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As an independent pattern designer, it can be hard to fully put down my work, as I really do love to knit and I love to design. On a recent trip, I made it a point to leave some larger work at home and wound up a jumbo skein of fingering weight yarn for the occasion. The resulting design is OUT OF OFFICE, a shawl-like scarf (or scarf-like shawl?) designed for fingering weight yarn. The reversible textured pattern is intuitive to follow, and the resulting piece makes great use of a special skein. Directions are provided for 3 sizes. A mini scarf can be completed with 50 g of fingering weight yarn. The medium size is designed for a 100 g skein of yarn, and the large size is designed for a jumbo 150 g skein. In a pinch, the larger 2 sizes can even be styled as a hood.

YARN – MINI
Show Stopper: Intermission by Leading Men Fiber Arts, 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 231 yd / 211 m per 50 g, 1 skein, www.leadingmenfiberarts.com.
Sample shown in colorway Darkest Hour, 208 yd / 191 m (45 g).

YARN – SIZE 1
Treasured Toes Sock by Treasure Goddess Yarn, 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 463 yd / 423 m per 100 g, 1 skein, www.treasuregoddess.com.
Sample shown in colorway Pirate’s Lucky Penny, 407 yd / 372 m (88 g).

YARN – SIZE 2
Soliloquy by Leading Men Fiber Arts, 100% Superwash BFL, 657 yd / 601 m per 150 g, 1 skein, www.leadingmenfiberarts.com.
Sample shown in colorway Don’t Fear the Reaper, 624 yd / 571 m (143 g).

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Sizes: Mini (1, 2)
Length: 43” (63”, 79.5”) / 109 (160, 202) cm
Width at center 10.25” (14.5”, 18.5”) / 26 (37, 47) cm

GAUGE & NEEDLES
22 stitches and 29 rows = 4” / 10 cm in K2, P2, blocked. Gauge is not critical but will impact finished size and yarn requirements.
US 6 / 4.0 mm, or size needed to get gauge, either straight or circular (minimum overall length: 9” / 23 cm for straight needles, or 16” / 40 cm for circular)

Working with a different weight of yarn? No problem! Gauge will differ, but the concept of the design remains the same! Adjust needle size per preferred gauge.

This is a written pattern with a schematic and photo tutorials.

Share your finished work on Instagram with #OutofOfficeScarf

Tech editing: Bronwyn Hahn

Test knitting: Raquel @infinityyarn123, Heidi B., Connie C., Leslie C-R., Jennie K., Judy M., Louise R., Terri S. & Susie W..