Glissa Scarflette

Glissa is the statement scarflette to elevate any outfit. Worked back and forth in rows it’s knitted in two pieces, each decorated with a beaded colourwork border of orb-shaped motifs.

The body is worked in stocking stitch, slip stitches and garter stitch, which combine to give the scarflette its reversible linear texture. Once cast off, the two pieces are joined, allowing the beaded colourwork to flow from the scalloped cast on edges towards the centre of the piece. There’s a choice of methods for joining; simple mattress stitch of the more decorative crochet slip stitch to zipper join. Choose the one that best suits your skill set.

And the name? Glissa is a modified version of gliss which was suggested by one of my Instagram followers who felt the design glistens and glides. Gliss is short for glissandro which is a musical term meaning ‘a straight or wavy line between two notes.

Skill Level

Intermediate / advanced

Finished Measurements

Finished scarf measures 103 cm long x 13 cm wide (40.5 inches long x 5.25 inches wide) measured along the centre, not including the curved edge

Yarn

You’ll need approximately 164 m / 179 yds of worsted-weight yarn. Shown in Origin by A Yarn Story, 50% Argentinian Merino wool, 50% Peruvian fine highland wool, 198 m / 210 yds per 100g / 3.5 oz, in the shade Dune Grass

Beads

Size 6 glass beads in the colours and quantities given below. Colours used in sample and listed below are by Debbie Abrahams. 

Colour 1 x 124, shown in Clear, shade 34 

Colour 2 x 120, shown in Teal, shade 51 

Colour 3 x 16, shown in Yellow, shade 35 

Colour 4 x 20 shown in White, shade 334

Needles

One set of 4.5 mm / US 7 needles

Also Needed

4.5 mm / size 7 crochet hook (optional) 

Sewing needle and thread for threading on beads 

Spare gauge-sized needle or waste yarn for setting aside stitches 

Darning needle for sewing in ends