The third pattern in the Two of a Kind Hat & Scarf Knit Along is an easy knit scarf called the Abi Scarf. This pattern combines simple stitches with larger than typical knitting needles to create a light and airy scarf you can style several ways!
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Scroll down for Abi, an easy knit scarf pattern. I’ve mentioned before that I love easy, “mindless” knits. These projects are leisurely to execute, but they also allow the yarn to truly shine because of simple stitches. I love the way the colors fade gently into each other in Cascade Cantata Hand Paints, and the tube shape is light and airy. For the Abi Scarf, I really wanted to highlight those aspects of the yarn.
I decided to start with a shape similar to the Laverna Shawlette, but instead of color blocking I made one section with garter stitch and the other with stockinette stitch. I love the finished look!
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Abi Scarf
Easy Knit Scarf Pattern by Underground Crafter
This easy knit scarf uses basic stitches and larger knitting needles to create a flexible and airy project you can style different ways. This is the third pattern in the Two of a Kind Hat & Scarf Knit Along.
Finished Size
- Teen/Adult: 80” (203 cm) length x 5.5” (14 cm) at widest after wet blocking.
Materials
- Cascade Cantata Hand Paints (70% cotton/30% Merino wool, 3.5 oz/100 g/218 yd/200 m) – 2 skeins in 207 Morning Light, or approximately 280 yd (256 m) in any medium weight, cotton and wool blend yarn.
- US Size 10.5/6.5 mm knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Optional: US Size 11/8 mm knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Yarn needle.
- Clover Quick Locking Stitch Markers (available from Amazon | Jimmy Beans | WeCrochet).
Gauge
- 14 sts = 4” (10 cm) in garter stitch (knit every row) with smaller needles. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- k – knit
- k2tog – knit 2 stitches together (decrease) – A helpful video tutorial for this decrease is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for the k2tog above, click HERE to watch on YouTube.
- p – purl
- rep – repeat
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- yo – yarn over (increase) – AllFreeKnitting has a helpful video tutorial for this increase here.
Pattern Notes
- VeryPink Knits has a helpful video tutorial for binding off purlwise here.
- Choose a larger needle than you typically use for medium weight yarn for this pattern. If you have difficulty getting your stockinette section to match the width of your garter section, adjust to a larger needle size for that section. The finished scarf should be flexible and airy, not stiff and dense.
- You can find helpful explanations and videos for blocking here.
Pattern Instructions
Scarf
- With smaller needles, cast on 3 sts using your preferred method.
Garter Stitch Section
Increase to Width
- Row 1: K across.
- Row 2: K1, yo, k across. (Increases by 1 st)
- Row 3: K across.
- Rows 4-35: Rep Rows 2-3, 16 times until you have 20 sts, place first stitch marker in last stitch to mark position.
Work Even
- Rep Row 3 until scarf measures approximately 32.5″ (82.5 cm) long, ending your last row with the side of your last stitch for the current row on the opposite side of the stitch marker on Row 35.
- Place second stitch marker in last stitch to mark position.
Stockinette Stitch Section
Work Even
- Row 36: P across.
- Row 37: (Right Side) K across.
- Row 38: P across.
- Rep Rows 37-38 until scarf measures approximately 60″ (152.4 m), or until Stockinette Stitch Section measures the same length as the section between the stitch markers.
Decrease to End
- Row 39: K2tog, knit across. (Decreases by 1 st)
- Row 40: P across.
- Rows 41-70: Rep Rows 39-40, 16 times until you have 4 sts.
- Row 71: Rep Row 39 once. (3 sts)
- Bind off purlwise (see Pattern Notes).
Finishing
- Remove stitch markers.
- With yarn needle, weave in ends on Wrong Side.
- Wet block (see Pattern Notes) to finished size.