Scarf and supplies
By Amelie Downing
No man may wear the Amyrlin’s stole. Fine. This isn’t a stole. It’s a scarf. I came up with this pattern as a quarantine “thinking of you” gift for a friend. I liked it so much I made one for myself.
Here is what you will need to make one:
- US size 8 needles on an 30” chord
- About 65 yards of medium weight yarn in each color. I used Loops & Threads Impeccable and have yarn left over on all 7 skeins after making 4 scarves.
- Brown (18920 Soft Taupe)
- Grey (01757 Classic Gray)
- White (1005 White)
- Red (1532 Claret)
- Yellow (01616 Gold)
- Green (1242 Deep Forest)
- Blue (35011 Lapis)
- Suggested but optional – stitch markers
Start by casting on 250 stitches in brown. They will bunch up and probably twist a bit on the chord, but that is OK. I put as many stitches on the needles as I could fit. You can place markers to help keep count while casting on, but you don’t need a specific count and will want to remove them once you start kitting. This is the length of the scarf so don’t be stingy. But since there is no repeating pattern to the stitches, you can make your scarf with as many or as few stitches as you want. If you want more length and can find longer needles, I say go for it.
Start by casting on as many as you wish.
The pattern is 6 rows repeated once per color.
- Knit
- Purl
- Knit
- Knit
- Purl
- Knit
You’ll end up with two strips curling in opposite directions – one facing the right side, the other the wrong side. The purl bumps will be on the wrong (back) side at the color change.
Color change line.
Color change line reverse view.
Work from the bottom up in color order
- Brown
- Grey
- White
- Red
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
Color two change.
2 color change, reverse view.
Three colors, the scarf is starting to flatten.
At first there will be gaps between the color strips. As they come off the needles and the overall shape of the scarf flattens, the curls will constrict together.
Halfway done with loose end.
Almost done with 6 colors.
After completing the pattern in blue, bind off knitwise.
I averaged about one color a night while watching TV and knocked this out in about a week. Yes, that probably means I have been watching too much TV while social isolating, but I take productive where I can find it these days. That leaves weaving in the ends. As you can see, I had a break in the white yarn and had bonus ends to weave in. But no blocking is required. The end result…
Make with scarf / stole and JordanCon tiara
Do you have a pattern for those who crochet?
From Jen in Programing, she suggests starting with chaining the same number of cast on stitches. Single crochet each color two rows. At the end of each row, when you finish your last stitch, chain one and turn. Chain does not count as a stitch. When you finish the second row of blue, cut yarn and secure ends. No need for a finish row, single crochet leaves a nice edge.
Deana in Workshop, suggests a single crochet for a tightly packed look, but triple stiches for a lacier look.
It’s a very free form pattern.