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MATERIALS
• 200 g of fingering weight yarn
(≈ 800 m / 875 yd)
• 3.5 mm / US #4 circular needle
seagull of min. 80 cm / 32 in length
• 1 larger needle tip to bind off
• 6 markers
• 1 removable marker (e.g. safety pin)
SIZE
Yarn: Malabrigo Sock | Color: Sandbank
Lenth: approx. 200 cm / 79 in
Height: approx. 60 cm / 24 in
Measurements at 22 sts 50 r | 10 × 10 cm / 4 × 4 in.
Exact gauge is not important for knitting, but it affects
the size of your scarf.
ABBREVIATIONS
st/s stitch/es pm place marker
r row/s slm slip marker
[RS] Right side rm remove marker
[WS] Wrong side m1r make one right – insert the left needle from back to
k knit front into the horizontal strand between the stitches
p purl and knit this strand through the front loop to twist
kfb knit into front and back of stitch the stitch
ssk Slip 2 stitches individually as if to m1l make one right – insert the left needle from front to
knit, then knit these 2 sts together back into the horizontal strand between the stitches
When I get too close to the seagulls with the through the back loop and knit this strand through the back loop to twist
camera, they always take off. What remains sl3wyif slip 3 stitches with yarn in front the stitch
on the photo are the footprints in the sand. sl3/4b Slip the three/four just knitted CDD centered double decrease – slip two stitches together
stitches back to the left needle as if to knit, knit one, pass the slipped stitches over.
This pattern is for personal use only! Do not distribute this pattern, and do not use it for commercial purposes. © Nicola Susen 2022
Proofreading by Katharina Sokiran
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GENERAL INFORMATIONS FOOTPRINT
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RS: k
• The whole scarf is framed by a 3 stitch i-cord, knit at the The markers for the footprint are always placed in a RS row WS: p
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beginning of the row and slipped at the end. and removed in a RS row when you make the last decrease. WS: k ⭠
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• At the beginning of each RS row, two stitches are Make sure you leave at least 20 stitches and 10 rows distance
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increased. to other footprints. m1r ⭠
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• At the beginning of each WS row one stitch is decreased, ⭠
CDD
every fifth time this decrease is omitted. R1: [RS] […], pm, k15, pm, […]. ⭠ ⭠
• So that you don't lose track, I recommend that you use an R2 and all following WS rows: m1l ⭠
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removable marker or safety pin to mark when you omit [RR] […] to m, slm, p to m, slm, […].
marker ⭠
the decrease. R3: [RS] […] to m, m1r, slm, k6, CDD, k6, slm, m1l, […].
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• Footprints motifs and shawl shaping happen R5: [RS] […] to m, m1r, slm, k5, CDD, k5, slm, m1l, […]. ⭠
independently of each other and ath the same time (this R7: [RS] […] to m, m1r, slm, k4, CDD, k4, slm, m1l, […]. ⭠ ⭠
is easier than it sounds now �). R9: [RS] […] to m, m1r, slm, k3, CDD, k3, slm, m1l, […]. ⭠ ⭠
R11: [RS] […] to m, m1r, slm, k2, CDD, k2, slm, m1l, […]. ⭠
Happy knitting! 🙂
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R13: [RS] […] to m, m1r, slm, k1, CDD, k1, slm, m1l, […].
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R15: [RS] […] to m, m1r, rm, CDD, rm, m1l, […]. ⭠
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BEGINNING The footprint is now completed. ⭠ ⭠
Shift the following footprints of this line by about 4 stitches ⭠
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Cast on a slipknot. alternately to the left or right.
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knit 7 sts out of this one stitch (k1, yarn over, k1, yarn over, k1, ⭠
yarn over, k1). | 7 sts Continue knitting until you have yarn for 4 rows left at the end ⭠ ⭠
[WS] k4, sl3wyif. | 7 sts of a RS row. ⭠ ⭠
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CONSTRUCTION BIND-OFF ⭠
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4 × [RS] k2, kfb, sl4b, Bind off on the WS row with an i-cord. Use half a needle size ⭠ ⭠
k2, kfb, k to 3 stitches before end, sl3wyif. | +2 sts larger to make the i-cord elastic enough. ⭠
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[WS] k2, ssk, k to 3 stitches before end, sl3wyif. | -1 st
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• [k2, ssk, sl3b] until 7 stitches are left in total.
1 × [RS] k2, kfb, sl4b, • Slip 4 sts together as if to knit, knit 3 sts together, and
k2, kfb, k to 3 stitches before end, sl3wyif. | +2 sts pass the 4 slipped sts over. Pull the yarn through.
[WS] k to 3 stitches before end, sl3wyif. | ±0 sts
Have fun wearing your Seagull!
Knit these 10 rows until the long edge measures about 60 cm /
24 in. Now start the first line of footprints. The second after
80 cm / 32 in and the third after 100 cm / 40 in. Keep the
rhythm of the construction.
This pattern is for personal use only! Do not distribute this pattern, and do not use it for commercial purposes. © Nicola Susen 2022
