I have a skein of a very beautiful silk yarn. I bought it in Japan in 2009 when I attended the '10th Nordic Knitting Symposium'. It was an amazing and interesting journey in every way together with the silk yarn I brought back home.
Easy to make, very versatile and a skein might be enough.
I'm talking about a scarf in a simple lace pattern.
This silk yarn is fine, 100g/500m.
I found out that the needle size 3,5mm is perfect for the lace pattern below. 50 stitches gives a width of 18 cm. About the length I'll see.
In a pattern book I found this lace pattern, multiple of 4 + 2:
Row 1: k2, (p1, k3) end
Row 2: p2, (k2tog, yo, p2) end
Row 3: k3, (p1, k3), p1, k2
Row 4: p2, (yo, skp, p2) end
(skp: slip, knit, pass)
Choose a fine and soft summer yarn.
Cast on 50 sts and knit 4 rows in garter stitch.
Continue in pattern knitting and repeat the 4 rows for as long as you want. The length of the scarf is up to you. 150-200 cm and you can wrap it around your neck. Finish with 4 rows in garter stitch and bind off.
