Infinity scarves are great for comfort and warm without the risk of loose scarf ends!
Total Project Time: 6 hours
I know it’s late in the season for scarves, but it is never too early to start one for the next season, and this one does take a little time! I wanted to do a block pattern, circular scarf. But I also wanted the blocks to have some unity, so I decided to knit a diamond pattern into each of the large blocks.
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Supplies
For this project, I used two different types of needles: 2 US6/4.00mm regular knitting needles and 1 US6/4.00 double sided knitting needle. For my scarf, I chose black for the color design, but any color really works so long as you have a full skein of yarn.
Process
To purchase the full pattern, check out the link here!
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The Cable Diamond Stitch
There are two major blocks that I used for making this scarf and the first is the cable diamond stitch. This is a woven cable stitch that has a little bit more effort than a classic cable stitch. A classic cable stitch swaps the stitch locations every so often. To get a diamond effect with the cabling, I had to swap the stitches on every row. This definitely felt like a more complicated cable, but the results are beautiful!!
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The Lacy Diamond Stitch
The second major block was the lacy diamond stitch. This stitch involves strategic combining and adding stitches to make the holes in the pattern. I also tried to vary the pattern inside of the diamonds between a pure knit pattern and a flat pattern. I wanted to do this to make it visually interesting and have a variance of texture.
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The Final Twist
The last thing I did after knitting the scarf was to connect together. This makes it truly circular. I wanted to make it a mobius strip so I did a twist when combining it. This twist prevents the scarf from laying flat but it continues forever so who can argue with that?!?
Reflections
Overall, I think this scarf turned out really well! It took longer than I expected to knit because the pattern was intricate which means it took a considerable amount of my attention. The alternating patterns make the scarf very interesting while retaining warmth. I found 4 major blocks to be the perfect amount, but I could easily see wanting something longer (or even shorter). It’s a fun pattern than I’m fairly proud of!
Quick Recipe
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