Hi there, I’m Hortense, the passionate knitter, crocheter and yarn addict behind Knitting with Chopsticks. I created Knitting with Chopsticks to share my creations and help you make your own.
It’s thanks to blogs like this one that I have learned most of what I know about knitting and crochet. My mom taught me the basics of knitting when I was a small girl, bored on the beach (yep, that’s possible when you are 10) and since then I haven’t stopped. Always looking to learn, do more, do better and share my love of yarn. I created Knitting with Chopsticks to make knitting and crochet as simple as it gets so YOU can create what YOU want the way YOU want it.
Grab my FREE printable Yarn Jargon cheatsheets with common knit and crochet abbreviations, conversions, needle and hook sizes etc. to help you in your yarn adventure. I never go anywhere without mine.
I share all my patterns free on my blog, always. There is nothing worse than purchasing a pattern from a new designer and not liking their style or understanding the pattern. I don’t want anyone to be disappointed. Once you’re convinced you like my pattern, if you prefer an ad free PDFs you can find them in my Etsy or Ravelry shop, links in the sidebar of this post.
I’m really passionate to help YOU adjust and adapt my creations to make them your own. I always add detailed step by step pictures with any extra explanation I can think off, just in case it helps you. I’ve found I learned so much by seeing some details that are traditionally not explained in a pattern in a step by step picture or a comment. I strongly believe there are no rules in yarn crafts. If you like what you made, that’s all that matters to me.
Feel free to follow my yarnie adventures on Instagram and/or Pinterest.
Today I’m so excited to share my Gentlemen Scarf here on the Hook Nook Life. It’s a very simple unisex knit scarf design. It’s made with the linen stitch which really highlights and underlines the color changes in the variegated yarn.
.png)
The sober design is perfect for the special men in your life, to wear on a cold winter morning over his suit on his way to work. Or with a V neck sweater and a pair of jeans on weekends. It’s a very versatile scarf.
The best part of this scarf is that it is completely reversible. When I showed it to my husband to model, he was sure the “right side” was the side with all the small bobbles. Actually, the intended “right side” is the other side with the woven linen stitch pattern but I love both sides equally. I think scarves and blankets should always be pretty on both sides.
Supply List
· 4.5 mm / US 7 knitting needles
· 5 mm / US 8 knitting needles
· DK wool yarn: 2 100g skeins in variegated color
· Tapestry needle to weave in the ends
Key
· k = knit
· st = stitch
· p = purl
· yo = yarn over
· sl1p = slip 1 stitch purlwise
Repeat instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row.
Pattern
On 4.5 mm / US 7 needles cast on 45 st.
Row 1: p1, [k1, p1] across.
Row 2: k1, [p1, k1] across.
Repeat these 2 rows 3 more times (8 rows total).
Switch to 5 mm / US 8 needles.
The main part of the scarf is done in linen stitch by repeating the following 2 rows:
Row 1: k1, [bring yarn to the front, slip 1 st purlwise (sl1p), bring yarn to the back, k1] repeat across.
Row 2: [bring yarn to the back, slip 1 st purlwise (sl1p), bring yarn to the front, p1] repeat across, bring yarn to the back, slip 1 st purlwise (sl1p).
Repeat until your scarf is 1m67 / 65.75 ".
Add a 1*1 ribbing edge to finish the scarf:
Row 1: p1, [k1, p1] across.
Row 2: k1, [p1, k1] across.
Repeat these 2 rows 3 more times (8 rows total).
Cast off and weave in the ends
Carefully wet block your scarf. This will help even out the tension and better highlight the linen stitch.
Your Gentlemen scarf is now ready to be worn or gifted.
If you enjoyed this pattern, come have a look around my blog for more.
