24 Sands is a cheerful display of color and texture designed to make the most of your yarn advent calendar. No increases, no decreases, just knits, purls, and a few slipped stitches. Alternating bands of sand stitch and reverse sand stitch highlight each mini skein for ever-changing texture and hue. As you count down the days, the scarf grows and takes on a unique personality, with an easy Icord edge following the same color changes. Whatever treasures you unwrap as you count down the days, 24 Sands is
sure to be a delight!

Yarn & Needles
20g of #3 DK weight yarn as the Accent Color (AC) and 24 20g minis of #3 DK weight yarn or equivalent yardage (referred to as Mini 1, Mini 2, etc.)

US Size 8 (5.00mm) needles

Finished Measurements
The finished scarf measures 8” wide and 108” long if knit with even color blocks. If knit with the scrappy customization, the length will depend on how many rows you knit.

Notes
The scarf is a rectangle, starting by casting on at one short end and working one mini at a time toward the other end. You can work each mini as you open them, or wait to see if you’d like to arrange them differently.

All minis are worked either in Sand Stitch or Reverse Sand Stitch, alternating every other mini. At its most basic, Sand Stitch is worked by purling every stitch on the right side of the work, and
repeating a purl 1, knit 1 pattern across the wrong side. Reverse sand stitch is the exact opposite right side/wrong side pattern.

The first row of every section is knit across instead of what would be dictated by Sand Stitch. This moves the purl bars to the back which would be unsightly with contrasting color changes.

An Icord edge runs along both sides of the scarf following the changing colors with each mini. This is achieved by simply (1) slipping the last 4 stitches of every row with yarn in front, then (2) knitting the first 4 stitches of every row (the same 4 stitches you just slipped). You’ll see that this wraps those 4 stitches like a hug around the edge of the work as you go. The first few rows, it may look like a mistake, but trust the process for the Icord to reveal itself. These instructions are written into the row-by-row instructions; you don’t need to remember it separately.

At the end of each section, cut the yarn as you are completely finished with the mini you’ve just worked. Leave enough of a tail to deal with the upcoming color change (enough yarn for 4 stitches.

When changing colors, continue using the previous color to work the first 4 stitches of the new section (the Icord stitches), then introduce the new yarn.

Once all 24 minis are worked, you will use a portion of the full skein (AC) to add an Icord bind off, and return to the beginning to apply an Icord to the cast on edge.

Scrappy Customization
If you’d like to knit this scarf using scraps, simply work each section until you’ve used as much yarn as you’d like, instead of the prescribed number of repeats. NOTE: If you change colors on the wrong side, purl the first row instead of knitting to keep the purl bars on the wrong side of the work with the color change.