this one has been in the works for quite some time, i’m so happy to release it! super simple, it’s a basic garter stitch scarf with some increases and decreases forming the waving shape and chevron point, and 3-color striping to make it pop!
this sample uses 3 shades of malabrigo worsted merino and size us 10 1/2 needles, but the pattern is written for any yarn weight, needle size, gauge – you just cast on as many stitches as you want for the width and knit until it’s long enough. i can’t wait to see some knit up it super bulky or super fine yarns for a totally different look!
of course, you can also modify the striping pattern – try a self-striping or variegated yarn, or use a single solid for a simpler scarf, or try big color chunks instead of 1-row stripes. the only thing i wouldn’t recommend is 2-row stripes because that will create a defined right side and wrong side, which i made sure to avoid in designing the scarf. by striping between 3 colors, 1 row each, you get completely equal sides on your scarf.
because of the wavy shape, this scarf is actually really comfortable (and cute, i think) as a headband! as a blindfold, it’s just silly, but the malabrigo is so soft, i wanted to be wrapped in it! (photoshoots are fun!)
those are my first two versions – the one on the right was my original construction of the design concept. stockinette stitch and 2-row stripes made for a clear right and wrong side, no good, plus curling. it also uses k3tog decreases instead of sk2p, causing holes along the chevron point (not visible in that shot, but they’re there). so, i did some rewriting, and started knitting the one on the left with scrap yarn. that’s the exact pattern i ended up with, but once i decided it was right, i put that one aside and knit it in the malabrigo for the pattern sample.
if you want to make a leftover scrap-busting scarf, gather all your tiny balls (5-20ish yards is fine) and knit the pattern exactly as it’s written, striping 3 colors at a time, switching to a new ball every time one runs out. i love how it’s looking!
as for getting your hands on this free pattern pdf, it’s on my patterns + yarn page, along with all my other patterns of course, and it’s on ravelry here. you can click here to download it directly from ravelry (no need to be a member, but you should be!) but be sure to check out my other patterns if you haven’t already!
and, since this is a free one, here it is right here on the blog in case you prefer it that way!
When switching between 3 yarns, just carry each color loosely along the edges. You’ll be knitting with one yarn, while the other two each hang from the two sides. At the beginning of each row, bring the new yarn over the old, always the same way for a neat edge. Be sure to untangle your yarn balls every couple of rows or you’ll end up with a huge mess!
Terms:
y = yarn (or color)
kfb = knit front and back (increases 1)
pm = place marker
sk2p = slip a stitch, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over (decreases 2)
k = knitHere’s the pattern:
(y1): cast-on (example scarf is 26 stitches)
row 1 (y2): kfb, pm, sk2p, k to last 1, kfb
row 2 (y3): knit all
row 3 (y1): kfb, k to marker, sk2p, k to last 1, kfbRepeat rows 2 and 3, switching yarn with every row so you will rotate y1, y2, y3, y1, y2, y3.
Repeat until there are no stitches between the sk2p and the last stitch (kfb). That’s one section, now you’ll bring the chevron back over to the other side by switching the odd and even rows. So, starting with that last pattern row, this is what you’ll do:
(odd row): kfb, k to marker, sk2p, kfb
(even row): knit all, removing the marker
(odd): knit allNow start back at row 1 of the pattern (but ignore the y#, just keep rotating 1,2,3,1,2,3).
Keep repeating the whole thing, so the chevron waves from one side to the other, until the scarf is as long as you want (the sample scarf has 8 sections). Finish at the end of a section – knit the row in which you remove the stitch marker, then bind off the following row.
Weave in the ends, and block as needed. I lightly wet blocked the sample by spraying it with water and laying it flat on a towel overnight.
i can’t wait to see your versions!!
Lee Does Stuff 
My wife will love it! I need one and my kid too. Last year she made me a sweater and it was a plain design in pink color. Just imagine a Man wearing pink, girly color sweater. Of course I told her I love it and I had to wear it for a couple of month. Anyway, I’ll give her a hint to borrow design from you for this scarf and suggest colors i like 😉 All good stuff in the world are free. Thank you
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What a great scarf! Lovely!!
I’m jealous of knitters. Any thoughts about crocheting such a scarf? Is it even possible?
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What a great scarf! Lovely!!
I’m jealous of knitters. Any thoughts about crocheting such a scarf? Is it even possible?
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Thanks Lee! That’s brilliant. I’ve a gorgeous manos del uraguay (sp?!) self striping that will be fantastic in this! I’ve been searching for the perfect pattern.. and here it is!!!
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Thanks Lee! That’s brilliant. I’ve a gorgeous manos del uraguay (sp?!) self striping that will be fantastic in this! I’ve been searching for the perfect pattern.. and here it is!!!
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That is just awesome!
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That is just awesome!
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I love it! I already started one in navy, brown and white.
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I love it! I already started one in navy, brown and white.
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okay, I am just not getting this pattern & I am not sure why…I don’t get any decreasing b/c we are dec 2 st & inc 2 st at the same time…I have done short row & entrelac before but this I just can’t get my brain wrapped around…I have some gorgeous Feza yarn (Cypress Mohair) that is just BEGGING to become a beautiful scarf but it’s very sad yarn right now.
Help please,
Kate
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okay, I am just not getting this pattern & I am not sure why…I don’t get any decreasing b/c we are dec 2 st & inc 2 st at the same time…I have done short row & entrelac before but this I just can’t get my brain wrapped around…I have some gorgeous Feza yarn (Cypress Mohair) that is just BEGGING to become a beautiful scarf but it’s very sad yarn right now.
Help please,
Kate
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Love it! Can’t wait to start!
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Love it! Can’t wait to start!
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What a fun scarf! What a great way to play with colorways. Thank you.
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What a fun scarf! What a great way to play with colorways. Thank you.
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I am so disappointed ! I finally found some nice yarn to start my scarf, but I think I have the same problem as Stephanie above with the marker part : am I supposed to move it ? Because by repeating the rows 2 & 3 you never meet again “pm”… ? Stephanie finally got it, but it looks like I haven’t got the brain… 😦
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I am so disappointed ! I finally found some nice yarn to start my scarf, but I think I have the same problem as Stephanie above with the marker part : am I supposed to move it ? Because by repeating the rows 2 & 3 you never meet again “pm”… ? Stephanie finally got it, but it looks like I haven’t got the brain… 😦
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Reply to Stephanie and Lilith’s questions: since you are increasing one stitch at the beginning of each pattern row, with the kfb, the number of stitches you knit up to the marker will increase by one with every row. so, yes you should have only one stitch in that first row, but then in the next pattern row there will be 2, then 3, and so on.
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Reply to Stephanie and Lilith’s questions: since you are increasing one stitch at the beginning of each pattern row, with the kfb, the number of stitches you knit up to the marker will increase by one with every row. so, yes you should have only one stitch in that first row, but then in the next pattern row there will be 2, then 3, and so on.
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Okay I think I get it. I’ll try again this evening… I was so thrilled to have understood the kfb I thought the rest would be easy as hello, as we say. I was so ready to knit all night that when I got stuck within the first three rows the world collapsed (yes I am this patient with things, lol).
Does this mean that for an entire section of the scarf, the stitch marker will stay at the bottom ? I guess so…
Thanks for the quick answer, I hope my second attempt will be more successful !
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Okay I think I get it. I’ll try again this evening… I was so thrilled to have understood the kfb I thought the rest would be easy as hello, as we say. I was so ready to knit all night that when I got stuck within the first three rows the world collapsed (yes I am this patient with things, lol).
Does this mean that for an entire section of the scarf, the stitch marker will stay at the bottom ? I guess so…
Thanks for the quick answer, I hope my second attempt will be more successful !
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Super-Duper site! I am loving it!! Will come back again – taking you feeds also, Thanks.
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Super-Duper site! I am loving it!! Will come back again – taking you feeds also, Thanks.
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I got it ! Well I think… I have made two sections already, and it is beginning to really look like yours, except mine is with two shades of green + red. To stay on the tracks, I really need to move the marker as I knit (every two rows), which was not on the pattern (or else I didn’t understand it, which is quite possible). Anyway I’m so glad I finally got the trick. I’ll post on my blog when the scarf is ready !
Thanks a lot again for this great pattern, and for your advice !
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I got it ! Well I think… I have made two sections already, and it is beginning to really look like yours, except mine is with two shades of green + red. To stay on the tracks, I really need to move the marker as I knit (every two rows), which was not on the pattern (or else I didn’t understand it, which is quite possible). Anyway I’m so glad I finally got the trick. I’ll post on my blog when the scarf is ready !
Thanks a lot again for this great pattern, and for your advice !
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Nice..Beautiful colors.
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Nice..Beautiful colors.
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I’m with Krista! I love the design… but would want to crochet it. I haven’t knit in years.
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I’m with Krista! I love the design… but would want to crochet it. I haven’t knit in years.
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OK for crocheters out there, here is my response to Krista and Just Me:
I’m not a crochet designer, and I haven’t tried this so I don’t know if it’ll work, but I’d imagine you could crochet the scarf the same way it’s knit for the same or similar results. The concept of the pattern is that you increase one stitch on each end of every other row, and you decrease 2 stitches together, with the decrease traveling from one side to the other. So, when crocheting, on every other row, you would increase into the first stitch, then decrease the next 3 together into 1, then crochet across to the end, and increase into the last stitch. Crochet back across for the next row (no increases or decreases), then on the following row you would increase into the first stitch, then crochet 1 st, then decrease 3 together into 1, crochet to the last st and increase 1… On the next pattern row you’d increase 1, crochet 2, decrease 2… and so on. So you’ll be adding one extra stitch in between the first st that you increase into and the decreased sts for every pattern row. Eventually you’ll get to the other end, at which point you crochet across the next pattern row with no increases or decreases, then the next row becomes the first pattern row of the second section (so you’re switching the pattern row and the non-pattern row). Keep repeating sections like this until it’s long enough. I hope that makes some sense, and I hope it works!!
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OK for crocheters out there, here is my response to Krista and Just Me:
I’m not a crochet designer, and I haven’t tried this so I don’t know if it’ll work, but I’d imagine you could crochet the scarf the same way it’s knit for the same or similar results. The concept of the pattern is that you increase one stitch on each end of every other row, and you decrease 2 stitches together, with the decrease traveling from one side to the other. So, when crocheting, on every other row, you would increase into the first stitch, then decrease the next 3 together into 1, then crochet across to the end, and increase into the last stitch. Crochet back across for the next row (no increases or decreases), then on the following row you would increase into the first stitch, then crochet 1 st, then decrease 3 together into 1, crochet to the last st and increase 1… On the next pattern row you’d increase 1, crochet 2, decrease 2… and so on. So you’ll be adding one extra stitch in between the first st that you increase into and the decreased sts for every pattern row. Eventually you’ll get to the other end, at which point you crochet across the next pattern row with no increases or decreases, then the next row becomes the first pattern row of the second section (so you’re switching the pattern row and the non-pattern row). Keep repeating sections like this until it’s long enough. I hope that makes some sense, and I hope it works!!
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Holy cannoli, that is AWESOME!! This is definitely the first jaw-dropping scarf I’ve seen in a long while, and I love it! I caught sight of it over on the Craftzine Blog, and the increases & decreases with the color striping is just so awesome! I dig it. Thanks. 🙂
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Holy cannoli, that is AWESOME!! This is definitely the first jaw-dropping scarf I’ve seen in a long while, and I love it! I caught sight of it over on the Craftzine Blog, and the increases & decreases with the color striping is just so awesome! I dig it. Thanks. 🙂
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Finished ! Thanks for the great pattern, and for the advice to the lost-in-yarn me ;o )
I’ve posted a picture of it on my blog, please don’t hesitate to come and say hi (and “what great knitting skills you have !” if you wish, but that’s an option, lol)
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Finished ! Thanks for the great pattern, and for the advice to the lost-in-yarn me ;o )
I’ve posted a picture of it on my blog, please don’t hesitate to come and say hi (and “what great knitting skills you have !” if you wish, but that’s an option, lol)
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I just posted this pattern in the forum at crochetville.org. I plan on using your modifications for adapting to crochet, but there is a member planning on busting out her knitting needles too. I’ll let you know how the pattern works up. It’s beautiful!
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I just posted this pattern in the forum at crochetville.org. I plan on using your modifications for adapting to crochet, but there is a member planning on busting out her knitting needles too. I’ll let you know how the pattern works up. It’s beautiful!
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I’m a member of Ravelry and knit your vortex creation twice. I love it both times. When I saw your pattern for the chevron
scarf I just had to knit it as well to match my funky vortex hat. I started knitting it up to the first wave pattern and saw
how the next wave come in. I’m a little confused now. I knit the first wave by knitting row 1 then row 2 and row 3 until the
end of the wave. Now I saw in your pattern to knit like such: row 1 then 2 then 3 then 1 then 2 then 3. Am I doing that
right? I want to knit this so badly to match my hat and wear as a set. Can you help me? You can reply back to me on
my Ravelry account my user name is Oliverpenny.
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I’m a member of Ravelry and knit your vortex creation twice. I love it both times. When I saw your pattern for the chevron
scarf I just had to knit it as well to match my funky vortex hat. I started knitting it up to the first wave pattern and saw
how the next wave come in. I’m a little confused now. I knit the first wave by knitting row 1 then row 2 and row 3 until the
end of the wave. Now I saw in your pattern to knit like such: row 1 then 2 then 3 then 1 then 2 then 3. Am I doing that
right? I want to knit this so badly to match my hat and wear as a set. Can you help me? You can reply back to me on
my Ravelry account my user name is Oliverpenny.
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omg!! That is an immense scarf i ❤ it. I want one, although i dont have the brains to knitt, im un-educated but i thought i would comment anywho.
firstly, leethal holy cow!! That sounds so complicated, you must be VERY clever :L
secondly, aawwh Vlad is cute xx
thirdly, Audrey KUPP ‘This Scarf is very nice and very funny to make’ i just wanted to ask, how would knitting a scarf be funny?? haha, just giggle when you knitt hehe.
lastly, (your probably thinking who gives a **** [shoe] hehe) but OMG christie has the same NAME as meee, your the second person i met that has my name. EVER, my textiles teacher does, haha its all linked, textiles-knitting-you-me-textilesteacher… okay im very sorrry, i had to get that off my chest. ;]
im fourteen, i thought id say, and i hope one of you amazing knitters sell this scarf in lots of brilliant & bright & stylish colours because id buy it for about a fiver or something and this sort of thing is coming back into my generations market- just a tip for you clever cloggs out there- maybe thinking about starting your own business?? please do :]
thankyou 😀 xxxxxxxxx
and i also think your very kind to have this pattern broadcasted for free :]
i am determined to learn how to knitt now :L
xx
oh i just noticed that leethal is the creator, hehe, ty xx
knitting is like another language to me as you can tell 😉 :]
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omg!! That is an immense scarf i ❤ it. I want one, although i dont have the brains to knitt, im un-educated but i thought i would comment anywho.
firstly, leethal holy cow!! That sounds so complicated, you must be VERY clever :L
secondly, aawwh Vlad is cute xx
thirdly, Audrey KUPP ‘This Scarf is very nice and very funny to make’ i just wanted to ask, how would knitting a scarf be funny?? haha, just giggle when you knitt hehe.
lastly, (your probably thinking who gives a **** [shoe] hehe) but OMG christie has the same NAME as meee, your the second person i met that has my name. EVER, my textiles teacher does, haha its all linked, textiles-knitting-you-me-textilesteacher… okay im very sorrry, i had to get that off my chest. ;]
im fourteen, i thought id say, and i hope one of you amazing knitters sell this scarf in lots of brilliant & bright & stylish colours because id buy it for about a fiver or something and this sort of thing is coming back into my generations market- just a tip for you clever cloggs out there- maybe thinking about starting your own business?? please do :]
thankyou 😀 xxxxxxxxx
and i also think your very kind to have this pattern broadcasted for free :]
i am determined to learn how to knitt now :L
xx
oh i just noticed that leethal is the creator, hehe, ty xx
knitting is like another language to me as you can tell 😉 :]
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OMG this is awesome. I knit but am not very advanced. Thanks so much for pattern.
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OMG this is awesome. I knit but am not very advanced. Thanks so much for pattern.
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That is SOOO cool! I love it! It’s so clever! Thanks for sharing the pattern! I really really want to make this now!
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That is SOOO cool! I love it! It’s so clever! Thanks for sharing the pattern! I really really want to make this now!
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really a nice one..i’m just starting to learn to knit..hope one day I can make one of this
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really a nice one..i’m just starting to learn to knit..hope one day I can make one of this
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I lOVE THIS~!!!! its sooo pretty and fun… thank you for posting the pattern… i cant wait to try it out!!!
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