A modular scarf inspired by a colorful and highly textured family of elegant gastropods.

What the heck is a nudibranch? You may know them as sea slugs. Before you get grossed out by the slug factor, have a look at the sea bunny, the peregrina and the Spanish Shawl.

Now that you’re solidly pro-sea slug, back to the scarf. It’s stop-and-stare gorgeous, easy to knit, and would be totally at home on a fashion runway - but some knitters may be looking at it with trepidation.

It’s no fiddlier than knitting hexi-puffs, and you don’t have to sew anything together when you’re done. If you’re on the fence, knit one cone. It’s about ten minutes of work, and the first one is the worst. You also don’t have to knock the whole thing out in one sitting. It’s a small enough project to fit in a purse or backpack, and you can transform ten minutes waiting for the dentist into one finished cone. Knit two cones a day, and you’re done in a month.

As for weaving in ends, it’s half as many ends as you’d think. The tips of the points are narrow and tight enough that you just poke the end of the yarn through the tip of the cone and clip it off – no need to weave it in.

It’s fun to knit, and more than a little addictive. There’s a delightful thrill of accomplishment when you finish each cone, and you get to enjoy that feeling 60 times.

Strangers and friends will be fascinated by your knitting and your finished object, and this project is be a perfect way to use up even your smallest sock yarn scraps.

Just think of the satisfaction you’ll get when you tell people that yes, you made it.

Width: 5 inches/13cm
Length: 28 inches/71cm as written, may be adjusted to fit

Yarn: Infinite Twist Helix Gradient 100% Merino, 500 yds/ 457 m per 5.8 oz / 165 g; color: Favorite; 1 skein. Sample used 450 yds / 412 m.

Recommended needle size: US #4/3.5mm needles for working small circumference in the round. Short DPNs are recommended for the small stitch counts, but other methods would work.
Notions: 4 removable stitch markers in two colors, yarn needle
Optional: hook and eye closure, sewing thread to match your yarn, and sewing needle