Loop + Tuck Scarf: Free Scarf Knitting Pattern

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Loop + Tuck Scarf

In our new Fiddlehead yarn, our Loop + Tuck Scarf pattern is elegant, clever, and a quick-knit, too!

That handy-dandy little loop is just a rectangle that you knit flat, then fold and join with some picked up stitches. You finish the length of the scarf in the round, creating two layers of comfy warmth around the neck.

The pattern is ingenious, but the beauty is in the yarn. Fiddlehead is a super bulky 100% alpaca yarn, which means it’s shockingly soft and toasty warm. It is also tangibly gorgeous!

A fluffy alpaca roving delight, Fiddlehead has a wonderful curly texture and depth of color. It is also voluminous and as light as a snowflake!

Available in nine gorgeous colors, Fiddlehead comes in individual skeins and in two-skein Fiddlehead Bundles (no longer available), just the right amount of yarn for a Loop + Tuck Scarf and packaged in pretty glassine bags. Perfect for gifting.

Pick up a bundle or two, for you or someone you love, and settle in for some joyful knitting!

Yarn lovers, if you adore the yarn used in this project, you’ll love exploring all of our other yarn collections! Discover over 55 thoughtfully designed yarns in nearly every natural fiber and in every spectacular color you can imagine. Only available here at Purl Soho’s online yarn store, where every skein is created with care and your creativity in mind!

UPDATE: NOW IN NEW COLORS

NOVEMBER 2023

We’re celebrating eight new colors of Fiddlehead and the arrival of our Warm + Fuzzy Kerchief pattern with a colorful update to our Fiddlehead Bundle accessory collection! These quick knits are the softest, coziest, blow-you-away-beautiful-est arctic attire you can imagine. So, pick up a Fiddlehead Bundle (no longer available) or two for the knitters in your life, or cast on for some quick and beautiful gifts… Or treat yourself and make your own cozy Fiddlehead accessory!

Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. See even more of Hiromi’s work on her Instagram!

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Materials

You’ll need our Fiddlehead Bundle (no longer available), which includes…

2 skeins of Purl Soho’s Fiddlehead, 100% alpaca yarn. Each skein of this super bulky yarn is 65 yards/ 100g; approximately 130 yards required. We used the colors Ocean Air, Heirloom White, and Northern Spruce.

You’ll also need…

US 13 (9 mm), 16-inch circular needles, or size needed for gauge
A stitch marker
Optional: Spare needle, US 13 or smaller, for 3-Needle Bind Off

GAUGE

8 stitches and 12 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZE

Finished Dimensions: 6½ inches wide x 33 inches long

NOTES

CONSTRUCTION

You will work back and forth in rows, then fold the piece in half so the cast-on edge is parallel to the live stitches. You will pick up stitches from the cast-on edge to form the loop, and then work in the round for the remainder of the piece, finishing with either Kitchener Stitch or a 3-Needle Bind Off.

PATTERN

Cast on 13 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

LOOP

Set-Up Row (wrong side): Purl to end of row.

Row 1 (right side): Knit to end of row.

Row 2 (wrong side): Purl to end of row.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until piece measures approximately 10 inches from cast-on edge, ending with a right-side row. With right side still facing you, slide work to other end of needles.

Fold piece in half, wrong sides together, so that the live stitches and cast-on edge are parallel to each other. Then, turn work so cast-on edge is in front and facing you and working yarn is on the right. Use working yarn and right end of needles to pick up and knit 13 stitches evenly along cast-on edge. [26 stitches]

NOTE: For tips on picking up stitches, please visit our Picking Up Stitches Tutorial.

TUBE

Place marker for beginning of round and join for working in the round.

Round 1: Knit to end of round.

Repeat Round 1 until piece measures approximately 33 inches from bottom edge of Loop.

FINISHING

Slide 13 stiches to each end of circular needles, and holding needles parallel, use Kitchener Stitch to graft edge closed. Or if you do not wish to use Kitchener Stitch, a 3-Needle Bind Off would work just as well.

Weave in ends and gently wet block.

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LEARN ABOUT FIDDLEHEAD + ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL YARNS

Fiddlehead brings joy wherever it goes! Delightfully curly, it is 100% alpaca and as soft as you can imagine. One characteristic of Fiddlehead that’s hard to convey in photos is just how surprisingly light and airy it is, so although it is a super bulky-weight yarn, it practically floats off your needles! Available in lots of gorgeous colors and in 2-skein gift bundles, too, Fiddlehead is as fun as it is beautiful!

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