I recently “published” a pattern on Ravelry called Eton’s Scarf. It’s free of charge and uses a simple basketweave pattern.
Since then, I have modified the pattern to have a more defined “weave” look with a nice border. The original was a 2×2 basketweave w/ no borders. This is a 3×3 basketweave with a 3 stitch garter border.
It’s a classic pattern so it’s adaptable for guys and girls (a tip: use solid, darker colors for the dudes. you have a little more color freedom for girls).
Pattern:
Yarn: Classic by Ella Rae (100% wool yarn; worsted/10 ply; a cheaper alternative to Cascade 220)
Needles: Size 8
Dimensions of finished scarf: Appox 5′ long and 6″ wide.
Cast on 36 stitches. (You can make it narrower/shorter by using another number divisible by 6)
Rows 1-4: K36
Rows 5, 6, 7: K3, (K3, P3) 5x, K3
Rows 8, 9, 10: K3, (P3, K3) 5x, K3
Repeat these 6 rows til happy with length of scarf.
Last 4 rows: K36
You can find it on Ravelry under “Three by Three Scarf“
Hi! Do I need to slip the first stitch?
yes!
Hi Jen. I make your Eton’s Scarf for my first knitting project! It turned out lovely. Thank you for posting these scarves. I want to make another one, but I was wanting to learn how to knit on circular needles & make an infinity scarf. I love the Eaton’s Scarf pattern & this new pattern ThreeXThree looks nice also. So, I am wondering if these patterns can be adapted to make an infinity scarf on circular needles?
Thanks for your help.
Yep, you can definitely modify this pattern for circular needles – I’ve done it before a few times :) I start with 90 stitches and increase 2 stitches every other row for the first 10 rows. Then I just continue with the pattern. You may have given me an idea to write up a new pattern!
Thank you for this free pattern! It is perfect for me to make for my coworker’s birthday in that it looks really nice but it will also be quick to work up :)
Glad you like it! :)