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Golden Check Infinity Scarf – Free Pattern

September 11, 2017 5 Comments

Get your hands on a free knitting pattern for the Golden Check Infinity Scarf!
Who doesn’t love a good single skein knitting pattern? My husband was in need of a new scarf for fall, and I wanted to make him something textural and masculine. This checked scarf with bands of garter stitch at even intervals fits the bill! I love how the chain edge and knit and purl motifs really add a nice polish to a simple pattern. This easy scarf is a great stash buster since you only need one skein of yarn – no need to worry about dye lots, and it doesn’t take a million hours to finish!

Get your hands on a free knitting pattern for the Golden Check Infinity Scarf!

Golden Check Infinity Scarf – knitting pattern

Supplies
1 skein Mountain Meadow Wool Alpine in Sorrel (260 yards / 3.5 oz. / 100g / 3 ply DK / 100% Mountain Merino Targhee)
US 9 (5.5 mm) knitting needles, straight or circular, at least 8 inches
scissors
tapestry needle (for joining & weaving in ends)

Abbreviations & Terms
CO – cast on
sts – stitches
sl – slip as if to purl
wyif – with yarn in front
k – knit
p – purl
rep – repeat
provisional cast on – Here’s a tutorial.
kitchener stitch (grafting) – Here’s a tutorial.
wet blocking – Here’s a tutorial.

Gauge & Dimensions: 16 sts & 18 rows over 4 inches worked in stockinette stitch and wet blocked. Finished piece measures 5.25 inches wide by 59 inches in circumference.

Get your hands on a free knitting pattern for the Golden Check Infinity Scarf!

If you’re a beginner only comfortable with knit, purl and simple cast ons and bind offs, you can skip the provisional cast on and kitchener stitch join to make a plain, non-infinity scarf. 

If you want to make a narrower or wider scarf, your cast on must be a multiple of 6 sts + 5.

CO 23 sts using a provisional cast on.
Row 1. Sl 1 wyif, (k3, p3), rep from ( to ) to last 4 sts, k4.
Row 2. Sl 1 wyif, (p3, k3),rep from ( to ) to last 4 sts, p3, k1.
Rows 3-4. Rep row 1.
Row 5. Rep row 2.
Row 6. Rep row 1.
Rows 7-30. Rep rows 1-6. (Four repeats of rows 1-6.)
Rows 31-34. Sl 1 wyif, k across.
Rep rows 1-34 to desired length or until you’re nearly out of yarn. Using the kitchener stitch, sew your ends together. Weave in all ends and wet block to finish.

Get your hands on a free knitting pattern for the Golden Check Infinity Scarf!
This pattern was designed with yarn provided by Mountain Meadow Wool.

Filed Under: Free Patterns, Knitting Tagged With: cowl, free pattern, golden check infinity scarf, kitchener stitch, Knitting, knitting pattern, provisional cast on

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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Comments

  1. Judy R

    September 16, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    I’m always looking for patterns suitable for both male and female. Thanks so much. This is beautiful and sure fits the bill.

    Reply
  2. Emily

    September 24, 2017 at 6:02 pm

    Hi Heidi. Our readers will love this knitted scarf pattern. We’ve included it in our craft inspiration roundup this week. https://craftylikegranny.com/fall-crafts/ Cheers Emily :)

    Reply
    • Heidi

      September 25, 2017 at 8:57 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Donna Loeffler

    December 26, 2020 at 9:41 am

    Heidi-My daughter gave me 245 yards of Gypsy Yarnbaker DK weight. I would really like to make this scarf, but I see you used 260 yards. I thought about using only 17 stitches, but I am afraid it would be too narrow. So, my question is: did you have much yarn left over? Thank you and I love your website and your blog! Donna

    Reply
    • Heidi

      January 4, 2021 at 3:44 pm

      Hi Donna,

      That will depend on your gauge. You will be able to knit, block & measure a gauge swatch from the provided gauge & dimension information. With that information, you can make any adjustments you wish to accommodate the yarn you have on hand. Note, I didn’t actually use 260 yards, that was just the amount of yarn per skein. Note: I swatched for gauge before making this scarf, so I didn’t use the entire skein for the pictured finished object.

      I genuinely hope this helps and happy new year!

      Yours in yarn,
      Heidi :)

      Reply

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