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By This Moment is Good Designer, Nicole F. Cox
Recently I've been noticing many more loom knitters venturing into the area of Fair Isle loom knitting. This technique is named after the island of Fair Isle, which is one of the Shetland Islands. This technique is easy to do on the loom as it requires no extra skills if you already know how to do the regular knit stitch. That doesn't mean that it doesn't require work, you will have to pay attention to color changes and carry your yarn on the back of your work. After your efforts, you'll be rewarded with a WOW piece to show off to all of your friends and family!
The pattern is both charted and written so work off whichever method you are most comfortable with. It's knit in a tube so you don't have to weave in the ends, yay! Just leave them inside the knitting and they won't show. This infinity scarf came about after the new hobby lobby opened in our area and I found a wonderful Hemp and Acrylic blend yarn. I needed the perfect project to show off the wonderful texture and muted colors in this yarn.
I'm really pleased with how the Fair Isle pattern came together with the chosen yarn. The loom knit infinity scarf has a very organic feel and suits my designing style perfectly. As you loom knit this scarf, the anticipation grows as the colorwork slowly appears from the bottom of the loom. It's what I like most about Fair Isle, it makes my heart sing.
Wear this beautiful scarf/cowl wrapped twice around the neck or hanging loose. It looks nice either way. The yarn used in this project is also perfect for those allergic to wool but still want a more natural/organic feel to their fiber. The small amount of hemp in this mostly acrylic fiber gives it a more natural feel.
Loom Knit
Mystic Diamonds Infinity Scarf Pattern
Designer: Nicole F. Cox
Gauge: 19 sts and 21 rows = 4 inches in stockinette st.
Finished Measurements: 64"/162.6 cm long x 5"/12.7 cm.
Finished Measurements: 64"/162.6 cm long x 5"/12.7 cm.
Pattern Key: Glossary of Loom Knitting Terms With Video Links
Are you unsure of how to do Fair Isle on the loom? Click Here and learn how.
Are you unsure of how to do Fair Isle on the loom? Click Here and learn how.
Supplies
- Loom: 3/8" peg spacing, 48 pegs needed. You may adapt this pattern to any round loom with peg numbers divisible by 12. (KB Knitting board adjustable loom used in sample)
- Knitting tool
- Crochet hook
- Yarn/tapestry needle
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
Yarn: Yarn Bee Rustic Romantic, 85% Acrylic, 15% Hemp, worsted #4, 228 yds/208 m, 3.5 oz/100 gms.
- 1 skein, Color C #09, Okie Wheat.
- 1 skein, color A #26, Slate Roof.
- 2 skeins, color B #04, Sugared Oats.
- 1 skein, colr D #27, Window Ivy.
Pattern Notes
- Infinity scarf is knit as a tube so that floats remain hidden within the inside of the scarf.
- Carry non-working yarn/color by laying it on top of the working yarn (behind pegs) as you knit. No need to carry the yarn unless you do not use a color for more than 2 pegs. The front will look much neater if you catch your floats as you go.
- Change color A every 16 rows, but color B will always remain your background color.
- This pattern can be adapted to any gauge loom with peg numbers divisible by 12 sts. Just use appropriate yarn Example: 24, 36, 48, etc. (12 stitch repeat, repeat the chart as many times as necessary)
- The regular knit stitch is used through out this pattern.
Foundation Round: Chain CO 48 pegs with 1 strand Color B; join to work in the round.
Round 1: [K1 in A, k2 in B] 16 times (48 sts).
Round 2: [K2 in B, [k1 in A, k1 in B] twice] 8 times (48 sts).
Round 3: [K1 in B, k1 in A] 24 times (48 sts).
Round 4: [K1 in A, k1 in B, k3 in A, k1 in B] 8 times (48 sts).
Round 5: [K1 in B, k1 in A] 24 times (48 sts).
Round 6: [K2 in B, [k1 in A, k1 in B] twice] 8 times (48 sts).
Round 7: [K1 in A, k2 in B] 16 times (48 sts).
Round 8: [K2 in A, k3 in B, k1 in A] 8 times (48 sts).
Round 9: [K1 in B, k2 in A] 16 times (48 sts).
Round 10: [K1 in A, k1 in B, k3 in A, k1 in B] 8 times (48 sts).
Round 11: [K2 in A, [k1 in B, k1 in A] twice] 8 times (48 sts).
Round 12: [K1 in B, k2 in A] 16 times (48 sts).
Round 13: [K2 in A, [k1 in B, k1 in A] twice] 8 times (48 sts).
Round 14: [K1 in A, k1 in B, k3 in A, k1 in B] 8 times (48 sts).
Round 15: [K1 in B, k2 in A] 16 times (48 sts).
Round 16: [K2 in A, k3 in B, k1 in A] 8 times (48 sts).
Repeat rnds 1-16 until your scarf measures 64"/162.6 cm. Change color A after round 16 (or work 8 extra rnds by knitting rnds 1-8 again) but always knit with color B as the background color. The colors work in this order color A, color C and then Color D. Tuck the tails of your yarn (from your color changes) inside the knitting (loom) as you go.
-Chain one bind off all sts; leave long tail for seaming.
Finish: Seam the bind off edge and the cast on edge together. There is no need to weave in the ends, just leave them tucked in the tube. Block lightly if desired.
21 comments
HI I would love to do this pattern but I cant figure out how to print it out and the page is protected so I cant copy & paste
thanks!
I'm sorry, due to theft of our blog content, we no longer allow printing or copy/paste. Patterns must be worked off of the blog. Thanks for understanding!-Nicole
Thank you for letting us know. I sure wish I could save the pattern, but I understand. It's so sad and annoying that people would steal your blog content. Maybe someday you might consider sending your free patterns to your subscribers via your email? I'm not sure how that works, I'm just thinking out loud. I think it's wonderful that you are making your patterns available for free in any event.
God bless and thanks...
Hello, shadowlight...Actually we have always sent our blog posts out to our email subscribers (for 4-1/2 years) but stopped this practice last week when the blog was updated. Unfortunately, bloggers just join the email list. I've had to send out many takedown notices and would need a team to keep up with it all. Last week I found one of my private pattern videos on a big craft website. I told them to take it down and that they should be ashamed of themselves. This is a blog with a lot of technical information, it's not just a journal type blog and it takes hours upon hours to photograph, design patterns, write patterns and knit the samples. I just can't keep making it easy for the content to be stolen. Thank you so much for your input and I'm sorry a few people ruin it for the many. I will continue to bring you as much quality content as possible and I really appreciate your understanding!-Nicole
Hi Nicole,
It's such a shame that you have had to take such measures. I think it's great that you are still trying to make available information and instruction despite the people who make it difficult for you. I can't believe that a big craft website would do something like that. :( They should know better. All your hard work shows on the website and I look forward to exploring it more when I have a little time. (I'm also looking forward to your new book).
Oh, I'm Marlicia, btw. I don't know if you remember me, but I just joined your blog recently and you sent me a very sweet email. :)
God bless and have a super day!
Thank you for your kind words! I didn't recognize your screen name but I do recognize your actual name lol. So glad you let me know so in the future I'll know who's commenting. You have a great day too Marlicia, take care!-Nicole
Lovely
I think my heart actually skipped a beat when I saw this......I want to learn how to make this!!!!!
Love this scarf. I’m not a loom knitter. Is there a flat version or double knitting pattern? Or a way to convert the original pattern to either? Thank you
Hello Faith,
So glad you like this pattern! You shouldn't need a separate pattern for this since the chart is given and you could just work off the chart on your needles. Just figure out how wide you would like your scarf to be by knitting a swatch of the chart and then do the number of chart repeats. This scarf was designed to be knit as an infinity scarf/tube in the round. I'm sorry this is the only pattern for this scarf. Have a great day!
This is just beautiful! I haven't loom knitted in years, but this pattern has inspired me to make this for my daughter.
I have a bunch of looms from when loom knitting first came out, when the gauge tended to be much larger. I'm not up the current trends and techniques for loom knitting, so I am unsure of which loom to use or buy. Does it need to be a round loom or a rake?
Would this loom from CinDwoods works?
Round loom - Gauge 3/8" spacing, 48 pegs, Diameter: 6 1/2 in. Ideal for 2 strands of #3 or 1 strand of worsted weight #4 yarn.
Thank you!
Hi. I think there are typos in this pattern. You have slate roof listed as color A which you say is the background color but isn't sugared Oates the background color (there are 2 skeins of sugared oats and only one of the other colors).
Thanks
Chris
Hi Chris! Thank you for visiting my blog!! hmmm...I don't see the typo. The pattern clearly says that color B will always be your background color, this is sugared oats. I think you may have read the pattern incorrectly. Where do you see that color A is the background color?
Hello Ford Family! Thank you for your kind words and visiting my blog!! The brand of the loom does not matter just the peg spacing and peg numbers (and that it is round as this scarf is worked in the round). It sounds like your loom will work just fine. Please share your project with us on our Facebook page if you get a chance! Have a great day-Nicole
The pattern says to do 16 rows in each color, but the sample scarf seems to be more rows than that..how many rows were in each section of the sample scarf? Thanks for your lovely work.
The pattern is written for 16 rows. You may change colors as often as you would like! Thanks for visiting my blog!!
I have a question. At one point in the pattern, it says Color B is the background. In the Repeat rnds it says Color A is the back ground.I'm confused lol
Thank you
Erica
Thanks Erica for finding the typo! It has been corrected above in the pattern. Happy Looming!-Nicole
Hi, I just found this pattern and thought it would make a beautiful gift for my mother's birthday, but I'm trying to improvise with the looms I have. Do you think this would work on a 36 peg loom with 3/4 in gauge if I use bulky weight yarn and only repeat 3 times per row?
Sorry that I missed your comment anonymous. When changing any pattern, I recommend doing a swatch first and seeing if you like the results. The multiples are correct but I'm not sure how it will work without trying it out. Thanks for visiting my blog!
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