2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, k8—18 sts rem. Arrange sts 9 each on two dpn and hold with PS tog. With the main needle and using the three-needle method (see Glossary), BO the two groups of sts tog.
Finishing
Pin scarf out to the desired shape, taking care to pin out the points along the CO edge. Place a damp towel over the scarf to block. When dry, weave in loose ends.
