Argyle Scarf
Finished
September 11, 2024
September 14, 2024

Argyle Scarf

Project info
Loom Knitting
Neck / TorsoScarf
Tools and equipment
KB 28" Loom
Yarn
11 stitches and 19 rows = 4 inches
Caron Jumbo
595 yards in stash
1 skein = 595.0 yards (544.1 meters), 340 grams
Multicolored
Notes

This colorway is symmetrical in two places -- the white segments, and the dark pink segments. That means you can “fold” the yarn in either of those places, and you’ll get the same color repeat in both directions.

If you make your rows based on these places, you should get an argyle-like pattern!

What I did:

I used the KB 28” Loom (7/16” gauge), with 1cm spacers.

Cast on the full length of the color repeat, and continue so that you end in the middle of the dark pink segment. (I marked mine with a bit of yarn.)

I used the long-tail cast on described by Sherri Hoch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnzhw57YmQ8.

Turn to the next row, and continue the scarf using the “Figure 8” stitch. End this first row in the middle of the next dark pink segment.

(You can use a different stitch, but the width of your scarf will be different!)

For my first attempt, this ended up being 23 pegs wide, but the argyle pattern got too wonky after the first several inches of rows. So I frogged it, and used 24 pegs width instead, which produced the results shown. So, keep in mind you may have to try a different width if it doesn’t work out the first time.

Continue your scarf to the desired length -- ideally, ending just after a completed pink “X”.

I used the Double Knit Basic Bind Off described by Good Knit Kisses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r6Ehrw6Cuc

My scarf is 8.5” wide and 48” long.

The finished weight is 226g, while the full skein weighs 340g. That means, with the same gauge and width, you should be able to get at least 5 1/2 feet of length.

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If you have to make a knot (e.g. there is a break/knot in your skein), just try to do it in a way that maintains the color pattern.

I marked the middle of the matching color segments on the two strands of yarn, and then made a square knot that hit both marks.

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Also, to be clear, this colorwork is NOT using multiple strands of yarn! It’s just the skein, all in one piece. (Well, it would have been one piece, but my skein came with a knot in it.)

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About this pattern
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About this yarn
by Caron
Aran
100% Acrylic
595 yards / 340 grams

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  • Project created: September 14, 2024
  • Updated: September 14, 2024