*Fuzzy scarves. Left side is using Velvet Teal, casted on 40 stitches resulting in ~6.5 inches in width. Right side is Earl Grey color scheme, casted on 50 stitches, and about 7.5 inches wide. Yarn is* *Yarnspiration’s Caron Latte Cakes, easily found at Michaels*.

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One of my favorite, easy travel projects is the fuzzy scarf. The final product is plush and soft, giving a the wearer a comfy statement piece that’s also practical for colder weather. The stripes naturally happen with the Caron Latte Cakes (I get mine from Michaels when they have their buy-one-get-one-half-off sales).

This pattern is great for beginners to learn the basics of key stitches, but also with a little refined touch on the edges. The edging is entirely from West Coast Mom’s Youtube page, and is brilliant. I use it all over in my ribbed patterns. This scarf takes a considerable amount of time, which is why I recommend the cabled needles, so you can easily pack it and take it on the go without worrying about your project falling off.

This project is entirely customizable for width. I’ve made a few, and my favorite size was with a cast on of 50 stitches, giving me about 7.5 inches wide and about 84 inches long with one full cake. You can cast on more or less, in increments of 2, to get narrower or wider. This will impact the amount of length you can get out of one of the cakes, but this yarn is easy to find and come by, so a low risk of running out before you can get the full length you want.

Yarn

Caron Latte Cakes, available at Michaels, typically. I’ve used Velvet Teal, Plum Fresh, Red Macaron, and Earl Grey, but my favorite was Earl Grey so far. I will be testing out Blackberry soon, which I think will be really pretty in this type of a pattern.

Tool(s)

Note: I typically have a hard time sourcing my needles locally, so if you don’t already have them on-hand, be sure to plan for Amazon shipping.

My notes indicate I’ve gone as small as US 6, but the most recent, and my favorite of the 4 1x1 ribbed scarves I’ve knitted using this yarn, was using my US 10’s. I use the below linked interchangeable set from Knitter’s Pride, but they also have a fixed version, also linked below. You do need a tapestry needle to weave in the ends. Cable length (i.e. the “16 inch” part of the description) doesn’t matter entirely. The shorter cables make it easier to wrangle on your road trips / plane rides when you’re traveling with the project. But if you have something a bit longer, and the needle size is the same (US 10), that will work too.

US Size 10, 6mm, 16” circular (individual set)
Knitter’s Prid Dreamz Deluxe Special Interchangeable Needles Set (ranges from US 4-10) + interchangeable cords
Tapestry needle (easily sourced from a local craft store, or here)

The Pattern

Key Symbols

K - Knit Stitch
P - Purl Stitch
S - Holding the working yarn in the BACK, slip one stitch over from your left needle to your right
yop - We will always be with creating a yarn-over with the yarn in the back and purling a stitch. A yarn-over means the working yarn is in the opposite place it should be for a regular stitch and results in an extra loop/stitch on the right-hand needle. This means, when you make a yarn-over, in this case with a purl stitch, you’ll end up with 2 stitches on the right. This will increase our number of stitches by one, which will then be decreased again in the next row.
P2tog - purl two together. This means sticking the right-hand needle through both of the, in this case, last two stitches and purling 1 time to reduce the number of stitches back down.
Repeat the pattern, in this case 1x1 ribbing, between the asterisks

Cast On

Cast on 50 stitches using the Long-Tail Cast-On method. You can adjust the width as you see fit, as long as you cast on an even number of stitches.

The Scarf

The first row is the set-up row, and will be different from all of the others. We’ll increase using the purlwise yarn-over, and then knit-one, purl-one all of the way to the end of the row.

Row 1: S1 (knit-wise, yarn in the back), yop, * K1 P1 *

For all other rows, repeat the 1x1 ribbing pattern, knitting where you see knit stitches, and purling where you see purl stitches, until you have 3 stitches left on your left-hand needle. Then there’s one last knit-stitch and the last two stitches of the row are purled-together to reduce the stitch count again. Tug at the bottom of the project for the first few rows so you can see the shape and edging.

All other rows: S1 (knit-wise, yarn in the back), yop, * K1 P1 *, K1, P2tog

Keep going until you either a) like the length or b) have about 2.5 feet of yarn left for a loose bind-off.

Bind Off

For these scarves, I prefer the loose-bind off. Here’s a video I use. I typically do a 1x1 ribbed bind off, but it’s a bit frustrating when doing this as a loose bind-off. The loose bind-off with just knit-stitches works perfectly fine too.

Optional

If you have yarn left-over, and want to add tassels to create more length, the fuzzy yarn makes for fun tassels. Youtube has a plethora of tassel making videos! If you’re thinking of tassels, one idea would be to make them first, and then knit to the end of your yarn cake.

Enjoy!

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