The Long Serpent

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The Long SerpentAncient runes, carved in stone tell a forgotten story. A serpent slithers along the runes, tying the story together. What story is carved on this one?

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This is a scarf in Tunisian crochet. The design is similar to traditional snake-like decorations in Celtic or Nordic style.

The scarf is crocheted as one long snake that in the end is tied into a plaited knot, so that the knot appears to be without start or end.

Length: approximately 130 (150) 170 cm = 51 (59) 67 inches

Width: approximately 17 cm = 7 inches

Yarn: Schoeller+Stahl Irisa, colour #0002 = Green variegated, presumably 225 (250) 275 gr.

Estimated working time: 20 (26) 32 hours.