by Miss Margaret Anderson.
This pattern was first published in The Australian Woman’s Mirror, April 28th, 1936. These instructions have been updated into modern knitting language and checked for accuracy using Stitch Maps.
This scarf won an equal-sixth place in the fourth Mirror knitting competition.
Materials
Two skeins of 2-ply Shetland wool, 1 pair No. 11 (3mm) needles. (note from Sarah, I’m estimating this is lace-weight or very light fingering weight wool in 1 ounce skeins)
Measurements (when pressed)
40 x 10in.
Pattern
End Pieces
Cast on 61 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Knit.
Row 2: K8, *yo, k3tog, yo, k11, repeat from * to last 11 sts, yo, k3tog, yo, k8.
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: K7, *yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k9, repeat from * to last 12 sts, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k7.
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: K6, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, repeat from * to last 13 sts, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k6.
Row 7: Knit
Rows 8: K5, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, repeat from *.
Row 9: Knit
Row 10: K4, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 15 sts, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k4.
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: K3, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 16 sts, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3.
Row 13: Knit
Row 14: K4, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 15 sts, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k4.
Row 15: Knit
Row 16: K5, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, repeat from *.
Row 17: Knit
Row 18: K6, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, repeat from * to last 13 sts, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k6.
Row 19: Knit
Row 20: K7, *yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k9, repeat from * to last 12 sts, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k7.
Row 21: Knit
Row 22: K8, *yo, k3tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, repeat from * to last 11 sts, yo, k3tog, yo, k8.
Row 23: Knit
Row 24: K15, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k10, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4.
Row 25: Knit
Row 26: K16, *yo, k2tog, k12, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Repeat rows 1-26 twice more, then go on to row 27
Rows 27 to 31 (RS): Knit.
Knit two pieces following these instructions and leave one on a spare needle, on the other continue following the instructions for the centre-piece.
Centre-Piece
Row 1 (RS): K1, *yo, k2tog, repeat from *.
Rows 2 to 12: Knit (61sts)
Row 13: K10, *yo, k2tog, k8, repeat from * to last 11 sts, yo, k2tog, k9.
Row 14: Knit
Row 15: K8, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k5, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 16: Knit
Row 17: K7, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4.
Row 18: Knit
Row 19: K9, *yo, k3tog, yo, k7, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.
Rows 20 to 30: Knit.
Row 31: K5, *yo, k2tog, k8, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, k2tog, k4.
Row 32: Knit
Row 33: K4, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k6, repeat from * to last 7 sts, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3.
Row 34: Knit
Row 35: K3, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k4, repeat from * to last 8 sts, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 36: Knit
Row 37: K4, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k6, repeat from * to last 7 sts, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3.
Row 38: Knit
Row 39: K5, *yo, k2tog, k8, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, k2tog, k4.
Rows 40 to 50: Knit
Row 51 (RS): K10, *yo, k2tog, k8, repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 52: Knit.
Row 53: K8, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k5, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 54: Knit.
Row 55: K7, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4.
Row 56: Knit.
Row 57: K8, *yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k4, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 58 to 68: Knit.
Row 69: K5, *yo, k3tog, yo, k9, repeat from * to last 8 sts, yo, k3tog, yo, k5.
Row 70: Knit.
Row 71: K3, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k5, repeat from * to last 10 sts, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3.
Row 72: Knit.
Row 73: K2, *k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, repeat from * to last 11 sts, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 74: Knit
Row 75: K4, *yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k7, repeat from * to last 9 sts, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k4.
Row 76: Knit.
Row 77: K5, *yo, k3tog, yo, k9, repeat from * to last 8 sts, yo, k3tog, yo, k5.
Rows 78 to 88: Knit.
Work through rows 1-88 of the centre-piece once, then repeat rows 51-68, 31-50, 13-30, and finally rows 1 and 2.
Now take the end piece that you put on a spare needle and join to the centre by grafting.
Lace
Cast on 11 sts
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 (WS): Knit.
Row 2: K2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog (12 sts).
Row 4: K2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k2tog (13 sts).
Row 6: K2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog.
Row 8: K1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog (12 sts).
Row 10: K1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog (11 sts).
Repeat rows 1 to 10 until the lace is long enough to reach the whole way around the scarf, with a small amount of ease at the corners.
Finishing
Sew the lace to the scarf, using your preferred method.