“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. ” - Plutarch

Poesia is a lightweight scarf, knitted on the bias, starting and ending with only few stitches. It is the perfect project to showcase that colorful sock yarn, but will work in a solid color as well. Worked mostly in stockinette stitch, it has some lace ridges on the side to gain interest.

What skills are you going to need and what will you get

Difficulty level: easy (stockinette stitch, yarn overs and easy decreases)

• k: knit
• p: purl
• sl: slip
• kfb: knit into the front and back of the stitch (1 stitch increased)
• yo: yarn over
• k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
• skp: slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass slipped stitch over

Gauge: 24 stitches/30 rows in stockinette stitch = 10cm/4in.

Size information

17cm (6 3/4in) in width. Can be worked to any desired length.

What material will you need

Yarn: Steinbach Aktiv Effekt (75% wool, 25% nylon; 421m/100g; 460yds/3.53oz); 1 ball. Sample in a length of 200cm (80in) used 378m (414yds).

Needles: 3.5mm/US 4

Notions: yarn needle, 1 stitch marker

Other information from the author

You may notice that I am not a native English speaker. All my patterns are tested or edited or both by native speakers. You will also find my contact info in each pattern. Please don't feel shy to ask questions if anything is unclear. I may be in another time zone than you, but will get back to you as soon as possible.

The pattern itself is copyrighted and may not be distributed. Feel free to do whatever you like with your finished items. Wear them, gift them, donate them to charity or sell them.