You’ll be able to quickly knit this scarf long enough to wrap around your neck several times and then go outdoors to enjoy a football game or visit the pumpkin patch in the cool autumn weather. The stitch pattern is easy and results in a beautiful totally reversible scarf!
You can knit in your favorite team colors, shown here in stripes, or in a solid color shown below.
Size:
About 7 inches wide and 60-70 inches long, depending on preference
Materials:
Needles: 1 pair of size 9 US (5.5 mm) needles
Yarn: For the striped scarf, 4 balls of Cash Vera by Cascade Yarns in 2 colors were used (55% merino wool/33% Acrylic/12% Cashmere, 50 grams, 98 yards) You may want to use a thicker worsted weight yarn for a heavier scarf. This one is warm enough for cool but not really cold weather.
Instructions:
Cast on 27 sts onto one needle.
Begin pattern on 1st row: K 1, YO, K2tog, repeat pattern to end (see definitions below)
Continue pattern on all rows until scarf is desired length then BO.
To make stripes as shown: Knit in Color 1 for 7 inches. Attach Color 2, cut off Color 1 with about 3 inches remaining and knit for 7 inches. Switch back to Color 1 in the same way. You can make the stripes any length you’d like. It looks best to start and end with the same color so the scarf is symmetrical at the ends. Weave in cut loose ends of yarn.
Definitions:
K – Knit
YO – Yarn Over – Instead of knitting the next stitch, loop the yarn back-to-front on the right needle holding the stitches that were just knitted. This creates a gap and a lacy look.
K2tog – Knit the next two stitches together.
