Fiar Scarf by Eimear Earley

Fiar Scarf

Knitting
May 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Broken Rib after blocking
US 7 - 4.5 mm
654 yards (598 m)
Length: 72" / 183 cm
English

Available as part of the Celtic Irish Knits Club 2026. The digital version of this club is available here.

The Fiar Scarf (Irish for slant, bias, tilt, pronounced like ‘fear’ or ‘fee-ar’ depending on dialect) is inspired by diagonal stitch details on a particular garment in the collection of the National Museum of Ireland. Learn more about it here.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length:
72” / 183 cm
Width: 10.5” / 27 cm

YARN
Stolen Stitches ‘Blasta’ (60% Irish wool, 40% New Zealand wool, 232 yds / 212 m per 3.53 oz / 100g); colour: Ailm; 3 skeins

Approximate Yardage: 654 yds / 598 m

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US size 7 / 4.5 mm straight or circular needles, any length, for working flat.
Always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed, as every knitter’s gauge is unique.
(Optional) removable markers, tapestry needle, cable needle.

GAUGE
22 sts and 26 rows = 4”/ 10 cm in Broken Rib, after blocking
46 st Cable Panels = 7.25” / 18.5 cm wide at widest point, after blocking