ABBEY ROAD TRULY MADLY MOHAIR BOBBLE SCARF & BEANIE

Abbey Road Truly Madly Mohair Bobble Scarf & Beanie Project

LEVEL: EASY

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Bobble Scarf

  • 'Abbey Road" Truly Madly Mohair 4 x 100g balls.
  • 1 pair 15mm knitting needles or size required for correct tension
  • A large pom pom maker
  • Scissors, yarn needle, tape measure

Beanie

  • 'Abbey Road' Truly Madly Mohair 2 x 50g balls.
  • 1 pair each 7mm and 8mm knitting needles or size required for correct tension
  • Scissors, yarn needle, tape measure

MEASUREMENTS

Bobble Scarf

Width: 40 cm
Length (approx excluding pom poms): 250 cm

Beanie

To Fit Head (approx) : 56 cm

TENSION

Bobble Scarf

6.5 sts and 10 rows to 10cm over stocking st, using 15mm needles.

Beanie

11sts and 14 rows to 10cm over stocking st using 8mm needles, or size required to give correct tension.

INSTRUCTIONS

SCARF

Using 15mm needles, cast on 26 sts.

Note - When joining in a new ball of yarn, join 2 sts in from side edge to avoid unsightly knots on side edges of scarf.

Work in stocking st until there is approx one metre of yarn rem from 3rd ball of yarn, ending with a purl row. Cast off loosely.

FINISHING

DO NOT PRESS. Tie a knot approx 15cm from each end of Scarf. Make 8 large pom poms and attach 4 pom poms evenly along cast on edge, then 4 pom poms evenly along cast off edge of scarf.

BEANIE

Using 7mm needles, cast on 43 sts loosely.

Beg Rib

1st row (WS when brim is turned back) - K2, P1, K1, rep from to last st, K1.

2nd row - K1, P1, K1, rep from to end.

Last 2 rows form rib. Cont in rib until work measures 15cm from beg, ending with a 1st row. Change to 8mm needles.

Work in stocking st, beg with a knit row, until work measures 30cm from beg, ending with a purl row.

Next row (RS) - K2, inc in next st, rep from to last st, K1 ... 57 sts. Work 7 rows stocking st, beg with a purl row.

Shape Crown

1st row - K1, K2tog, K3, rep from to last st, K1 ... 46 sts.

2nd row - Purl.

3rd row - K1, K2tog, K2, rep from to last st, K1 ... 35 sts.

4th row - Purl.

5th row - K1, K2tog, K1, rep from to last st, K1 ... 24 sts.

6th row - Purl.

7th row - K1, K2tog, rep from to last st, K1 ... 13 sts.

8th row - P1, (P2tog) 6 times ... 7 sts.

Break off yarn leaving a long end. Thread yarn through rem sts, draw up tightly and fasten off securely.

FINISHING

DO NOT PRESS. Using mattress st, join side edges tog to form centre back seam, reversing seam for 15cm of rib rows from lower edge for brim. Turn back brim.

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