Knit Away Your Worries: Scarf Instructions

Cast on 11 stitches.

Row 1: Knit 1, *purl 1, knit 1; repeat from * to end of row. Repeat Row 1 for pattern until work measures 60 inches from beginning. Bind off. Weave in loose ends.

Long Tail Cast On
Step 1: Estimate a yarn tail length that is three times the length of what the cast-on edge will be. Make a slip knot this distance from the yarn end and place it on a needle.

Step 2: *Position your thumb and index finger between the two strands of yarn. Close your other fingers into the palm of your hand and securely hold the two yarn strands.

Step 3: Moving in an upward direction, insert the needle under the yarn on the thumb and into the loop that’s formed around your thumb. Take the needle over the top of the yarn in front of your index finger and guide it down into the thumb loop—the yarn from your index finger will move along with the needle. Pull the strand through the thumb loop, making a new loop on the needle.

Step 4: Drop the yarn around your thumb, and spread your index finger and thumb to tighten the loop on the needle—one cast-on stitch is made. (You should have two stitches on your needle.) Repeat from * to make as many more stitches as desired.