The Design

“A little practical, a little posh.”

This simple color-blocked piece is knitted end to end using the very simplest form of the intarsia method. You’ll learn how to manage both colors in each row and crossing strands at the color change—great practice for a more ambitious intarsia project! Roomy, off-center pockets on the wrap version are a little practical (a place to hold your keys, lip balm, cold hands…) and a little posh.

Choose a cozy worsted-weight yarn, in either soft tonal shades or bold contrasts, for your Graphic Two-Tone Wrap or Scarf. For a polished, quietly lustrous wrap, we picked Rowan Kid Classic. For a scarf that’s flawlessly balanced between rustic and sporty, we love Berroco Ultra Alpaca.

This four-page pattern includes:

• Color photography by Laura Gehring
• Special Techniques
• Intarsia color-blocking
• Picking Up Stitches for Pockets
• Adjusting Wrap Length
• Instructions for blocking and finishing your piece

The Details

FINISHED SIZES
Scarf: Approx. 11 x 68"/28 x 173cm without fringe, after blocking. Fringe will add approx. 2"/5cm per end.
Wrap: Approx. 18 x 78"/46 x 198cm without fringe, after blocking. Fringe will add approx. 4"/10cm per end.
Details given for scarf; wrap in parentheses ( ). When only one number is given, it applies to both sizes.

YARN
Approx. 315 (600) yds/288 (549)m each in two colors of worsted-weight yarn.
Scarf shown, without pockets, in 4 skeins Berroco Ultra Alpaca (215 yds/198m each); 2 skeins each Colors A = 6245 and B = 62502.

Wrap shown, with pockets, in 8 skeins Rowan Kid Classic (153 yds/140m each); 4 skeins each Colors A = 828 and B = 888.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 7 (4.5mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge.
US F/5 (3.75mm) crochet hook for attaching fringe.
2 spare needles 2 sizes smaller than gauge needle (circular, so you can knit off of needle from either end) for pocket placement.
1 yd/m smooth fingering-weight waste yarn for pocket selvedge sts.
2 locking markers.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking wires and T-pins.

GAUGE
20 sts/26 rows = 4"/10cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking.