Cozy Winter Scarf Guide: Warm Fibers, Thick Stitches and Size
A warm scarf depends on three things: a fiber that insulates, a thick fabric that traps air, and enough width and length to wrap twice. Here is how to plan each one.
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A warm scarf depends on three things: a fiber that insulates, a thick fabric that traps air, and enough width and length to wrap twice. Here is how to plan each one.
An airy garter scarf for spring and fall, knit in DK-weight cotton, linen or a wool blend on US 8 (5 mm) needles. Cast on 36 stitches for a scarf about 8 x 64 in.
Both sides of a scarf show, so yarn tails have to follow the stitches and change direction to stay hidden. Leave at least 6 in (15 cm) and trim only after blocking.
Fringe is cut strands knotted through the ends of a finished scarf. Work out the yarn first: 12 three-strand tassels per end with a 5 in fringe take about 22 yd.
Blocking straightens the edges and evens out the stitches of a finished scarf. The right method depends on the fiber: wet blocking for wool, light hovering steam at most for acrylic.
Typical infinity scarf circumferences for a single loop, double wrap and triple wrap, the widths that suit each, and how to measure with a string before you knit.
How to join the two ends of a flat-knit infinity scarf with mattress stitch or whipstitch, decide on a twist, and check everything before you sew.
A beginner infinity scarf knit flat as a garter stitch rectangle and seamed into a loop, with numbers for a single loop or a double loop and an optional half twist.
How bulky, super bulky and jumbo yarns differ, what single-ply, plied and chainette strands mean for wear, and how fiber affects the weight of a scarf around your neck.
A 1x1 ribbed scarf for bulky or super bulky yarn, worked over an odd number of stitches so both edges match. Includes cast-on numbers, yardage estimates and ways to keep thick rib soft.
A 14-stitch garter scarf in super bulky yarn on US 15 (10 mm) needles, with the arithmetic that shows why it has about one-fifth of the stitches of a worsted scarf.
Broken rib is one knit row followed by one row of purl 1, knit 1. This guide explains the stitch and gives a 33-stitch scarf with a narrow garter edge to keep it flat.