Stadium Upgrade Scarf
by Lisa McCleese I knit this scarf for my son and this pattern was born out of frustration with not finding any suitable "manly” scarf patterns. When I found this yarn in this colorway at a fiber festival recently, I knew I had to use it for my Ohio State Buckeye-loving son but because the merino/silk blend goes beyond a typical wool scarf, I wanted to take it a step above just the sports theme and produce something that could be worn just as easily for a night on the town.
Modeled by my nephew, Brevin
Materials Needed
US #4/3.5 mm circular or straight needles Two stitch markers Blunt-tipped yarn needle
Suggested Yarn
Lost City Knits Twin Canyon Merino/Silk Fingering, 50% Merino/50% Silk, 500 yards/113 grams, colorway, Whirlwind Gauge Gauge is not important for this project Abbreviations kknit Ppurl pm place marker st(s) stitch(es)
Pattern Notes
The stitch pattern for this scarf is an easily-memorized Harris Tweed with a simple garter stitch border. I used a 50/50 merino/silk blend in a fingering weight yarn, hence the “upgrade", but it can actually be produced using any yarn you like by simply adjusting the needle size and the number of stitches cast on (must be multiples of 6).
Instructions
Cast on 90 stitches Row 1: k3, pm, knit across to last 3 sts, pm, k3 \*continue to knit the first and last three stitches on each row for the garter stitch border - the instructions below do not include the first 3 and the last 3 stitches Rows 2 - 6: knit Rows 7 - 9: \*k3, p3 repeat from \* (don't forget to knit the first and last 3 sts of each row) Row 10: knit Row 11: purl Row 12: knit Rows 13 - 15: \*k3, p3 repeat from Row 16: purl Row 17: knit Row 18: purl Repeat rows 7 - 18 until scarf is desired length ending with either row 9 or row 15 (see note on finishing below).
Finishing
When scarf is desired length, finish with 5 rows of garter stitch and then bind off on the next row. NOTE - in order to flow well from the pattern, you may need to complete the last 6 rows by purling. When I achieved the length I wanted (and was running out of yarn), I had just finished row 15. In the pattern, the next row would have been a purl row, so I purled the last rows for the garter stitch border instead of knitting them. If you end on row 9, you can knit the rows instead.
