Ladder Pattern Loom Knit Scarf

This scarf knit up very quickly on the small long Knifty Knitter once I got the wrapping pattern started. I came up with this very simple deviation from the normal double-knit and it gives the scarf a stitch that's both open and interesting. It reminds me of a backbone for some reason, but I'm calling it the "ladder" pattern, since that's a little more attractive.

I love the colors and texture of the Patons Bohemian "Indigo Indulgence" yarn. Its "super bulky" rating meant that I could make a scarf with a nice thickness to it without doing many stitches per row. My old standby method of making a scarf is the double-knit that's described in the Knifty Knitter long loom booklet. The change I made to their pattern is small, but that's all it took to make this scarf very different from the others I've made.

1. 
   To begin the scarf, tie a slip knot about 12" from the end of the yarn. Place this loop over peg #1.
2. With the yarn that leads to the skein, wrap peg #2 counter-clockwise.
3. Skip pegs #3 and #4.
4. Wrap peg #5 clockwise.
5. Wrap peg #6 counter-clockwise.
6. Skip pegs #7 and #8.
7. Wrap peg #9 clockwise.
8. Wrap peg #10 counter-clockwise.
9. Now using the long tail (the yarn that's still hanging from #1) do the same wrapping pattern.
10. Using your loom hook, pull the bottom loop on each peg over the top loop and the top of the peg to knit the five pegs that have two loops.
11. 
    Use the yarn leading to the skein to wrap in the opposite order on the way back to peg #1. You will go counter-clockwise on #9, clockwise on #6, counter-clockwise on #5, clockwise on #2, and counter-clockwise on #1. The "working yarn" will then be coming from the right side of #1 and going up between #2 and #4 (even though my picture shows it off to the left side).
12. Knit your five stitches.
13. Wrap the pegs as you did on the very first pass, beginning counter-clockwise on #2.
14. Knit and wrap. Knit and wrap. Knit and wrap...
15. When it's long enough, use the double crochet bind off to remove it from the loom.
16. Add fringe if you like.

Here are some close-ups of the scarf. You can click on any of the photos to get an even bigger version.

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