Lace Rib Beaded Ruffled Scarf - knit in Venezia Sport

While at Stitches Midwest, I took one of their market sessions with Deanna Van Assche for bead knitting and that it was one of those techniques that looked much harder than it was.  So I bough some beads (she sells the kind that are pre-strung) with the intention of designing something using beads.  I really do like the pre-strung beads as you tie the string that the beads are on to the yarn and slide them over.  This way, I did not have to worry about chasing beads on airplanes.
  

Last December, I had written a scarf pattern for Kim in our office to make with Venezia Worsted and never got around to making myself.  It had a ruffle on each end and a simple lacy rib pattern for the body of the scarf.  I thought the beads would be beautiful at the end of the scarf and I absolutely love an excuse to play with Venezia Worsted. So I picked a lovely shade of purple that matched one of the colors of beads that I had purchased.  Then I sadly realized that Venezia Worsted was just a bit too heavy for the beads.  So, back to the drawing board.

Fortunately, we have a lighter version of Venezia Worsted - Venezia Sport - the same luscious blend of 70% Merino Wool and 30% Mulberry Silk, but in a lighter weight - 307.5 yds/100 g.  So I found a shade of blue that worked with other beads.

So Cascade Yarns sponsored its first ever cruise with Knit and Stitch in Cocoa, FL and I wanted to have something new to share with all of the lovely knitters and crocheters that attended.  Happily I bound off during dinner on Saturday night - so I was able to finish it before the Fashion Show that evening.

1 skein Venezia Sport - shown in 195

US 6 needle

Abbreviations

• K – knit
• P – purl
• K2tog – Knit 2 together
• YO – yarn over
• SSK – slip, slip , knit - slip 2 stitches to right hand needle, pass left hand needle through front of 2 stitches, wrap yarn over top of R needle and pull through – decrease

Slip approximately 715 beads (around 4 -5 strings) of size 6 seed beads onto the yarn

Cast on 144 stitches (with beads) - using long tail cast on, slide 1 bead between each stitch

Ruffle

• Row 1 – Knit - slide 1 bead between each stitch
• Row 2 – K2tog to end of row (72 stitches remain)
• Row 3 – Knit - slide 1 bead between each stitch
• Row 4 – K2tog to end of row (36 stitches remain)
• Row 5 - k - slide 1 bead between each stitch.

Body of scarf

• Row 1 – K4, *[P3, K2] – repeat to last 2 stitches, K2
• Row 2 – K2, P2 *[K1, YO, SSK, P2] – repeat to last 2 stitches, K2
• Row 3 – K4, *[P3, K2] – repeat to last 2 stitches, K2
• Row 4 – K2, P2 *[K2tog, YO, K1, P2] – repeat to last 2 stitches, K2

Knit until reach desired length – the start end ruffle –
Knit row 1 of pattern ( K4, *[P3, K2] – repeat to last 2 stitches, K2)
Knit 1 row with beads
Start Ruffle –
Row 1 – Knit in front and back of all stitches (72 stitches)
Row 2 – Knit with beads
Row 3 – Knit in front and back of all stitches (144 stitches)
Row 4 –  Knit - with beads

Bind off all stitches loosely with beads
Weave in ends.