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Life is Good by Janet Avila

Cashmere right next to your skin is good. Being warm and comforted in winter is good. And an idea for a pattern that works out just the way you imagined it is good too. This is a really quick project, unless like me, you stop every few stitches to admire how the colors play on this delicious yarn.

Notes This simple triangle was inspired by the Miss McKenna shawl by Theresa Gaffey. You start with a few stitches and make all the increases at the beginning of the right side rows. The result is a bias triangle that drapes beautifully. Finished Dimensions: Longer side of triangle (edge with eyelets): 28” Shorter sides of triangle: 18” Yarn: 1 skein Mountain Colors Jeannette (65% cashmere, 35% silk – 158 yards on 50g skein) OR try Blue Sky Alpacas’ Alpaca Silk, Fibre Company’s Road to China Light, Classic Elite’s Fresco Needles: US #4 (I did the whole scarf on 9” straight needles, but it was a little crowded towards the end.)

Instructions Cast on 3 stitches. Row 1: K2, YO, knit the rest of the row Row 2: Knit Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have a total of 82 stitches Create hole K2, YO, knit 27 stitches, bind off 10 stitches, knit the rest of the row. K44, cast on 10 stitches, knit the rest of the row. Finishing Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have about 3 yards of yarn left, ending after a Row 1. (I had enough yarn for about 12 more rows.) To bind off, k2tog, return that stitch to the left hand needle* and repeat ** Weave in your ends and wear and wear and wear.

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