A lovely scarf, knitted flat with a lace pattern simple enough for any beginner. Instructions for lace both written and charted, this is a good place to learn how to read a chart!

This pattern is called ‘Grad School Scarf’ because it is what happened when I should have been formulating the research queries for my thesis: I spent too much time knitting. Years on … I still don’t have a PhD, but I have knitted enough yarn to circle the world many times over!

With pithy directions (thank you for that term, Elizabeth Zimmermann) for the more experienced knitter.