I used one Berroco Home Yarn Tasting Kit Fall/Winter 2021 and had fun making a scarflet and a drawstring pouch to hold the scarf. Could make a perfect holiday gift … Happy Christmas in July!

I wanted to highlight Aerial Color, because it knits up so beautifully, on its own, single stranded. And the stripes are just wide enough to give a good impression of each yarn. Lanas Quick and Remix Chunky are two thicker yarns whose weight goes well together, so I used them for the pouch.

Making the Scarf (knit back and forth):

• Using Aerial Color, cast on 40 sts (any loose cast on).
• Knit 6 rows.

Start slant. At the beginning of each knit row (right side), k2tog. Knit to 2 sts before the end. Kfb 1, knit 1.
Next row (wrong side): Purl. Continue the slant until 6 rows before the end of the scarf.

• Knit 40 rows.

Stripe Section:

• Switch to Lucca, knit 2 rows. Do not slant for these two rows.
• Switch to Aerial Color, stockinette 2 or 4 rows. (with 4 rows you may run short in the end. I actually started with 4 rows and switched to 2 rows half way through the scarf … works just fine).
• Switch to Lucca, stockinette 6 rows.
• Switch to Aerial Color, stockinette 2 or 4 rows.
• Switch to Lucca, knit 2 rows. Do not slant for these two rows.
• Switch to Aerial Color, stockinette 20 rows.

Work more stripe sections in the following sequence:

• Topaz
• Dulce
• Lucca
• Topaz
• Dulce
• Lucca

Stockinette a total of 40 rows in Aerial Color after the last Lucca stripe.

• Knit 6 rows without slanting.
• Bind off loosely.
• Weave in ends.

Making the Pouch (knit in the round):

• Using Remix Chunky, cast on 36 sts.

• Purl 1 round.

• K2tog, yo all around.

• Knit 1 round.

• Purl 1 round.

• Switch to Lanas Quick. Knit 1 round, purl 1 round, knit 3 rounds.

• Switch to Remix Chunky. Knit 1 round, purl 1 round, knit 3 rounds.

• Switch to Lanas Quick. Knit 1 round, purl 1 round, knit 3 rounds.

• Switch to Remix Chunky. Knit 1 round, purl 1 round, knit 3 rounds.

• Switch to Lanas Quick. Knit 1 round, purl 1 round, knit 3 rounds.

• Switch to Remix Chunky. Knit 1 round, purl 1 round, knit 2 rounds.

• K2tog until there are 9 sts left. (Ignore the end of round.)

• Cut yarn, pull end through stitches, pull tight.

• Weave in ends.

• Using leftover Dulce and Lucca, knit two i-cord (over 4 sts, about 16” long). Weave through top of pouch.

• Using leftover Lanas Quick, make two pompoms or tassels and attach them to the ends of the strings.