Short rows can be a lot of fun in a scarf while creating an interesting effect at the same time. Casablanca works up wonderfully in short rows - it really shows off the colors in the skein. For this project, I chose a more subtle colorway and was quite pleased with the result. One skein and a pair of US 8 needles is all that you need for this scarf. I'd done the triangles within a short row rectangular scarf before, so it was interesting to see the turns that appeared. Essentially you cast on 20 stitches, start by knitting 2 stitches, do a wrap and turn, and going back, then adding 2 more stitches each time until you reach 18. You work backwards back to 2 stitches and then go to 20 stitches and change direction. After a few sections, it gets fairly easy to ready your knitting to know where you are. So here is the pattern: Abbreviations K - knit W&T - Wrap & turn - Bring yarn forward, slip next stitch pu...
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