Scarf Techniques
Best Yarn for Scarves: Fiber, Weight, Softness and Color
How to choose scarf yarn by fiber, weight, softness against the neck, washability and color, with a simple default for a first scarf.
Scarf Techniques
The decisions behind every scarf: yarn, needle size, gauge, width, length, yardage and neat edges.
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Scarf Techniques
What Needle Size for a Scarf? A Guide by Yarn Weight
Needle size for a scarf depends on the yarn weight. Here are the typical ranges, when to go up a size for drape, and how to choose between straight and circular needles.
Scarf Techniques
Scarf Width and Length Guide: How Wide and Long to Knit a Scarf
Typical scarf widths and lengths for children and adults, the height rule of thumb, and how to work out a cast-on number for the width you want.
Scarf Techniques
Gauge Swatch for Scarves: When You Need One and How to Measure It
When a gauge swatch is worth knitting for a scarf, how to knit and measure it, and how to turn stitches per inch into a cast-on number.
Scarf Techniques
How Much Yarn for a Scarf? Yardage Estimates by Yarn Weight
Typical yardage for a knitted scarf by yarn weight, why ribbed and textured stitches need more, and how to weigh a swatch for a closer estimate.
Scarf Techniques
How to Get Neat Scarf Edges When You Knit
Loose side edges come from the first stitch of each row. A slipped-stitch selvedge, steadier tension on the first two stitches and garter borders keep a scarf's sides straight.