Hello everyone! So another post about my knitting adventures. Ever since I bought my first infinity scarf from forever21, I was obsessed! I love the infinity scarf (cowl) because it is so versatile to wear. The one I purchased could be wrapped around your neck 3 times, which made it perfect for cold nights or you can wrap it twice for a loose, sophisticated look.
At the time I was ready to finally make a cowl, it was almost time to start Christmas shopping. With my new love of knitting, I decided it is a great, cheap, and personalized gift to knit something for someone. My lovely sister said she would like a purple scarf for Christmas. The picture below is the yarn I used for this project. It is a size 5 chunky weight yarn and it is SUPER SUPER SOFT!! I would absolutely recommend this yarn to anyone who is looking for a fast knit that is super soft and warm! I choose the color Highland and it is a great, rich purple! You can knit this scarf with less than 2 skeins depending on your length desired!
Again, I used my perfect knitting channel on youtube, iKnits, for inspiration on a pattern. I found her video of GAP Cowl Knit-Along and decided to give it a try!
This pattern called for size 13 needles with a 24 inch circular needle cable. I used my Boye needlemaster kit to create the needle size and length :) You need to CO 131 stitches (or any odd number).
Round 1: k1, p1
Round 2: p1, k1
*** This pattern will create a seed stitch - see my pictures below! It is SOOO gorgeous!!
In the iKnits video on youtube, she says to repeat rounds 1 and 2 for 15 inches. That big of a cowl is not my preference. I like mine on the smaller side so it can be wrapped more than twice. In the future, I think I would cast on more stitches to make the scarf longer. I did not repeat for 15 inches, I finished mine around 10 inches. I did the bind off in a k1, p1 bind off and then just weave in the ends!
The end product looked like this:
The seed stitch is absolutely beautiful. I will definitely be making another scarf with this yarn and probably adding more stitches and shortening the length some.
Happy knitting!! xoxo, Jessica
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