Mélange

CONSTRUCTION

• Scarf is worked flat, end-to-end, in garter stitch with a slipped stitch selvedge at each side edge.
• Five strands of lace weight yarn are held together throughout to create the different colors.
• Six shades are used over the total length of the scarf. The colors are created by holding varying amounts of the dark and light colors together to create differently marled shades. Colors 1 and 6 are solid, consisting of 5 strands of the dark or light color only. Colors 2, 3, 4, 5 are marled shades made up of a mix of strands from both dark and light.

GAUGE

• 14 stitches and 28 rows (14 ridges) = 4″ in garter stitch after blocking

NEEDLES

• One set of straight or circular needles in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 8mm (US 11)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 73″ [185.5 cm] long; 7″ [18 cm] wide

YARN

• Brooklyn Tweed Vale — 100% American Rambouillet Wool (450 yards/50 grams)
• 3 skeins of Darker Color; 3 skeins of Lighter Color
• Note: Project is worked with 5 strands of lace weight yarn held together.
• Photographed in colors Klimt and Hammock

YARDAGE

• 1260 yards Darker Color and 1107 yards Lighter Color of laceweight wool yarn