What is the best knitting pattern for a scarf?

Question

I need a very easy pattern. I have been knitting for a long time but i have no one to teach me anything else.. I am a hands on kind of person

Answer 1

If you have been knitting a long time - I imagine that something interesting would seem best to you. You say that you want something easy - but that is no challenge and its time to grow. Try taking on a more chanllenging project and work with someone on the internet to help you through your struggles. Join http://www.ravelry.com (it's free) and you will have over 1 million users who would love to help you widen your knitting horizons. There are very lively forums and people on them 24/7/365 and if you can explain where you're concerned or can take a picture and post it - someone will jump right in and help you get something fabulous made.



What about something like a Mobius scarf? In a wonderful fisheman wool



Or maybe something like a Brioche stitch where you end up with a different color on either side - and you can even put a different pattern on each side. Old college colors?



How about something sparkley with beads as part of the process to make it glitzy - glam? Using novelty yarns like eyelash, mohair and a metallic thread? Blues / violets / a touch of silver?



Or one of the wonderful illusion scarves where you have to hold it at an extreme angle to see the design.



Or this one a burberry inspired cowl neck scarf in a wool / silk blend out of Quince & Company - my very next splurge on myself. Probably in a lovely mushroom color - very elegant.

Answer 2

"Best" is subjective, depending on what you want in a scarf. I go for lace, so I'd probably choose an Estonian pattern.



The easiest scarf by far is the garter stitch scarf. You only need to know the knit stitch and you just knit every row, front side and back side. It's completely reversible and doesn't curl. Someone suggested a stockinette scarf (knit the odd rows and purl the even rows). That would be neither reversible nor willing to lie flat. Comparing the two, I would say of the two garter stitch is the better choice for those three features (easiness, reversibility, non-curling).



You said you'd been knitting for a long time, so perhaps garter stitch is old hat to you and you want something more interesting. Here are two patterns for seaman's scarves. One is advanced beginner and the other is intermediate. I found them both enjoyable to knit.

Answer 3

The easiest pattern is just to cast on to the width you want- skinny scarves are chic at the moment;

Then knit the first and all odd rows

Purl the second and all even rows

This will make a scarf with a front and a back.

To make it fully reversible: knit every row, or use a combination of both of these ideas to create several different bands of texture- and practice you skills. If you do it this way and discover a new stitch while you are still working on the scarf, you could just add a few inches of that stitch.

The easiest way to begin is with a medium to large size set of bamboo or wooden needles- they are less slippery,. and a smooth, light colored worsted yarn. Light colors make it easier to see what you are doing and larger- as in thicker- needles make the work go faster so there is a completed project and satisfaction.

Here are some sites with good ideas and videos:

http://knitandcrochetnow.com/

http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/

http://www.FreePatterns.com

http://www.knittingdaily.com

http://www.knitty.com

Answer 4

You could use a pattern such as 5 knit and 5 purl for 5 rows. After 5 rows alternate the knit blocks with the purl blocks so that you get a checkerboard effect. This would be the easiest to achieve.

Answer 5

Stocking stitch (knit odd rows and purl even rows) will make a smooth looking scarf, but this pattern has a tendency to roll.

Garter stitch (knit every row) is less likely to curl, but isn't' as smooth, having ridges on both sides, but is reversible.

Moss stitch looks very nice for both men's and women's scarves and is fairly easy. It is reversible and doesn't curl. This pattern is accomplished by casting on an odd number of stitches. Each row is the same, beginning and ending with a knit, alternating with a purl every other stitch, e.g. k1, p1, k1, p1 and repeat to the end of the row, ending with a knit stitch.



Good luck!

Answer 6

There are 1000's of patterns you can use. The thing that makes it warm is an animal fibre (not plastics or synthetics). It needs to be spun so it has lots of loft -- that is, the yarn is fluffy and not compressed tightly. The stitch pattern should be full, without any holes in it (such as lace). You want to trap lots of air between the fibres; that is what keeps you warm. Wool actually is warm even when it is wet. Plastics (such as acrylics and polyesters) do not -- they freeze!

Answer 7

Here are two links for you.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqeG05HFP1E