The English county of Kent is renowned for its hard winters. Residents living in towns such as Beckenham soon learn to wrap themselves up well when the northerly winds arrive. Here are two scarves that might just keep them – and you – warm during the deepest of chills.

The Beckenham Scarf features a strongly graphical design which is perfect for a man’s scarf. It is also completely reversible so it doesn’t matter which side shows as the breezes start to blow.

The pattern includes stitch charts & full line-by-line instructions for three different widths, and each of these can be worked in either a soft worsted-weight wool or a super-warm chunky yarn.
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PATTERN INFORMATION:

Difficulty: Intermediate

Techniques Required: Knitting, purling and working with long stitch charts and/or written instructions.

Sizes: Slim (Medium, Wide).
Each width can be worked in either a worsted-weight yarn or a chunky yarn.

A – Worsted Weight Yarn (shown here in Grey):
Finished Sizes: 18.5 (20, 21.5) cm / 7½ (8, 8½) ins wide
x 150 (165, 185) cm / 60 (66, 72) ins long

Yarn: Valley Yarns by Webs “Amherst” worsted weight yarn, 100% merino wool, 100m/109 yds:50gm ball x 5 (5, 6) balls in colour: Light Grey

Actual amount used / Wide size: 237gm/8.4 oz, 475m/520 yds

Needles: Size 5.0 mm/US #8 straight needles, length 25cm/10 ins

Gauge: 20 sts/31 rows:10cm/4 ins in Seeded Chevron pattern using 5.0mm/US #8 needles and worsted weight yarn

B – Chunky Yarn (shown here in Green):
Finished Sizes: 24 (26, 28) cm / 9½ (10¼, 11) ins wide
x 150 (165, 185) cm / 60 (66, 72) ins long.

Yarn: Berroco “Vintage Chunky”, 52% acrylic, 40% wool, 8% nylon, 125m/136 yds:100gm skein x 4 (4, 5) skeins in colour: #6177 Douglas Fir

Actual amount used / Wide size: 385gm/13.5 oz, 477m/524 yds

Needles: Size 6.0 mm/US #10 straight needles, length 30cm/12 ins

Gauge: 15 sts/24 rows:10cm/4 ins in Seeded Chevron pattern using 6.0mm/US #10 needles and chunky yarn.

Notions: Row counter, tapestry needle for finishing ends

Stitch Pattern
This design uses a reversible stitch pattern from the book: Reversible Knitting Stitches - A Sourcebook of 250 Double-Sided Stitch Patterns by Moira Ravenscroft & Anna Ravenscroft. For more details, please click here.

© Moira Ravenscroft, 2023

Website: www.wyndlestrawdesigns.com