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HowtoKnitaScarf
TwoParts:

Preparation

StartingYourScarf

QuestionsandAnswers

Anyonecaneasilyknitascarf.There'snoneedtospendexorbitantamountsof
moneyatthestore!Youcanstartoffbyknittingascarfforbeginners.This
scarfpatternwillusethemostbasicstitchingpatternoutthere.Allyouneedis
twoknittingneedlesandsomeyarn!
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Part

Preparation
Gatheryourmaterials.Forfirsttimeknitters,It'seasiertousethickneedles
andbulkyyarnbecauseit'llmaketheknittingofthescarfmuchfasterand

easier.
Thisarticlewillteachyouhowtoswitchbetweendifferentballsofyarnasyou
knit.Notethatthismethodisnotrequiredtoknitascarfyoucankeepthe
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samecolorforthewholescarfandskipthestepsaboutswitchingifyoulike.
Toachieveamulticoloredlookwithoutswitchingyarns,tryavariegatedyarn
thatincorporatesseveraldifferentcolors.
Have200yards(182.9m)ofyarnatyourdisposal.
Biggerneedlescreatealooserstitchsmallerneedles,atighterone.Choose
thesizeaccordingtoyourdesiredlook.Forworstedweightyarn,size8to10
needlesarenormallyused.

Getcomfortable.Youmaywindupknittingforhours,somakesureyou'reina
comfortablechairandsittingposition.
Makesureyou'reinawelllitareaandcanmoveyourarmsandneedles
freely.

Part

StartingYourScarf
Caston1040stitchesusingyourfirstcolorofyarn,dependingonthesize
ofyourneedlesanddesiredwidth.
Ifyouareabeginnerknitter,youshouldmakearelativelysmallscarf,
enoughtokeepyouwarm,butavoidmakingitsowidethatittakestoolong
toknit.
Ifyouareknittingwithworstedweightyarnandsize8to10needles,you'll
needtocaston30to40stitchesforanicesizedscarf.

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Knitfor12rowswiththefirstcolor.Rememberthatyoudonothavetoknit
anothercolorifyoudonotwantto,andyoudonothavetoknittheothercolor
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immediately,either.
Youcanknittothispoint,thenputitdown,andreturnlaterortomorrowto
continue.Thisiswhatmakesknittingsogreat.Neverleaveyourknittingin
themiddleofarow,oritwillpullfunny.

Cuttheyarnwithscissorsafteryoucompletethe12throw.Makesureto
leavea6inchtail.
Ifyouchoosenottohaveasecondcolor,thenskipthisstepandjust
continueknittingintheonecolorallthewaytotheend.
Ifyouplantomakeasinglecoloredscarf,checkthedyelotlistedon
theyarnlabel.Makesuretogetthesamedyelottoavoid
manufacturingvariationsincolor.(Ifyouarebuyingoneballofeach
color,youdonotneedtoworryaboutthedyelot.)

Addasecondcolorofyarntothefirstcolor.Thiswillmakeyourscarflook
professionalandcoordinatewithmoreoutfits.
Aligntheendofthetailofthefirstcolorwiththebeginningofthesecond
colorofyarn.Holdthemtogetherinyourlefthand,awayfromthethreadof
thenewcolorthatyou'llbeknitting.

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Startknittingwiththesecondcolorofyarn.Knitabout5stitchesandstopto

Leavetheendsloose.Later,you'llweavethemintothescarfwithatapestry

pullontheends.

needleorcrochethook.
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Nevertieknotstochangecolorswhenyouareknitting.Youcanusuallysee
them,anditmakesitdifficulttocorrectmistakes.

Knit12rowswiththenewyarn.Followthesameprocessyoudidwiththefirst

Addyourthirdcolorofyarn(ifyouchoose).Followtheinstructionsgiven

color.

aboveforaddingthesecondcoloryarn.Cuttheyarnwithyourscissorsand

againleavea6inchtail.
Youcandothisasmanytimesasyoulike!Youcanalsohavesmalleror
largersectionsifyouprefertohaveadominantcolor.

Knit12rowsagain,aswiththesecondcolor.Makesuretomaintainfocus
andnotgoonautopilotyoucoulddropastitchinadvertently.
Keepalternatingcolorsasinstructed,doing12rowsofeach,untilthescarf
reachesadesiredlength.Thescarf,whenfinished,willhaveapatternof
threedifferentcolors.

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Castoffyourstitches.Wrapyourscarfaroundyourneckandadmireyour
ownhandiwork.Feelsgood,doesn'tit?
Useacrochethooktoweaveyourloosestringintoyourscarf,hidingtheend.
Aknotcanbeseenandlookalittlehaphazard.

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Tips
Neverthrowawayunusedyarn.Ifyouhavenotasyetopenedaball,youcan
usuallyreturnit.Askwhenyoupurchaseit.Remainingyarncanbeusedfor
anotherproject.
Ifyouuseonlyonecolor,thereisnoneedtocountrows.Simplytrythescarf
aroundyourneckwhenitstartstolooklongenoughandbindoffwhenyou
arepleasedwiththelength.
Keepyouryarnlabelssothatyoucaneasilyrememberwhattypeofyarnyou
used,andwhattheprecisecolorwaywascalled,incaseyouneedmore.If
youhavealotofsavedyarnlabelsalready,youmaywanttoorganizethem
intoabinderwithaswatchoftheyarnoratleaststapleashortlengthof
yarntothelabelsoit'seasytotellwhat'swhat.
ReadtherelatedwikiHowarticlesonthebottomofthispageforotherknitting
articles.
Thispatterndoesnothavetobeused.
Knittingisn'taseasyasitlooksitishardatfirst,butslowlybutsurelyyou'll
getthehangofit.
Ifyouarearelaxedknitter,yourstitcheswillbeveryloose.Ifyouareatense
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knitter,yourstitcheswillbeverytight.It'sbesttofindatensionsomewherein
themiddleofthesewhilestillbeingrelaxed.Eitherway,maintainaconstant
leveloftension.
Thisprojectmaytakealongtimetocompletedependingonhowoftenyou
knit.Youmightwanttocompletethisprojectoverthecourseofseveraldays.
Ifagiftgivingoccasioniscomingup,suchasabirthdayorChristmas,geta
headstart.
It'sagoodideatokeepyourproject,includingpattern,yarn,needles,and
othersupplies,inaknittingbag.Youmayhaveabagorpursearoundthe
housethatsuitsfine,oryoumaywanttobuyafancierone.Ifyoutaketo
knittingandaccumulatemanyneedles,youmaywishtomakeaknitting
needlerolluptokeepyourknittingsuppliesorganized.
WatchlotsofYouTubevideosonknittingtogetitperfect!
Show1moretip

Warnings
Knittingbecomesaddictive.Therearesomanythingstoknitthatyoumay
findyourselfattheclosestknittingshopmoreoftenthanyoushouldbe!
Dependingontheyarnyouchoose,threeballsmaynotbeenough(oritmay
betoomuch!).Notallballsofyarnhavethesameyardage.Trytogetabout
200yards(182.9m)total,andmakesureitisbulkyweight.
Ifyouarelessthan13yearsold,havingaparentnearbytoassistyouwillbe
beneficial.
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ThingsYou'llNeed
Threeballsofextrabulkyyarn(eachinadifferentcolorortwotothreeballs
inthesamecolor)
Onepairofknittingneedles(anysize)
Atapestryneedleorcrochethook
Scissors

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