My daughter loves skulls. This love hasn’t diminished as she grows into adult hood. At 24 years old she loves them more than ever. The challenge has been how to give a knitted skull a modern makeover suitable for an educated and successful young lady.

Thanks to the creative genius of Art Fiend, I am able to bring life to the skulls my daughter loves so much. I’ve stitched this motif into mittens, a winter hat, and, finally, in 2014 a matching scarf to complete the ensemble.

The bulk of this scarf was knit on my Incredible Sweater Machine (which I’ve owned for 20 plus years). I hand knit the motif and transferred it to the machine. I knit approximately 2.5 feet on the machine in straight stockinette and removed it from the machine. I did the same for the other end of the scarf. When both lengths were complete, I grafted them together. This scarf is lined with a soft and warm polar fleece, which makes the scarf able to keep cold at bay and break the wind.