Knit Hidden Bigfoot into Your Scarf

December 21, 2023 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Right off the bat I had a problem with writing this post, because I don’t know what the plural of Bigfoot is. Bigfoots? Bigfeet? Bigfoot is generally characterized as a solitary creature, so I don’t know if there’s a word for more than one of them hanging out together.

Fine. I broke down and looked it up. Merriam-Webster online says its either, which is supremely disappointing.

In any case, there is more than one Bigfoot hidden in the knitting on the Hidden Bigfoot Scarf designed by Brooke Roegge. There are, in fact, five, though I can only find four of them when I zoom into the photo on Ravelry. But I believe the other one is there somewhere.

This project is worked in double knitting, so that each side is the color opposite of the other. She worked hers with green as the background on one side and white on the other, but you could do brown and white or whatever colors you think your woolly Sasquatches would like. (At least I know how to pluralize that one!)

It’s also worked in lace weight yarn, which adds a layer of difficulty to a technique that already has rather a big learning curve. But the good news is lighter weight yarn at double thickness won’t make a scarf that’s too heavy or hot to wear.

If you have some skill with double knitting already, this would be an amazing project to stitch up for the cryptid lover in your life. It also uses an invisible cast on and bind off and a slipped edging that helps the layers hold together. Those techniques are explained in the pattern, but the colorwork is charted only.

I have it in my mind that I want to do a real double knitting project in the coming year, but I don’t know if I have the stamina for this one. It’s stunning and so funny and if you want to make it I hope to hear all about it. You can grab the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Brooke Roegge]

Free Knitting Pattern Keyhole Scarf

Easy Scarf Knitting Patterns for Beginners

Color Blocked Pocket Scarf Knitting Pattern

Make a Temperature Scarf as an Alternative to a Temperature Blanket

Next Pattern:

Have you read?

Book Review: Viking Knits

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.

Next Pattern:

Have you read?

Leave a Reply