Any Yarn you like!
you can make short scarves (in luxury yarns)
or
long scarves in practical yarns
or
shaped scarves in fancy yarns.
scarves come in 2 basic lengths…
[B]short[/B] =to about 1/2 the height of person (ie, a 6 foot tall guy gets a 3 foot long scarf)
these are worn under the coat (and just crossed --not knotted) at neck line–(women wear these too)
this type of scarf is often a luxury fiber (it feels good round your neck!)
[B]Long[/B] scarves are =to height of wearer… (a 6 foot tall guy gets a 6 foot long scarf)
these are worn out side the coat (or jacket) and are often double wrapped round the neck or knotted)
these can be any warm (ie wool/wool blend/natural wool like fiber (alpaka, angora, mohair) or blend.
scarves can be dead simple (knit every row)
or a bit more complex (stripes) or this pattern
Cast on X(even number of stitches, and about 2 times as many as you think you need–instead of 20, cast on 40…)
[B]
Row 1 [/B]and [B]every row[/B]:
*K1, bring yarn foward (front–side close to your body as you work) slip 1, then bring yarn to back (to be ready to knit again)–repeat across row from *
Every row is the same
–just take care that, as you move the yarn front to back and back to front, that you [B]PASS IT BETWEEN[/B] the tips of the needles, and [B]NOT OVER[/B].
there is also a pattern called “My so called scarf”–its a pretty simple --mostly knit pattern… and there are other simple patterns.–small patterns often make big differences!
some yarns are ‘harder’ to knit with (mohair and angora can fall into this catagory)–but blends -wool an mohair, or wool and angora–can be easier, and less expensive.
if your children are under the age of 7, they should only wear short --inside the coat scarves–for safety (long scarf can be choking hazards)
but you can knit them hats… (hats are pretty easy too!) and flat knit (and seamed mittens) Kids can never have too many mittens!
as little as 200 yards of silk will make a lovely lacy scarf (knit on bigger than suggested needles for a lacy effect!)–it will be a short inside the coat–(or for a woman, wear with a suit or dress accessory scarf)
(but you will need 400+ yards for a long wool out side the coat scarf)
