Knit a Quick Ruffle Scarf with Tutorial Help

I’m sure you’ve seen the explosion of novelty yarns in the stores the past couple of years, and one genre of these yarns that is a lot of fun is the ruffle yarn. Red Heart’s Boutique Sashay yarn is probably the most widely available of these yarns, but there are plenty of other options.

These yarns are really fun looking and allow you to produce a dramatic scarf (or trim for another project) in very little time. It’s perfect for gift knitting!

The only problem is, this yarn doesn’t really look like any yarn you’ve come across before, so it can help a lot to have help when you knit your first of these scarves.

If you like text and pictures, check out the pattern and tutorial at Mellywood’s Mansion. That’s an Australian site, and the yarn is a little different than some you might find stateside, but the idea is the same.

Or if you’d rather learn from videos, my fellow Craft Gossiper Stacie shared a series of tutorials on making a scarf with Sashay that should be a big help. She notes that a long scarf like the one pictured takes two skeins of yarn and about four hours to knit. Perfect fun for a holiday weekend, I’d say.

[Photo via Stacie Hooder.]

Oh, this one has proper old-Hollywood winter charm.

The Pembroke Coat is a vintage knitted coat pattern that instantly made me think of crisp winter walks, leather gloves, polished boots, and the sort of coat your grandmother would have casually worn while looking impossibly elegant. It has that beautiful longline shape, a classic collar, button front, sleeve tabs, pockets, and a smart plaid-style design that gives it such a tailored finish.

This is not a quick “knit it while watching one movie” sort of project — and honestly, that is part of the appeal. The Pembroke Coat is one for knitters who love a satisfying vintage knitting pattern with a proper garment construction feel. The updated PDF includes the original vintage reference image along with a modern mockup, which makes it much easier to picture how this coat could look in today’s wardrobe.

I especially love that this pattern still feels wearable. Made in grey, camel, forest green, burgundy, or navy, it would be a gorgeous handmade winter coat with that timeless “where did you get that?” look.

As with most vintage patterns, I’d recommend reading through the instructions first, checking your gauge carefully, and being prepared to make small adjustments for fit and modern yarn substitutions. But for confident knitters who enjoy heirloom-style projects, this is a really lovely one to add to the queue.

You can find the Vintage Knitted Coat Pattern PDF in the CraftGossipStore on Etsy.

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