This pattern comes from Shirley. The pattern was given to her verbally, so she's given me permission to share it with you all. I have not made it, but this one is particularly nice!
Isn't this gorgeous!
This is the easy ruffle scarf pattern.
Size 7 (4mm) needles approx 4oz of soft worsted acrylic yarn.
I use TLC Amore. (6oz 278 yds) Mine is approx 60 inches long.
Someone had given me a skein of it so that's what I used for the first one, you can buy it in Hobby Lobby, if there's a store nearby. I used just under one skein and found the yarn soft so the scarf would hang nicely.But any yarn that is soft and supple will make the scarf hang nicely.
A friend made the same scarf from baby yarn, she used two strands of two colours.Cast on 20 stitches.
Row 1. * Knit 8, then
Row 2: turn around and knit 8 back to beginning.
Row 3. Knit 6, then
Row 4: turn around and knit 6 back to beginning.
Row 5. Knit 4, then
Row 6: turn around and knit 4 back to beginning.
Row 7. Knit 20 stitches all the way across. *
Repeat from * to * until desired length. Bind off loosely. Ruffles form in a few inches.When you begin to knit the first few rows your work becomes an odd shape and you may think you've made a mistake, but continue and you'll begin to see the ruffles begin to form. [I found it took several inches for it to form up.]
Edited 11-2-2011 to add from Marcia:
For the person who wanted to make this scarf narrower, I made it for my granddaughters casting on 16 stitches instead of 20. You then knit 6, turn and knit the 6 stitches back. You then knit 4, turn and knit the 4 stitches back. You then knit 2, turn and knit the 2 stitches back. Knit across entire row.
This came out great, and now I even do the 16 stitches instead of 20 even for adults. It works up quite faster.
You can find other pictures here: http://savvythinker.com/category/arts/crafts/knitting/ruffled-scarf/
If you send me a picture of your completed scarf, I will post the picture on my blog -- thanks! Send the picture to karin@savvythinker.com
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
Originally posted 2009-03-08 22:59:50.
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Fabulous easy scarf. so much better than the spirals that end up with hundreds and hundreds of stitches on the needle!
I am making this on the knifty knitter. I followed the pattern exactly and it is working great! It’s looks great to! Thanks!
I’ve never used one of those, so I have no idea how they work.
I have made several of these scarves and love the look. I have only one question on technique. How do you avoid leaving a hole in the scarf when you knit back. I imagine that there us a technique that will take care of that. Thank you.
I noticed it a bit, but it doesn’t show up in the heavier yarn.
I slip stitch the first stitch of every outside row which makes the edge crisper, and I wondered about slip stitching the first stitch of every inside row, but I didn’t try it. That might make the hole smaller.
I think it just makes the scarf have a bit of a design around the inside 4 stitches that are never part of the ruffles.
If you try slip stitching, let us know how it works and I can modify the pattern.
I started this pattern and was going along fine, until I realized that when it said knit all twenty back, I knitted all the stitches back but at this point there are 20+8+6+4 stitches. Do I only stitch twenty out of those?
There should never be more than a total of 20 stitches between both needles. Without looking at what you did, I don’t know what you did.
Row 1: When you knit 8, there should still be 12 on the left needle.
Row 2: Turn the knitting so you can knit the 8 again. (This is forcing the ruffle, eventually as it causes the edges to ruffle a bit.) Now there are 20 again on the right hand needle.
Switch into your left for the next row as usual.
Row 3: When you knit the 6, there should be 14 on the left. Turn the needles so you can do row 4.
Row4: When you knit the 6 back, there are again 20 on your right hand needle, which you switch to your left for the next row.
Row 5: When you knit 4, there should be 16 on the left needle.
Row 6: When you knit the 4 back, there will be 20 on the right hand needle, which you switch to your left.
Row 7: Knit the 20 stitches, then begin with row 1 again.
I’m just now looking at this more closely and thinking of trying one (even though it is April, it is still scarf weather here). I’m curious about the “tail” you mention at the beginning and the end. Do you just mean an extra long piece of end that you use to finish? Or do you mean a tapered part? What do you mean about the “funny forked beginning and end”? Or do I just have to make it and see for myself?
Yes, leave a piece of yarn about 6-7 inches start and finish and use this to sew up the split/fork.
You pretty much have to make it up to see it — and you won’t see it for about 5 inches. It’s as if it has a split in the middle. It’s just the way it hangs.
I use that tail yarn to sew up the split so it hangs right (you’ll have this in the beginning and also the ending.) I usually sew up the beginning before I finish the scarf, as it makes the finishing easier to only have to do the end that you end on. Plus, I just like the way it looks having it done.
Andrea, you can make this in various weights of yarn, so I think you could even make it in a summer weight where it provides only a pop of color, not a lot of warmth.
STARTED THIS SCARF PATTERN USING SILK BAMBOO AND SZ 7 NDLS.. IT IS WORKING OUT TO BE AROUND 5 1/2 INCHES WIDE. DO YOU THINK THIS IS WIDE ENOUGH?
NOT USING THE SAME TYPE OF YARN MENTIONED IN THIS POST. SUSAN
Yes, I think it will be perfect. After all, it wraps around your neck, so where it wraps it is wider because they overlap, but also extends. I’d love to see a picture when it is done. What color are you using?
SHOULD I TRY TO USE A LARGER NEEDLE?? I STARED WITH YOUR SIZE THAT WAS GIVEN HERE, SZ 7 I BELIEVE.
I AM USING WHAT I WOULD CALL A BABY BLUE. PATONS CALLS IT A SEA MIR.
SO GREAT THAT YOU WOULD ANSWER ME. GRATEFUL.
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?? SUSAN
I think you are all right. The only reason I used larger needles was that I used very thick yarn (and then for others two strands, one an eyelash) (so it was like thicker than worsted weight.
I bet the color is pretty.
I’m still knitting the one I started way too long ago, first because I couldn’t find the eyelash yarn again (I swagged and bought another brand, but I’m not to the point where I have to add it on yet, so if I don’t like the way it matches in, I will just use a pin and do it as a collar, at least for someone with a small neck, LOL!)
For the person who wanted to make this scarf narrower, I made it for my granddaughters casting on 16 stitches instead of 20. You then knit 6, turn and knit the 6 stitches back. You then knit 4, turn and knit the 4 stitches back. You then knit 2, turn and knit the 2 stitches back. Knit across entire row.
This came out great, and now I even do the 16 stitches instead of 20 even for adults. It works up quite faster.
What if I wanted to start with a cast on of 30 stitches. Please help
I’m not sure what you would do with 30 stitches. All you can do is try, but you won’t see it turning for the first few inches, which would be a pain for determining what to do.
For 20 stitches, 8 are used for the pattern, leaving 12, but in reality only 4 stitches in the center are never worked for the pattern, because when you start it the second time, you are on the other side.
I think I would try 10 stitches for the pattern: knit 10, reverse and knit 10; knit 8, reverse and knit 8; knit 6, reverse and knit 6; knit 4, reverse and knit 4, then knit across. That would leave 10 stitches in the middle that are never worked for the ruffle look.
Maybe that is too many in the middle, in which case you would start with 12 in the pattern, which would leave 6 in the middle that are never worked in the pattern.
I think the difference between these two might be how big the ruffle is.
Hi there!
I love this pattern and I am currently trying it out. However, I bought a thinner yarn and when i cast on 20, it looked too thin, so i upped it to 28 where i do 12, 10, then 8 stitches for my turns, that way i can still have 4 in the middle. Do you think this will work? Right now, I’ve knitted about an inch and a half and it kinda looks like a bow tie. haha. It is starting to puff out though on the sides. Is this normal or completely wrong?
I would think this would work. You will have to do about 4 inches or so before you see what it does. If both of you would send pictures, I’ll be glad to post them.
Is there a certain way that you need to cast off? Or do you just cast of like you would any other scarf?
I just cast off the regular way: knit two, pass first over second, knit next, pass first over second, etc.
I take the tails at each end and sew up each split at both ends. I think it looks better that way.
How did it work with the stitches you used? I’ve got a couple finished, will take pictures and post, maybe tomorrow.
It worked just fine. I used the Vanna White (lion Brand) really thin yarn with the sparkle in it. It came out really well and I was pleasantly surprised.
Sounds great, Abby! Take a picture and I’ll post it. Send it to karin@savvythinker.com
This Scarf is great. I was worried like you said it does not look like anything, but then all of a sudden it does,Thankyou for a wonderful knitting project…,
It’s funny that way! What yarn did you use and what size needles?
Abbey, what size needles did you use with the Sparkle Vanna White yarn?
Hi Karin, this has been such a fun and easy scarf to make….I am getting ready to finish and just wanted to double check with you on the end. Do I end with one last knitted row and then bind off? Thanks for sharing this pattern…
Hi Jodi,
It’s been a while since I made this scarf, but I think I did the bind off on the last row of the pattern, where you would usually knit across the 20 stitches. I used that row to bind off. Then leaving a tail of yarn about 7 inches long, as I did in the beginning (and used that to sew up the two forks at the beginning), I used that to sew up the two forks at the end so that instead of having the forks, I had more of a point at each end.