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.]

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Some knitters have trouble coming up with projects they can both knit and wear when it’s warm outside. Especially if you’re not ready for garments (thought tank tops and summer tops are great first garment projects!) it might seem like there’s nothing to do when it’s hot outside.

One way to remedy this situation is by knitting headbands. Headbands are great any time of year to keep hair out of your face and make you look a little more pulled together without any effort. Wider headbands double as ear warmers when it gets colder, but skinnier ones are great throughout the year.

A couple of great examples are from designer Elly Donner, who has a set of headband knitting patterns on Ravelry you can buy individually or as an ebook. Homebody, shown here, is worked in garter stitch (the ties are crocheted but you could also use I-cord), while Slipstream uses slipped stitches and garter ridges, and Sounds of Spring has little cables. The patterns use DK weight yarn and are a great way to use a little leftover yarn from another project.

I also recently came across the lovely Plush Braided Headband by Yevgeniya Li. A free pattern on Ravelry, this wider design is covered in lush cables for a sleek and fancy look. It uses worsted weight yarn and you can customize the length for a perfect fit.

Celeste Knitwear’s Spikelet is a simple twisted headband with columns of eyelet lace to keep it from being too heavy. It’s worked flat and sewn together to make the twist, and uses DK weight yarn. It has three sizes available.

This skinny lace headband from Lusi Knits is another cute choice. It calls for fine weight cotton yarn, but you could use heavier yarn if you have it on hand to make a wider headband (or use any fine yarn you have available). It uses ties to customize the fit.

And if you want to go super basic but still really cute, try the easy ring headband from Lulu Pattern. The sample is knit pretty wide, but you could make a narrower version if you want, and the little ring turns it from a plain loop into a bow with very little extra work. It calls for worsted weight yarn but you could also use whatever weight you like for this one to change up the look and size.

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