How to Knit a Scarf
Knitted scarfs are so much more than a regular scarf. If you want to knit a scarf to give it as a present, your beloved one will surely know how much effort you’ve put into it, taking your gift to a whole new level.
This video will teach you the basics of scarf knitting, saving you from making costly mistakes, be sure to grab a pen though, as it’s filled with awesome tips!
These are the scarf knitting techniques covered in the video:
- Casting on
- Knitting a scarf
- Adding a New Yarn
- Binding Off
Did you catch all the tips? We thought so! These are the best tips we got from it:
Choosing your yarn:
- If you are a beginner, avoid fine yarn, use bulky yarn.
- Worsted Yarn: 5 stitches per inch / Bulky yarn: 4 or less stitches per inch.
- If you go with fine yarn, pick small niddles (more on that later).
Choosing your needles:
- Suggested Needle Size: US 9, or 5.5 mm (metric system)
- Bulky Weight: US 9-11
- Worste Weight: US 6-9
Good luck with your scarf! And be sure to leave a comment telling us how it went.
Mary says:
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I’m about to start knitting my first scarf for my 1 y/o cousin, any recommendations for the scarf colors?
Thanks,
Mary
Men Scarves says:
October 25th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Hi Mary,
As a general rule, keep in mind what the usual outfit of your cousin looks like.
If he’s usually wearing colorful clothes you’ll want to get him a gray or b&w scarf to counter-balance the color. If, on the other hand, he’s clothes are more on the boring/gray side, you’ll want to knit a colorful scarf for him.
Hope this helps!
Men’sScarves.net
Jesse says:
October 28th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Hi,
I knitted a scarf for myself last week, but it’s too short!!! I recommend to anyone reading this to take into account if you need a large scarf or a shorter one.
Peace,
Jesse