LoopScarf *Xamino*

A beautiful loop scarf, designed by Birgit Freyer.

With this pattern, you can knit a sophisticated loop scarf worked in the Matrix style. This combination of two colours in a pattern of slipped and twisted stitches creates impressive results but can be learned rather quickly and knits up rather easily.

The loop *Xamino* has a playful pattern and can also be knitted as a cowl. A multitude of colour combinations is possible.

The instructions also contain a detailed explanation of a special bind-off technique (the stretchy bind-off).

The pattern is charted.

The pattern contains 4 pages DIN A4 in a pdf file with a photo of the finished shawl, a schematic drawing, charts and explanations.

The difficulty level of the pattern is 3 (of 5)

Required skills:

• working from charts
• knitting in the round
• basic stitches: knit, purl
• slipped stitches (explained in the pattern)
• twisted stitches (explained in the pattern)

Size: approx. 30 cm (12 in) high x approx. 140 cm (55 in) wide

Yarn: soft sockyarn (fingering weight) with approx 420 m / 100 g (459 yds / 3.5 oz)
Yardage: 2 colours, each approx. 320 m (350 yds)
Needle size: 3.5 - 4.5 mm (US size 4 to 7, UK size 9 to 7)

Notions: Stitch markers (optional), scissors, tapestry needle