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A Super Bulky Scarf that Knits up Super Fast

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simple ribbed knit scarfThere’s something to be said for quick knits pretty much all the time, but in this season when it doesn’t feel like winter is ever going to end (but we know that it really will pretty soon) it’s a great idea to have some quick, warm knits on the needles.

Or if you’re the southern half of the world and know winter is coming soon, same thing.

This simple bulky ribbed scarf from Patty Mac Knits is worked with two strands of yarn held together on big needles. Working ribbing like this makes it super fluffy, and that makes it extra warm.

It also makes the knitting go pretty fast because every stitch takes up a lot of room. You could probably knit this one in a weekend, and it would make a great gift for Valentine’s Day or anything else you might want to give a gift for in the near future.

[Photo: Patty Mac Knits.]

Comments

  1. Thanks for the shout out!! I am wearing this project right now as my every day scarf, and I love it so much!! It’s really warm and it looks so good. I also included a video tutorial if someone is not clear in the the techniques. It’s a fantastic beginner’s project!

Have you read?

Easy Knit Baskets to Use All Your Stash

For the past few years I’ve taken part in a Christmas in July blog hop that encourages people to get a jump on their making for holiday gifts. 

I love to use yarn I already have for these projects in the hope that people will consider what they already have that they can use to make projects for themselves or to give as gifts. 

This year it was a couple of knit baskets made using partial balls of yarn left in my stash from other projects. 

They use the same basic pattern but the first one is made with two colors of bulky yarn, and the second used two strands of worsted weight yarn held together, which made the gauge about the same, but I cast on fewer stitches to make a smaller version. 

The bottom of the basket is square, though you can make them rectangular if you’d rather. Then I just knit up the sides in rounds until I was about to run out of yarn. This gave both baskets rather short sides — maybe more like a tray than a basket — but you can keep knitting as long as you like to make the sides of your basket as tall as you want. 

They’re worked in seed stitch, which keeps the edges from curling and adds a nice texture to the baskets.

Of course this also allows you to use even more odd balls from your stash. I’d love to make a big one someday combining lots of different yarn. I mean, I’d probably use it to store more yarn, but that’s a fine thing to do. 

As it is, these little trays are great for sitting on your desk or bedside table to hold little things that always seem to appear there. I like to use one to hold the supplies for whatever project I’m working on, things like little scissors, my tape measure, a crochet hook, etc.

And they would make good gifts on their own or as a container to hold some other goodies if you like. 

You can find the free pattern for these stash busting baskets over at Our Daily Craft.