‘Lunacy’ is a classic reversible scarf designed for 2 skeins of DK-weight. It is a perfect fit for even the craziest of colorways!

Example was knit with Skeino Splendid (a 60/40 silk/wool blend) in ‘Madama Butterfly.’ It finished at 7” x 55 1/2.”

Materials: 

2 100g hanks DK Yarn – approximately 550 yards or 503 meters

US Size 5 needles (adjust for personal gauge preference)

Gauge is not hugely important, but will affect drape and finished size of scarf.

   If you would like to use the maximum yardage, weigh your yarn before starting, then again after working the Seed Stitch Border. The difference will tell you how much you will need to allow for border and bind-off at the end.

Cast on 46 stitches. (If you wish to adjust width, add or subtract a multiple of 4 stitches.)

Work 8 rows Seed Stitch: (Knit 1, Purl 1) across all odd-numbered rows, (Purl 1, Knit 1) across all even-numbered rows.

After border, on subsequent rows, work Seed Stitch on first 6 and last 6 stitches of each row.

Work in Pattern Stitch until piece is almost desired length, or until you have only border/bind-off quantity of yarn remaining, then work 8 rows seed stitch and bind off.

Pattern Stitch (worked between Seed Stitch borders):

Row 1. Purl across

Row 2. Knit across

Row 3. (Purl 2, Knit 2) across to last 2 pattern stitches, Purl 2

Row 4. (Knit 2, Purl 2) across to last 2 pattern stitches, Knit 2

For hand-dyed or wildly variegated yarns, work Rows 1 and 4 with one skein, Rows 2 and 3 with the other.