Skarv Scarf by Lotta H Löthgren

Skarv Scarf

Knitting
December 2025
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
US 7 - 4.5 mm
328 yards (300 m)
One size
English Swedish
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The Skarv is a triangular scarf knitted from tip to tip. Its simple construction is enhanced by thoughtful details that make this a quick but gratifying project. Perfect for scrap yarns or for using that one special skein we saved, and an ideal project for gift knitting!
With its easily adjustable size and look, I invite you to use this as a template. Make wide or narrow stripes in two or more colours, hold your yarns double or triple and play with gauge. My samples are made in the luxurious and plant-dyed Herb & Hue from The Fibre Co. – extrafine merino in gorgeous colours without the slightest itch.

Sizes
One size (easily adjustable)

Finished measurements
Length: 112 cm / 44”
Width at centre: 37 cm / 14.5”

Yarn
The Fibre Co. Herb & Hue (100% Extrafine, plant-dyed merino wool, 214 m / 234 yds on 100 g)

Sample 1 (white and mustard) shown in the colourways Tibetan Plateau (C1) and Tuscan Whisper (C2).

Sample 2 (orange and pink) shown in the colourways Khmer Spice (C1) and Oaxaca Sunset (C2).

Sample 3 (red and grey) shown in the colourways Campeche Dawn (C1) and Persian Poppy (C2).

Yardage
1 skein of each colour of Herb & Hue, or approximately 150 m of each colour of a worsted to aran weight yarn.
Note: You can use any yarn weight you like for this pattern! Just keep increasing until your scarf is half the size you want, then start working the decreases. Keep in mind that adjusting gauge and size affects the yardage required. Weigh your yarn before you cast on and start decreasing when you have a little more than half of your total yarn left!

Needles
4.5 mm / US 7
Or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions
Darning needle, stitch marker, blocking pins/stainless steel pins.

Gauge
18 sts x 23 rows to 10 cm / 4” on 4.5 mm / US 7 needles in stockinette stitch, after blocking.