Finally I get around to putting a pattern on my blog. I feel a bit stingy because it’s only a knit and purl scarf but even knit and purl scarves need love – so here is the Melton Scarf.
This was made for a colleague whose nickname is Melton. Without wanting to offend anyone who lives in Melton – it’s not exactly a cool place to live. My colleague, Anthony, lives there with his Mum so at work we call him “Melton” as a bit of a good natured joke. It could be worse. The other Anthony at work is called Nougat. I just get called “JA” so I think I got off easy.
Anyway, Melton wanted a scarf and his only request was that it be grey. I had five balls of Lincraft Prism in a grey/white/black mix so that was easily sorted. Prism is a wool and soy fibre mix spun in a single ply. The colour sections are quite long and generally gradual. I wanted something a bit more interesting so I cut the yarn and joined in a different colour at random intervals. The effect is quite nice. It can be hard to make something for a man and keep it interesting without getting girly.
The stitch is K, K, P repeated. It’s identical on both sides and gentle blocking opens it up really nicely.
Use any yarn with a similar tension or use a lighter weight yarn and add multiples of three stitches to your cast on to get the width.
Enjoy.
Pattern begins here
Melton Scarf
Skill Level – Beginner
Finished Size (after blocking) – 18cm wide, 210cm long
Yarn – 5 balls of Lincraft Prism.
65 metres per 50g ball.
Stocking stitch tension is 16 stitches and 20 rows over 10cm using 6.5mm needles.
If you are substituting a yarn, look for something that matches the stocking stitch tension of this one.
Needles – 6.5mm
Extras – Tapestry needle to sew in ends.
Cast on 31 Stitches (you can add multiples of three to make a wider scarf)
Row 1 – Slip first stitch, *k2, p1* repeat to end
Row 2 – Slip first stitch, p1, *k2, p1* repeat to last two stitches, k2
Repeat rows 1 and 2 randomly changing balls to yarn to achieve the effect of random stripes and variegated sections (see pictures).
Cast off following stitch pattern and weave in loose ends.
Block to size. (Prism can be blocked by pinning the scarf to an ironing board to stretching it out a little and steaming lightly with an iron).
Love this effective easy pattern! I think I will try it with a cotton yarn for my son who hates wool.
But, if you don't mind my mentioning it, I think there should be a comma in Row 2, after the word 'stitch' and before the 'p,' because I misread this as meaning 'slip first stitch purlwise' and ended up with a sort of moss stitch instead of the proper pattern.
Anne from Newcastle, England.
Hi Anne, Thanks for the feedback. I've corrected the pattern now so it's clearer. Amazing how a comma (or the lack of one) can make such a difference.
thanks
Jen
Hi Jen,
I made your scarf for my daughter is a blue denim variegated yarn. She loves it. I finished it with pom-poms on each end. Can this stitch pattern work for a matching hat knit in the round? How would I decrease?
Thanks for sharing this pattern!
Rosa
Darn – when I saw Melton scarf, I thought it was named after me. Hugs, from your other Melton friend.
What a lovely scarf, i was just wondering if row 1 should end with K2 like in row 2?