Zigazig Ah Scarf

Zigazig Ah Scarf

The inspiration behind this scarf is simple: there are so many chevron patterns scattered around Zürich that I've lost count. Even better, though, is the fact that this slipped stitch color pattern works up quickly and easily once you've gotten the hang of it, and looks almost impossibly good. Long story short, if you wannabe the the best-accessoried human at the grocery store, then this is the pattern for you!

Yarn: Lang Yarns Merino 150 (100% Virgin Wool; 164 yards [150 meters]/50 grams); #197.0085 - two skeins (color A), & Lang Yarns Mille Colori Baby (100% Virgin Wool; 208 yards [190 meters]/50 grams); #845.0055 - two skeins (color B)

A closer look at the zigzags.
I mean the zigazig, ah...

Needles: One pair of needles in size US 4

Notions: Tapestry needle

Gauge: 27 stitches = 4 inches 

And now, let's make a scarf! Using your color A yarn, then, cast on 56 stitches loosely. Then we'll work a few edging rows, as follows:

Row 1 (wrong side): using color A, p4, k3, p2, * k2, p2; rep from * until you have 7 stitches left in row; end k3, p4

Row 2: slip 4 stitches with yarn in back (sl4 wyib), p3, k2, * p2, k2 * until you have 7 stitches left in row; end p3, sl4 wyib

Knit these two rows until piece measures just over 1.25" and you've just finished row 2 of the pattern. Using color A, purl one row across. Then we'll get right to our main pattern, which is Zebra Chevron from page 69 of Barbara G. Walker's A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, plus some i-cord edging, and goes as follows. Remember to keep your yarn loose when you're slipping stitches, unless you're working the i-cord edging. Then you can pull as tight as you want!

Row 1 (right side): using color B, sl4 wyib, * sl1 wyib, k2; rep from * until you have 4 stitches left in row; end sl4 wyib

Row 2: using color B, p4, * p2, sl1 wyif; rep from * until you have 4 stitches left in row; end p4

Row 3: using color A, sl4 wyib, [k1, sl1 wyib, (k2, sl1 wyib) three times, k3, (sl1 wyib, k2) 3 times, sl1 wyib] twice, sl4 wyib

Row 4: using color A, p4, [sl1 wyif, (p2, sl1 wyif) three times, p3, (sl1 wyif, p2) three times, sl1 wyif, p1] twice, p4

Row 5: using color B, sl4 wyib, [k2, (sl1 wyib, k2) three times, sl1 wyib, k1, sl1 wyib, (k2, sl1 wyib) three times, k1] twice, sl4 wyib

Row 6: using color B, p4, [p1, (sl1 wyif, p2) three times, sl1 wyif, p1, sl1 wyif, (p2, sl1 wyif) three times, p2] twice, p4

Rows 7 & 8: using color A, repeat rows 1 & 2

Rows 9 & 10: using color B, repeat rows 3 & 4

Rows 11 & 12: using color A, repeat rows 5 & 6

Knit rows 1 - 12 until piece measures roughly 54", or desired length, and you've just finished a wrong side row of the pattern (you can be more persnickety about which wrong side row, if you'd like, but I don't think you need to be). Clip the tail of your color B yarn, since you're done with it. Using color A, knit one transition row, as follows:

Transition Row (right side): sl4 wyib, knit until you have 4 stitches left in row, sl4 wyib

Once that row's done, we'll do another bit of edging, like so:

Row 1 (wrong side): using color A, p4, k3, p2, * k2, p2; rep from * until you have 7 stitches left in row; end k3, p4

Row 2: sl4 wyib, p3, k2, * p2, k2 * until you have 7 stitches left in row; end p3, sl4 wyib

Knit rows 1 & 2 until edging measures just about 1.25" and you've just finished row 1 of the pattern. Bind off loosely in pattern, tuck in ends, and block. Wear while listening to the Spice Girls, pretending to listen to the Spice Girls, or just reenacting scenes from the Spice World movie in your head. I saw it in the theater, you guys. With a friend that asked every patron "bride or groom?" when they entered the cinema and then tried to direct them to a certain side of the theater based on the response.

A picture of the back, by request. :)