by [1] ax174

For the Chinese, bats are symbols of good luck, as is the colour red; you can’t go wrong wearing this cherry coloured scarf with flying bats. The bat motif is from Barbara Walker’s Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns.

All necessary materials/notions/tools:
• 2 skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (or other worsted weight yarn) in “Cherry Moon” colour
• 4.5 mm knitting needles
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle for weaving ends

Finished size:
Gauge is not critical for this project.

Abbreviations:
pm = place marker
k2tog = knit 2 sts together
sl-k2tog-psso = slip 1 st knitwise, k2tog, pass slipped st over
sl2-k-p2sso = slip 2 sts knit wise, k1, pass 2 slipped sts over
slm = slip marker
ssk = slip 2 sts knitwise, knit these 2 together
ktbl = knit through back loop
yo = yarn over

Directions:

Cast on 39 sts.
Knit 6 rows (3 garter stitch ridges).
Do the Pattern Repeat 12 times or as many times as desired for length of scarf.*
Knit 6 rows (3 garter stitch ridges).
Bind off and weave in ends. Block lightly.

* If you prefer a symmetrical scarf, make 2 halves of 6 bats each, then weave together.

Pattern Repeat (36 rows, 33 sts throughout):

Row 1: k3, pm, k14, yo, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, k14, pm, k3

Row 2 (and all even-numbered rows): k3, slm, p33, slm, k3

Row 3: repeat row 1

Row 5: k3, slm, k14, yo, k2tog, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, k14, slm, k3

Row 7: k3, slm, k3, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k2, ktbl, k2, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k3, slm, k3

Row 9: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 11: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 13: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 15: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, k13, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, k3 ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 17: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, ktbl, k1, ktbl, k3, k2tog, yo , k3, yo, ssk, k3, ktbl, k1, ktbl, k3, ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 19: k3, slm, k3, yo, k4, sl2-k-p2sso, k4, yo, ktbl, yo, sl2-k-p2sso, yo, ktbl, yo, k4, sl2-k-p2sso, k4, yo, k3, slm, k3

Row 21: k3, slm, k4, yo, k3, sl2-k-p2sso, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, k3, sl2-k-p2sso, k3, yo, k4, slm, k3

Row 23: k3, slm, k5, yo, k2, sl2-k-p2sso, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, ktbl, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, ktbl, yo, ssk, yo, k2, sl2-k-p2sso, k2, yo, k5, slm, k3

Row 25: k3, slm, k6, yo, k1, sl2-k-p2sso, k1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, sl2-k-p2sso, k1, yo, k6, slm, k3

Row 27: k3, slm, k7, yo, sl2-k-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, k5, yo, sl2-k-p2sso, yo, k7, slm, k3

Row 29: k3, slm, k7, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k7, slm, k3

Row 31: k3, slm, k8, ktbl, k5, ktbl, k3, ktbl, k5, ktbl, k8, slm, k3

Row 33: k

Row 34: p

Rows 35-36: Repeat last two rows.