This scarf was born when I bought 2 different sets of bargain sale yarn. I wanted something that looked impressive, but was easy to knit in front of my favourite box sets. I started with the concept of equally spaced rows of holes (the periodic perforations) and then built some different blocks around that.

All the blocks use simple knit and purl stitches, so this is suitable for relatively inexperienced knitters as well as experts. The scarf also starts out with a small number of stitches and gradually gets bigger, again a bonus if you are relatively new to knitting.

You can copy my pattern exactly or select your own combination of the different blocks to make a scarf that is unique – a great way for beginners to start doing their own designs. For me designing is a messy process, with lots of changing my mind and trying different things. Don’t worry about making mistakes- you can always unravel the yarn and start again.

You can work the scarf in any yarn with the appropriate sized needles, but different yarns and needles will give different sizes. Information is given below for the 2 versions I knit. Note that I used needles that were a bit larger than recommended for the yarn to give a looser feel to the finished item.

Purple scarf Yarn Women’s institute Soft and Silky
Double knit (Light Worsted U.S.A.)
About 120g (320metres/ 350 yards)
Needle size 4.5mm (7 USA, 7 U.K.) this was larger than the recommended needle size of 3.5 mm to give a looser knit
Finished size 190cm long, 35cm at widest point

Variegated blue scarf
Grundl Four Seasons Mango Yarn,
Double Knit/ Aran weight (Light Worsted/ worsted)
About 100g (260m, 280 yards)
Needle size 6.5mm (10.5 USA, 3 U.K.) – this was larger than the recommended needle size of 5mm to give a looser knit
Finished size 210cm long, 30cm at widest point

Any queries please contact me val@craftycox.co.uk