Dandelion Scarf

The Dandelion Scarf is knitted in the round using a two-colour stranded technique and deep ribbed cuffs in natural shades of pure wool, creating a cosy, bouncy fabric with a subtle geometric design.

 

The stitch patterns are inspired by an historic engraving of a dandelion root viewed under a microscope by the pioneering botanist Nehemiah Grew. In the late 1600s he was one of the first people to record and study the deceptively simple, rhythmic and organised beauty of plant cells.

 

The Dandelion pattern is designed to reflect those qualities and highlight the gradually changing bands of cells that he saw.

 

The simple construction teamed with the airy quality of pure wool knitted on a larger than usual needle makes this a rhythmic and deceptively fast-growing knit.

£5.00

Finished Measurements

198cm (78 inches) long and 18.5cm (7.25 inches) wide

 

 

 

Suggested Yarn

I used Jamieson and Smith Shetland Heritage Naturals which is a 100% wool light 4ply/fingering yarn.    

 

Pure wool suits stranded knitting very well due to its fuzzy quality and tendency for the fibres to mesh into the fabric.

.

Approximate Yardage

Outline colour:

480m (525 yards)

 

Contrast colour 1:

260m (285 yards)

 

Contrast colour 2:

200m (220 yards)

 

Contrast colour 3:

110m (120 yards)

 

Contrast colour 4:

120m (135 yards)

Needle Size and Gauge

Needle sizes:

3¼  mm (US size 3) 40cm circular

3¾ mm (US size 5) 40cm circular needle

 

Gauge

30 stitches x 32 rounds in stranded pattern on 3.75mm needles

You may also like these

Dulse Bubble Cowl

£3.00

Dotty Pine Wrap

£8.00

Apple Branch Scarf

£7.50

Lamium cowl

£3.00