Without question, this is the most popular scarf pattern that we have in the store. We must have 10 versions of it in different yarns at any given time.

Simple enough for a beginner, it shows off the yarn nicely in the stockinette stitch rows. And because of the diagonal slant and the 4 garter stitch rows, just a light blocking will keep it from curling the way stockinette stitch fabric usually does.