This original pattern is ©1999 and 2000 by Kim Salazar. Please see the copyright note
at the end of the pattern. It was originally shared with the
KnitList - (a knitting-oriented mailing list).
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Introduction
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The dam has been broken. After years and years of ignoring my handwork hobbies,
The Large One has figured out that Kim-made is custom-made, and he can set specifications...
He runs. All winter. In the snow and ice. In sub-freezing temperatures. He likes to
wear a scarf, but between his bouncy stride and the ambient winds, has problems keeping
one on. So he asked me to make him something that would stay put.
A wimple was the obvious answer, but asking a guy to wear something with that delicate a
name can be... problematic. So I reached down into my stash and his psyche, and came up
with "Darth Scarf." It's another "non-pattern" - something so simple
it's hard to call it a true pattern.
Darth Scarf is a tube, knit in Shaker rib. It's long enough for the wearer to pull up
over his head like faceless balaclava, fold down like a giant turtleneck, or fold up
over his nose. In the over-the-nose configuration the deep ribs and black color are what
triggered the name.
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Materials
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- Cascade Lana d'Oro - a Light worsted weight alpaca/wool blend. I used
approximately 3 100g/220 yard skeins in black (#208). Any yarn of equivalent gauge will do.
Alpaca or an alpaca/wool blend is extremely warm for its weight. I would avoid cotton or acrylics
as they get heavy and wet with the runner's moisture-laden breath.
- 24-inch circular needle, size US #6
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Gauge
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Stitch gauge: 2 ribs = 1 inch in pattern
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Directions
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Cast on 88 stitches VERY LOOSELY. I used a half hitch cast-on.
Row 1: *K1, P1* repeat
Row 2: *Knit into the stitch on the row below, P1* repeat
Repeat rows 1-2 forever. The piece should measure at least 12 inches deep. The
Large One's is just under 16 inches deep. Just start knitting. Try it on. When it
feels long enough and accommodates your favorite folding strategy (or you run out of yarn)
- stop. Darn in the ends. |
