COIN LACE STOLE OR SCARF IN PURE BAMBOO Designed by Shui Kuen Kozinski Knit by Lorill Anderson With silky yarn I strung: Old Chinese coins - Ah! Procession of values passé. Inspired by Kate Gilbert's Clapotis, this Coin Lace scarf/stole is knitted diagonally with a combination of coin lace and long-ladder patterns. Coin lace, twisted every 4th row, has a cable effect without actual cabling; each twist has an eyelet at the center. Coin lace looks like an old Chinese coin, which is how it gets its name. Long-ladder stitches are dropped on every right side row. The following is a description of the long-ladder pattern in Mary Thomas' Book of Knitting Patterns, p.100-101: "A stitch, when dropped, will leave an open ladder space about three times the normal width of the stitch, and in closely spaced, long ladder patterns will add considerably to the width of the fabric." To enhance the fabric structure, the stitch before and after the drop stitch, is knitted through the back loop. The beautiful natural color, silky luster, and drape of elann.com Pure Bamboo accentuates the coin lace details. Experience: Intermediate. Size: Scarf: 13 ½ x 60 inches after blocking. Stole: 22 x 60 inches after blocking. Materials: - elann.com Pure Bamboo - 3 balls for scarf and 5 balls for stole. - 3.5mm (US 4) straight needles. Gauge: 15 sts per 4 inches over pattern sts after blocking. Knitting Notes: Coin lace: pass the 3rd st on your left hand needle over the first and second stitch on the left hand needle, then k 1, yarn over, k1 Drop stitch (D): Drop the stitch, pick up the drop stitch's top bar and knit this stitch Ktbl (b) : knit through back loop KI: knit front and back at the same stitch, 1 stitch increased PI: Purl 1 knit 1 in the same stitch, 1 stitch increased All the slip stitches: slip 1 Kwise *( )*: repeat Chart: Click here to download a printable PDF version of the chart for this pattern. INSTRUCTIONS: Cast on 2 stitches. R1: p1, P1, K1 in same st (3 sts) R2: sl1, k1, yo, Kfb (5 sts) R3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15: sl1, p to the last st, P1, K1 in same st (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 sts) R4: sl1, k1, ktbl, D, ktbl, Kfb (7 sts) R6: sl1, k2, ktbl, D, ktbl, k1, Kfb (9 sts) R8: sl1, k3, ktbl, D, ktbl, k2, Kfb (11 sts) R10: sl1, k4, ktbl, D, ktbl, k3, Kfb (13 sts) R12: sl1, k5, ktbl, D, ktbl, k4, Kfb (15 sts) R14: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, ktbl, D, ktbl, k3, ssk, yo, Kfb (17 sts) Knit R1-15 once only The following stitch count: bold is for stole only R16: sl1, k1, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, Kfb (19, 31, 43, 55, 67, 79, 91 sts) R17, 19, 21, 23, 25: sl1, p to the last st, P1, K1 in same st R18: sl1, k2, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k1, Kfb (21, 33, 45, 57, 69 , 81, 93 sts) R20: sl1, k3, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k2, Kfb (23, 35, 47, 59, 71, 83, 95 sts) R22: sl1, k4, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k3, Kfb (25, 37, 49, 61, 73, 85, 97 sts) R24: sl1, k5, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k4, Kfb (27, 39, 51, 63, 75, 87, 99 sts) R26: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k3, ssk, yo, Kfb (29, 41, 53, 65, 77, 89, 101 sts) R27: sl1, p to the last st, P1, K1 in same st (30, 42, 54, 66, 78, 90, 102 sts) Repeat R16-27, 3 more times for scarf and 6 more times for stole R28: sl1, k1, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, Kfb (67, 103 sts) R29, 31: sl1, p to the last st, P1, K1 in same st R30: sl1, k2, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k1, Kfb (69, 105 sts) R32: sl1, k3, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k2, Kfb (71, 107 sts) R33: sl1, p to the last 2 st, p2tog (70, 106 sts) Knit R28-33 once only R34: p1, k2, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k3, Kfb (71, 107 sts) R35, 37, 39, 41, 43: sl1, p to the last 2 st, p2tog (70, 106 sts) R36: p1, k1, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k4, Kfb (71, 107 sts) R38: p1, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k3, ssk, yo, Kfb (71, 107 sts) R40: p1, D, ktbl, k3, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, Kfb (71, 107 sts) R42: p1, k4, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k1, Kfb (71, 107 sts) R44: p1, k3, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k2, Kfb (71, 107 sts) R45: sl1, p to the last 2 st, p2tog (70, 106 sts) Repeat R34-45, 20 times for both scarf and stole R46: p1, k2, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k2, ssk (69, 57, 45, 33, 105, 93, 81, 69, 57, 45, 33 sts) R47, 49, 51, 53, 55: k1, p to the last 2 sts p2tog R48: p1, k1, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k1, ssk (67, 55, 43, 31, 103, 91, 79, 67, 55, 43, 31 sts) R50: p1, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, ssk (65, 53, 41, 29, 101, 89, 77, 65, 53, 41, 29 sts) R52: p1, D, ktbl, k3, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k3, ktbl, D, ssk (63, 51, 39, 27, 99, 87, 75, 63, 51, 39, 27 sts) R54: p1, k4, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k4, ssk (61, 49, 37, 25, 97, 85,73, 61, 49, 37, 25 sts) R56: p1, k3, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k3, ssk (59, 47, 35, 23, 95, 83, 71, 59, 47, 35, 23 sts) R57: K1, p to last 2 sts, p2tog (58, 46, 34, 22, 94, 82, 70, 58, 46, 34, 22 sts) Repeat R46-57, 3 more times for scarf and 6 more times for stole R58: p1, k2, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k2, ssk (21 sts) R59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75: k1, p to the last 2 sts p2tog (20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 sts) R60: p1, k1, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, coin lace, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, k1, ssk (19 sts) R62: p1, ktbl, *(D, ktbl, k3, ktbl)* ended with D, ktbl, ssk (17 sts) R64: p1, D, ktbl, k3, ktbl, D, ktbl, k3, ktbl, D ssk (15 sts) R66: p1, k4, ktbl, D, ktbl, k4, ssk (13 sts) R68: p1, k3, ktbl, D, ktbl, k3, ssk (11 sts) R70: p1, k2, ktbl, D, ktbl, k2, ssk (9 sts) R72: p1, k1, ktbl, D, ktbl, k1, ssk (7 sts) R74: p1, ktbl, D, ktbl, ssk (5 sts) R76: p1, Drop the stitch (do not pick up the drop stitch's top bar), ssk (3 sts) R77: p2tog (1 st) draw through loop of the last stitch and break yarn. Finishing: Weave in yarn ends. Soak the scarf/stole in warm water for 20 minutes. Roll in a towel to remove access water, block to measurement. Leave in place until thoroughly dry. Trim yarn ends. Abbreviations: k - knit, Kfb - knit front and back in the same stitch, 1 stitch increased (KI symbol on chart), k2tog - knit two stitches together, ktbl - knit through back loop (b symbol on chart), p - purl, p2tog - purl two stitches together, ssk - slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, k2 sl sts together through back loop, yo - yarn over, sl1 - slip 1 kwise, D - Drop stitch, pick up the drop stitch’s top bar and knit this stitch b - knit through back loop, KI - knit front and back in the same stitch, 1 stitch increased, PI - Purl 1 knit 1 in the same stitch, 1 stitch increased Please note this pattern is copyrighted material and the entire contents of this pattern are copyrighted as a collective work under the copyright laws of Canada and the United States. 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