Use Slip Stitches to Make a Sweet Scarf

Yesterday I shared a project with you that involved slip stitches on a super bulky yarn base. This scarf uses slip stitches, too, but in a more delicate way on a much lighter weight yarn, which gives them a totally different look. Here it’s almost woven as the contrasting color peeks through the lattice of slipped stitches.

Born Slippy from Hedgehog Fibers uses DK weight yarn and a slip stitch pattern to make a small triangular scarf or shawl. The pattern suggests using a tweed yarn and a multicolored yarn to make the pattern look more complex than it is. You could also use a self-striping yarn to give it a more uniform, less scrappy look than a yarn with more frequent color changes might give you.

And of course you can use leftovers from other project for the second yarn, so that the colors change whenever you run out of yarn. So many fun options!

Despite being on somewhat small DK weight yarn, this project goes pretty fast and is a great way to use a nice colorful yarn you have in your stash that you weren’t sure what to do with. Or try using worsted weight yarn and correspondingly larger needles to make a bigger version that would be super cozy and colorful for cold weather.

You can get the free pattern by signing up for emails from Hedgehog Fibers.

Looking for more cute DK weight shawls? I’ve also shared Tsukimi by Angela Tong, which is a single color garter stitch triangular shawl with a fun lace edging. This one uses about 500 yards of yarn, which could be a one-skein project (or two if your chosen skeins are smaller). It uses size 10 US knitting needles so it’s a really fast project for the weight of the yarn.

[Photo: Hedgehog Fibers

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One of the hardest things about winter for me is the lack of color. It’s like the whole world ran out of toner, and often our clothes reflect the muted landscape outside, which just makes everything more drab.

This year I’m trying to use and wear all the fun colors of yarn I have in my stash, and I think the Minas Sweater from Cecilia Lalanne & Gabriella Calderini for Manos del Uruguay would be a great way to use a lot of colorful yarn on a sweet sweater.

This cropped sweater uses 1×1 stranded colorwork where the colors change as you work the pattern, which makes it look more complex than it is. The project calls for five colors of worsted weight yarn, but you could probably even use more (or use a multicolored yarn as one or some of your options) to bring even more color to the party.

It’s a simple drop shoulder crewneck with straight sleeves, so pretty much all you have to focus on is changing your colors when you need to.

There are seven size options in the pattern, ranging from a bust circumference (on the sweater, not the wearer) from 42.75 to 69.25 inches, or 108.5 to 176 cm. It’s intended to be worn with around 8 inches or 20 cm of positive ease for a casual, oversized look.

You can go bold with the color choices like the sample shown here, or pick a couple of more neutral colors to combine with some brighter shades if that’s more your style. Either way this project should be as easy to knit as it is fun to wear. And of course those bright colors make me think a teenager in your life might love it, but of course there’s no rule that says you have to stop wearing fun colors at a certain age. Thank goodness.

The pattern is free to download from Ravelry and is available in both English and Spanish.

[Photo: Cecilia Lalanne & Gabriella Calderini]

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