It’s December! I LOVE the holiday season. People begin giving thanks in late November and then all of December is about bringing joy to your loved ones and your community. There are food drives, clothing drives, cookie exchanges, gift exchanges, caroling….oh, so much! I’m getting to psyched!
As you know I have been on a knitted cowl kick using malabrigo rasta that I almost forgot about the tried and true scarf! With malabrigo rasta being so beautiful, I thought why not go back to basics and truly just knit a scarf. The challenge was how many stitches to cast on to ensure I only needed 1 skein of this beautiful yarn! Here is what I came up with!
Knit, Purl, and a Movie Malabrigo Rasta Style
Malabrigo Rasta is such a beautiful hand dyed yarn. Each skein is a work of art. Both of the scarves pictured are from the colorway, Archo Iris. I purposely wanted to show two scarves in the same colorway side by side so you can see the differences you will find in malabrigo yarns. They are so stunningly beautiful but with each being so individual, if you purchase this yarn online, you may not receive the “color” you think…but don’t be disappointed! Think of this as a wonderful surprise! Whatever you make with this yarn will be stunning! The other benefit of malabrigo rasta is you don’t have to use a bunch of fancy stitches to create a beautiful garment. The two scarves pictures just use knit and purl stitches. On the left, Scarf #1 (garter stitch) just uses the knit stitch and on the right, Scarf #2 (seed stitch) just uses the knit and purl stitches. Perfect movie or TV knitting! So grab a skein and see below on how to make this skein stretch into a lovely scarf!
Scarf #1 (garter stitch)
Materials
1 skein Malabrigo Rasta
US 19 Knitting needles
Gauge
2 stitches to the inch in garter stitch
4″ by 77″
Instructions
Cast on 8 stitches
Knit every row
Scarf without fringe: When you have 1 yard left, bind off loosely knitwise, weave in ends
If applying fringe, cut remaining yarn in 16 equal pieces, and then attach 8 pieces to each end of the scarf
Materials
1 skein Malabrigo Rasta
US 19 Knitting needles
Gauge
2.25 stitches to the inch in seed stitch
Ending Dimensions
4.5″ by 72″
Instructions
Cast on 8 stitches
Row 1 (K1,P1) repeat 3 more times
Row 2 (P1, K1) repeat 3 more times
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have either 1 yard left (no fringe) or 7 yards left (with fringe)
Scarf with fringe: When you have 7 yards left, bind off loosely knitwise, weave in ends
Scarf without fringe: When you have 1 yard left, bind off loosely knitwise, weave in ends
If applying fringe, cut remaining yarn in 16 equal pieces, and then attach 8 pieces to each end of the scarf
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