I was inspired to this scarf after laying hands on a couple of skeins of Rowan Angora Haze received through an online order. For a good, good handful of minutes, I felt the strongest of urges to squish and pet the yarn while doing a vocal rendition of the little girl’s enthusiastic It’s so fluffy! scene from Despicable Me — because it really is; so; fluffy.

I’d known for a while that I wanted a ribbed scarf that wasn’t a ribbed scarf, something with a little bit of zest to it. On a whim, I decided to try out textures with the Angora Haze — though really you always want to test what you’re working with, as a prior and most unfortunate experience with cables and mohair yarn had illustrated for me in vivid lack of detail.

This particular rib stitch works a treat with the consistency of the Rowan blend. The pattern stands out, the stitches work up quickly and evenly, and the inevitable cloud of fluff haze is really quite manageable. This won’t be the kind of scarf that one wears in oversized mode to cover up the nose and mouth — and not just because that would be an acute case of respiratory distress waiting to happen — but it is a warm and decadently soft accessory in which to wrap the neck.

MATERIALS

• 3 SKEINS ROWAN ANGORA HAZE — SHOWN HERE IN COLOUR 523 NEST
• 3.0 MM (US SIZE 2.5) NEEDLES
• TAPESTRY NEEDLE FOR WEAVING IN ENDS

PATTERN

The pattern is worked on 64 stitches and 24 rows. It’s easily worked over a weekend.