Measurement
Finished length: 68 inches (173 centimeters), excluding fringe
Finished width: 3.75 inch (9.5 centimeters)
Materials
Colinette Tao, 100% silk, 1.75 ounces/50 grams, 128 yards/117 meters
Color: moss (75), 2 skeins
Colienette parisienne, 70% kid mohair, 30% polyamide, 0.88 ounces/25 grams; 241 yards/221 meters
Color: moss (75), 1 skein
Tunisian hook size K, 6.5 mm or size needed to obtain gauge
Crochet hook size K, 6.5 MM
Tapestry needle
8 inch piece of cardboard
Gauge:
10 Tps (Tunisian purl) stitches and Tps rows / 3 inches (7.5 cm)
Stitches and abbreviations
Chain stitches (ch)
Loop (lp), loops (lps)
Single crochet (sc)
Skip (sk)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Stitch (st), stitches (sts)
Tunisian purl stitch (Tps)
Tunisian simple stitch (Tss)
Yarn over (yo)
Scarf
With 1 strand of Tao and 1 strand of parisienne held together, ch12
Foundation row forward: insert hook in second ch from hook.yo, pull up lp, 2 lps hook. * insert hook in next ch.
Yo pull up lp . Each st adds another lp to the hook. Repeat from * across .total 12 lps on hook.
Return do not turn .yo pull through 1 lp.*yo pull through 2 lps.repeat from * until 1 lp remains on hook.
Row 1 forward: sk first vertical bar .Tps in the next vertical bar. Repeat from *across to final vertical bar.Tss (not tps) in final st, inserting hook into the vertical bar and the horizontal bar behind it for stability.
Row 1 return: yo, pull through 1 lp. * Yo, pull through 2 lps.repeat from * until 1 lp remains on hook.
Repeat row 1 forward and remain until scarf is approximately 67 inches (170 cm) long. Do not fasten off.
Edging:
Note: the edging is worked in single crochet, starting across the top of the row just completed, then down the long side, around the botton, and up the other side. you may use the Tunisian hook to crochet the edging or switch to the regular crochet hook.
Insert hook front-to-back into sp between first and second vertical bars.yo,pull to front.yo,pull through 2 lps;sc completed .sc in each space across.
Work sc 2 corner. if this is too tight and makes the corner curl up, add 1 more sc in corner so it is flat .sc evenly along ends of rows down the long side. Work 2 or 3 sc in next corner.sc evenly across bottom, around next corner and up other long side. Work 1 or 2 sc in final corner so corner lies flat. Join to first lp with sl st .fasten off.
Using tapestry needle, weave in ends. Gently steam block if desired.
Fringe:
Each piece of fringe has 1 strand of Tao and 1 strand of parisienne together, doubled over.
1. Using an 8-inch long piece of cardboard, wrap yarn around 14 times, ending where you started.
2. Cut across the button to give 14 paired strands of equal length
3. Fold each pair in half.
4. Using a crochet hook, pull the folded end of one pair through one corner of the scarf from front to back
5. Pull the cut ends through the loop where the fringe is folded until the ends come through. Tighten to knot in place.
6. Place fringes every other stitch along the rest of the short end for a total 7 fringes. Place 7 fringes on other end the same way. Trim ends. Gently steam block fringe if desired