A Simple Knit Necklace Scarf

April 26, 2013 by Sarah White 7 Comments

Sometimes the best projects are born from happy accidents. So it was for Mellywood’s Mansion’s resident knitter, when she started on a cowl worked in stockinette stitch on really big needles.

She ran out of yarn before it was the right size, and ended up tossing the knitting in with her jewelry making supplies.

The addition of a scarf bail turned this bit of knitting into a fun scarf necklace, which is just the perfect thing for her down in Australia, as well us for those of us who are heading out of cold weather. This is a great, super quick project for any special little skein you might have lying around that you don’t know what to do with.

[Photo via Mellywood’s Mansion.]

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Marijo Hinton says
April 27, 2013 at 5:24 am
What a great idea – – I have a lovely skein of yarn that I have been looking at without any ideas – now I know exactly what to do with it. Thanks a bunch for the inspiration.
Debra S says
April 28, 2013 at 6:46 am
Love it! Does anyone know where I can buy a scarf bail?
Mel says
April 30, 2013 at 12:25 am
Debra, I get mine from Etsy 🙂
Sarah White says
April 30, 2013 at 9:32 am
It looks like you might be able to find them in the jewelry making section of a big crafts store, too, if you happen to have one of those handy. 😉
Knitting Log says
May 15, 2013 at 10:41 am
I just want to say how much I enjoy this information. Interesting, clear and precise. I appreciate you sharing this with the rest of us Sarah.

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If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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