How to Knit a Beautiful Scarf: Materials, Instructions, and Finishing Touches
Knitting Needle Size
9 or 5.5 mm
Yarn Weight
Weight (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge
26 sts = 7” [18 cm]; 24 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Garter stitch wrap pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needle to obtain the gauge.
Finished Size
Scarf measures 7” wide x 60” long [18 cm x 151 cm]
Materials List
- RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein 1252 Mango
- Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 5.5mm [US 9]
- Yarn needle
Note
Lightly pull the scarf in a downward motion when you finish a row. This will open and straighten the wrapped sts that you have dropped off the needle.
Instructions
Scarf
Cast on 26 sts.
Rows 1-4: Knit across row.
Row 5: K1, wrap yarn around needle 2 times, *K1, wrap yarn around needle 2 times; repeat from * to end of row, end K1.
Row 6: Knit the knit sts, dropping the wrapped sts off the needle.
Repeat Rows 1-6 until scarf measures 59½” [152 cm] from beginning.
Next Rows: Repeat rows 1-3.
Next Row: Bind off all sts loosely in Knit.
Finishing
With yarn needle, weave in ends. Lightly block into shape.
Abbreviations
- cm - centimeter
- k - knit
- mm - millimeters
- st(s) - stitch(es)
- * - repeat whatever follows the * as indicated
