Knit a Super Scarf for Fall and Winter

The biggest trend in knitting and crochet this fall and winter is literally big. The Super Scarf is the brainchild of the Craft Yarn Council, and lots of designers and yarn companies are hopping on the trend, offering patterns for scarves made humongous (I will probably have one on CraftBits soon.)

The definition of a Super Scarf is at least 10 inches wide and 84 to 120 inches long (that’s 25 cm wide and a little over 2 meters to 3 meters long), which is a lot bigger than your standard scarf.

Red Heart and Yarnspirations have already released guides to these giant projects, with some great ideas to get you started. Yarnspirations also offers ideas on how to wear a Super Scarf, which no doubt will be helpful (I usually do something like the twisted one, but without a twist, when I wear a long scarf). Lion Brand has some great kits if you want pattern and yarn all in one.

There will be more patterns released by designers and yarn companies as we get into fall, but this is definitely a trend you’ll want to watch, and perhaps make yourself.

Would you make one of these Super Scarves? I’d love to hear about it, especially if you have an eye on a pattern. I rather like the Moss Stitch Stripe pattern from Yarnspirations, but there are lots of great ideas out there!

[Photo via Yarnspirations.]

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Beautiful people and beautiful sweaters combine in Lasse L. Matberg’s Viking Knits. The book includes more than 40 Scandinavian inspired knits for men, women and children featuring textured stitches and colorwork.

Matberg is known as The Viking and has worked as a chef, naval officer, fitness instructor and model, as well as being on a couple of reality TV shows. He comes from a long line of makers and his book was first published in Norwegian in 2021 and has since come out in an English version.

The book is divided into sections including everyday sweaters, knits for the great outdoors, stylish knitwear, Norse sweaters and accessories. Some of the patterns use the same designs in different versions for men, women and children. I counted seven projects rated for beginners, 19 for intermediate knitters and 17 for experienced knitters. The more difficult patterns tend to have allover colorwork or stitch patterning.

The pattern stitches and colorwork are shown in charts, with a little bit of text to tell you how to make the garment. Most of the book is sweaters, but there are also hats (sometimes coordinating with sweaters), scarves and a couple of sitting mats.

You can check out all the patterns on Ravelry. Some of my favorites are the more basic ones, such as the Power Sweater, a close-fitting (sized for men) ribbed sweater; the Heart Sweater, a raglan with allover lice stitch; and the Midsummer Sweater, with textured stripes and a henley neckline. I also like the Breeze designs (there are versions for men, women and children) that have colorwork diamonds on them.

Sizing on the garments varies, but there are six sizes for the men’s patterns (noted as small through XXL and then Lasse sized), six for women (XS to XL) and three for children (age 2-4, 6-8 and 10-12).

The yarns used in the book aren’t available in the United States but you can find suppliers here if you want to use the same yarns. Otherwise the book gives a lot of details about yarn content and gauge so you should be able to find good substitutes wherever you live.

If you have Norwegian or Scandinavian heritage or just like the look of cozy textured or colorful sweaters, this book is a lot of fun, and the eye candy is pretty great, too.

About the book: 192 pages, hardcover, 43 patterns. Published in English in 2023 by Search Press. Suggested retail price $29.95.

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