The Ogham scarf is inspired by the old Celtic hieroglyphic language of Ogham (pronounced Oam or Ome) – the earliest known form of written language in Ireland. It was originally carved onto the corners of standing stone pillars, many of which can still be seen today in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The carved letters are read from bottom to top. It is a part of Irish heritage that I have always been drawn to (probably partly due to winning a pendant with my name on it in Ogham as a child!).
The Ogham Scarf features the Irish words ‘Le grá’/With love, which repeat three times in total. Charts are provided for the letters L, E, G, R and A, and also a bonus chart for the reversed L, in case you want the scarf to read correctly from the bottom up at both ends of the scarf (and not have a mirrored letter).
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Yarn
3 x Yarn Vibes Cliffs of Moher (100% wool; worsted weight, 164 yards per 3.5oz, 150m per 100g) shade Seaspray.
Needle/Hook
Size US 9 (5.5mm), straight or circulars
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
16 sts and 23 rows = 4” [10 cm] in st st (before blocking)
17 sts and 22 rows = 4” [10 cm] in st st (after blocking)
Size
70” [178cm] long and 9” [23cm] wide
Notions
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)
Cable needle
Stitch markers optional (for marking border, start of cable, etc.)
Abbreviations
See our knitting abbreviations here.
| Special Stitches | Definition |
| VB | Vikkel Braid |
| VBp | Vikkel Braid with background st purled tbl |
| 1/1 RCPtbl | 1/1 Right Cross Purl through back of loop: Sl 1 st onto cn and hold at front, p1tbl, k1 from cn |
Tutorials
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About the Designer: Máirín Ní Dhonncha
Máirín is from the smallest of the Aran Islands, Inishere (Inis Oírr), and now lives in Galway with her husband, three children, and cat and dog.
She designs patterns for accessories under the name AranAccessories, which works for finding her on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Etsy, and LoveCrafts; on Facebook she is found at AranAccessories.net. However, she is so long on Ravelry (since the Beta days!) that her real name (Mairin) is on her profile there.
Read more about Máirín in her Designer Focus!
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