The pattern has been put up onto my design site, and into Craftsy, Ravelry, Etsy, and Patternfish, for wherever you prefer to pattern-shop!
You're probably thinking, a wool scarf, now, with spring just around the corner?!
I know, winter's nearly over. I was aiming for a mid-January release, but with caring for a Geriatric Dog, my days never go to plan.
All the samples are in wool and wool blends, including one, extra yummy yarn - Cascade Yarns Cloud and Eco Cloud – but don't let that keep you from making it in a cotton, cotton blend or silk blend yarn, for spring and summer wear.
The design is very length-adjustable. One could still knit a short scarf, very quickly, and from just a 100 gram hank of yarn!, to use this winter (which won't be over for some of us until April!) In the same way, this design can also serve to use up those single skeins/balls/hanks of yarn, to get a jump start on holiday gifts.
Other yarns used in the samples are Pastaza and Lana Grande.
And I used a new kind of closure in a few photos - Jul pedestal buttons. I bought mine from Dreamweaver Yarns - the 1.5" Floral Relief Pedestal Button and the 1.5" Cinnamon Slice Pedestal Button.
The worsted weight version of Cascade Yarns Cotton Rich might be a nice spring/summer yarn option. The blend of cotton and nylon makes it easier to knit than some cottons, and more likely to hold its shape, which will also be helped by it's rounded, bouncy spin.
You would need to double it, as the substitution yarn weights are Heavy Worsted to Chunky Wt. (held double) or Super Bulky Wt. I swatched 2 strands Cotton Rich (worsted) held together, and it does get 10 sts and 14 rows to 4" with size 15 (10 mm) ndls.
There are so many great yarns being produced, feel free to use the yarns you love, so long as you can achieve gauge.
A thinner/lighter weight scarf, knit to a smaller gauge, will, naturally give pattern reps which are narrower and shorter than those shown.
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