Super Simple Knit Scarf

    I am well aware, that this is not a perfect knitted scarf.

    I am quite happy with it and think that when it is being worn all of the little imperfections will become less noticeable.

I wanted to make this scarf to keep my neck warm, I hoped this scarf would come out looking nice, but I did not want it to be a decorative scarf, I wanted this to first and foremost be functional.

    I used two balls of Frog Tree yarn, approximately 105 yards in each ball. It is a light green color (although the picture does not show the color accurately). Being made of 70% merino wool and 30% bamboo, which should make it both warm and soft, perfect for a scarf.

I made this scarf on size 10 or 6mm knitting needles. I chose these because they are the smallest pair of straight knitting needles that I have and I wanted to try and maximize the warmth of this scarf by giving it as tight a weave as possible without causing it to take an eternity to make. This could have happened if I were to use needles that were much thinner for my scarf, I wanted to be able to use this scarf before winter was over. For this project I cast on 25 stitches, because I figured that would be a good height for my scarf as it is enough to cover both my nose and chin which is my personal preference for scarf coverage. If a scarf is too thin then it does not do an adequate job of being a scarf, and if it is too thick then it becomes too bulky and difficult to tie and tuck into a jacket. To keep this as simple and mindless a project as possible I have been just using a plain knit stitch for all of it, otherwise called the garter stitch, that I just repeated row after row until I felt that the scarf was long enough.

    You could use any yarn, needle size, or scarf height that you want, this is all just done to my preference and materials at hand.  Although when picking yarn for a scarf I would recommend making sure that it is soft and maybe rub it against your neck to make sure that it is not scratchy on the more delicate skin there, just because it feels soft to the touch of your fingers does not mean that it will feel as soft against your neck.