Description from designer’s website:
This is my new favorite scarf, it is filled with texture and squish and I love it. I made it long and wide for extra wrapping. The Noro Taiyo is light and airy and the dropped stitches add to the weightless feeling of the scarf. The drop stitches add a ruffled effect due to the knit and purl stitches which make the open bars go in and out of the scarf. This was something that surprised me and the ripple effect makes me love the scarf even more.

If you want an incredibly easy version of a dropped stitch scarf with simple stitch interest, this one is for you. This is a beginner scarf pattern that is interesting enough for an advanced knitter but easy enough for a brand new knitter.

Link to questions about technique:
http://susanbanderson.blogspot.com/2009/01/taiyo-answers-...

Link to video tutorial for dropping stitches:
http://susanbanderson.blogspot.com/2009/01/taiyo-scarf-dr...