Fall Rain Scarf PATTERN

Fall in Boston has its own special weather. It rains a great deal (sometimes for days), but it’s also warm enough to keep wearing cute tank tops and cool enough to start wearing fun, knitted accessories. A winning combination. This scarf makes a great first intarsia project. The maximum number of skeins in a row is five, and the squares are easy to keep track of.

SIZE
One

FINISHED MEASUREMENT
8 inches wide by 60 inches long

MATERIALS
Merino Style by Knit Picks (100% Merino Wool, 123 yards/50 gram ball)
MC Nutmeg
CC1 Tide Pool
CC2 Honey
CC3 Rhubarb

Size 6 needles

GAUGE
20 sts and 28 rows over 4 inches square in stockinette

Notes: The background stitch worked in the main color is double seed stitch.
Rows 1-2: k2, p2.
Rows 3-4 p2, k2.

PATTERN

CO 40 sts with MC
Rows 1-2: *k2, p2* rep to end.
Rows 3-4: *p2,k2* rep to end.
Rows 5-6: *k2, p2* rep to end.
Row 7: Using MC *p2, k2* 3 times, p2. Using CC1 work Row 1 of the chart. Using MC k2, p2, k2.
Row 8: Using MC p2, k2, p2. Using CC1 work Row 2 of the chart. Using MC k2, *p2, k2* rep to end.
Rows 9-27: Using MC continue working the first 14 sts and last 6 sts in established double seed stitch pattern and using CC1 work Rows 3-21 of the chart (adding CC2 in Rows 6-16 of the chart).
Row 28: Using MC p2, k2, p22, k2, *p2, k2* rep to end.

Rows 29-34: Rep Rows 1-6.
Row 35: Using MC p2, k2, p2. Using CC3 work Row 1 of the chart. Using MC k2, *p2, k2* rep to end.
Row 36: Using MC *p2, k2* 3 times, p2. Using CC3 work Row 2 of the chart. Using MC k2, p2, k2.
Rows 37-55: Using MC continue working the first 6 and last 14 sts in established double seed stitch pattern and using CC3 work Rows 3-21 of the chart (adding CC2 in Rows 6-16 of the chart).
Row 56: Using MC *p2, k2* 3 times, p22, k2, p2, k2.

Repeat Rows 1-56 a total of 8 times.

FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Neat finishing is the key to pulling of an intarsia scarf with no backing to hide the wrong side. With each end, trace over at least three stitches of the same color and cut the yarn as short as possible.

It’s probably best to do the finishing as you go along instead of waiting to the end.