If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then my Dear Daughter and her mother-in-law should be very flattered right now. My daughter came over a few weeks ago with a cute little hand knit scarf on that was a Christmas present from her mother-in-law.
Did I say it was a cute little scarf? Yes, it was cute! And I wanted to be a total copycat and have one just like it.
I did some internet searching and craft store searching for the pattern and came up empty handed. BUT it was a very simple scarf, all in garter stitch, so of course . . . .
I just made my own.
(If this pattern looks familiar to anyone, let me know. I will certainly give credit where credit is due)
This knit scarf is just a long narrow piece that you knit with a Super Bulky yarn. It ends up being quite stretchy. You then sew the ends together to create your “Infinity” scarf and sew a couple of buttons on for decoration over the seam. I bought a couple buttons for one scarf, but for the other I just raided my button box.
Does anyone else have a button box?
I {love} my button box.
This is a super simple pattern that would be great for beginners. It knits up fast too and can easily be made over the course of a couple of nights or in a weekend.
In fact they knit up so fast, that I made two! I made one using the Lion Brand Hometown USA Yarn in Houston Cream and a second one using Hometown USA Yarn in Portland Wine
. I was able to find both these yarns at a local Jo-Ann Fabric Store.
Apparently the Hometown USA brand of yarn names all the colors of their yarn using the name of an American city. And guess what? There’s a color for my town too! Yup, there’s a Grand Rapids Green. *How sweet of them to do that*
The Hometown USA yarns are sold in 5 oz balls. I just knit up the entire ball of yarn for my scarf. Once again, easy peasy.
Here’s how to do it.
EASY KNIT INFINITY SCARF
You Will Need:
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Size 13 Knitting Needles
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Ball of Super Bulky Yarn (I used Lion Brand Hometown USA)
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Two Large Decorative Buttons
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Large Eye Blunt Needle for sewing scarf ends together
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Regular Needle and Thread for sewing on buttons
Gauge: 9 stitches = 4 inches
Cast on 9 Stitches
Knit in garter stitch (knit every row) until piece measure approximately 45″ inches and/or your ball of yarn is used up. (Make sure, however, that you leave enough yarn to sew up the final seam).
Bind off, leaving a long tail of yarn to sew the seam.
Sew the ends of the scarf together to create a long loop. Be careful not to twist the scarf when sewing the ends together. You will need a Large-Eye Blunt Needle for sewing with bulky yarn (or any yarn for that matter).
Finish off your scarf by sewing a couple of large decorative buttons over the seam. You will need to use a regular needle and thread for this step so that the needle will fit through the holes on your buttons.
To wear, twist the scarf around your neck a couple times and you’re good to go!
Thank you love this pattern so easy
I love this scarf! Thanks for posting it. Oh, and no, I don’t have a button box. I’m thinking of starting one…I love buttons!
Wow, some people are so creative. I am just doing some newborn baby hats for charity,thanks for pattern, and will soon be doing a couple of scarves they look great.