A primary triangle scarf is a superb challenge to have in your arsenal. For those who’ve by no means carried out shaping earlier than, you’ll get a number of observe with will increase (on this case, yarn overs). And when you perceive how knitting a triangle works, it’s a primary form and challenge which you can make over and over in several methods.
This primary triangle scarf sample from Mirella Moments is labored from the underside up in DK or gentle worsted yarn. It has garter sew borders and the physique is labored in stockinette. Although it’s knit flat, you’ll need a round knitting needle for ease of holding all these stitches.
As a result of it’s a clean canvas, there are a number of potential choices for personalisation, equivalent to:
- use heavier or lighter-weight yarn
- add stripes
- make the borders a special sew sample like moss or seed sew
- use a special improve methodology
- work the physique in a special sew sample or add garter ridges
Along with utilizing completely different weights of yarn you could possibly additionally make completely different sizes of shawls relying on how a lot of a selected yarn you have got available. Shawls like this are nice for utilizing these random balls of yarn you aren’t positive what to do with, or leftovers from different tasks.
They’re a little bit extra enjoyable to knit than scarves however you’ll be able to nonetheless discover locations to donate them to charity, or they make nice items.
You may get this free sample from Mirella Moments.
And naturally there are many variations on the essential triangle that make nice, simple scarf knitting tasks as effectively, like an asymmetrical triangle (this one is from Yarnspirations). And talking of utilizing scraps in your scarf, I not too long ago shared a scrappy scarf sample designed to do exactly that, if you would like extra steerage than simply “use all of your scraps on this challenge.”
[Photo: Mirella Moments]
