The Design

“Fingering-weight yarn that drapes like a sigh.”

Our love affair with linen stitch continues—this time using two colors of fingering-weight Isager Alpaca 2 for a soft fabric that mimics the breezy sigh of a fine woven scarf.

Choose high-contrast colors for crisp zigs and zags, or two closer colors for tonal shading. We’ve added a tiny edging and pressed the fabric for a supple finish.

We’ve put together our favorite two-color combinations below that make one scarf. If you’d like to select your own, just head over to the Isager page. Be sure and pick up the pattern above, too.

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Approx. 8½ x 64"/21 x 163cm, after blocking.

YARN
2 skeins (270 yds/247m each): 1 each in border color (BC) and contrast color (CC).
Note: Usually a lighter BC will result in a less-defined edge.
Shown in Colors 47 and 0.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 10 (6mm) needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
US 6 (4mm) 24" circular needles, or four US sizes (2mm) smaller than gauge needle.
2 yds/2m fine cotton waste yarn and medium-size (US G–J [4mm–6mm]) crochet hook for provisional cast-on.
Locking marker.

GAUGE
Approx. 28 sts = 4" in linen-stitch pattern, before blocking.
Approx. 26 sts = 4" in linen-stitch pattern, after blocking.