Description
The Valley Yarns Basic Scarf from Measurements is a response torone of the most frequent questions a yarn store employee hears: “How much yarnrdo I need to make a simple scarf?” However, there are as many different notionsrabout the size, gauge and stitch patterns on a “simple scarf” as there arerknitters! So this pattern attempts to settle the debate once and for all and torhelp every knitter create her or his vision of the ideal, simple scarf.
We’ve weighed and measured dozens of knitted items to create ardetailed yardage estimation chart for scarves of many sizes, along with keyrnumbers for calculating yardage for sizes outside its range. We also includerdetailed instructions for finding gauge and using it to make a scarf with therdesired width and five common knitting stitch patterns to mix and match to createrthe scarf uniquely yours.
Scarf AsrShown
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Finished Measurements: 8” wide and 60”rlong
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Yarn Requirements: 3 skeins ofrValley Yarns Northampton Bulky (100% Wool; 100g/109yds) shown in RaspberryrHeather
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Needles: US 10½ (6.50mm) to startrwith and decide if you want to switch up or down a needle size
rGauge: 12 sts = 4”
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Note: The original yarn recommended for this patternrhas been discontinued. We suggest Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Bulky as arsubstitution.
This pattern is also available in the Valley Yarns Great GiftsreBook.
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