This scarf was inspired by a traditional Japanese sugar candy that is small, brightly coloured and has a spikey surface. The four-row pattern repeat is easy to memorise and fun to knit.

SIZE: One size
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 12”/30.5 cm
Length: Approx. 80”/204 cm

MATERIALS
Yarn: Approx. the following amounts of fingering-weight yarn:
MC: 200 g/800 yd/730 m
CC: A total of 200 g/800 yd/730 m

The sample was knitted in Fingering Singles by The Wandering Flock in colourway 100s & 1000s (MC), which is a fingering-weight, hand-dyed, soft merino yarn. For CCs, a mix of different fingering-weight yarns were used, such as Purl Soho Linen Quill and Furl, Retrosaria Rosa Pomar Mondim as well as Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair.

Needles: US 4/3.5 mm needles

GAUGE:
33 sts x 46 rows to 4”/10 cm in st patt, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This striped scarf is worked in one piece, flat. It features an easy-to-memorise stitch pattern that is repeated over four rows, alternating two rows in MC and two rows in CC. You can use as many CC colours as you want.