Starter level: How to knit a super soft three-coloured wizard-scarf
Hello everybody! Are you ready to knit your new favourite scarf?
As you all very well know, I’m a seasoned knitter. I’ve been knitting almost every day for a millennium. And not to brag, but in my time, I’ve knitted some pretty cool stuff, e.g. Elizabeth I’s puff sleeves and Louis XIV’s dresses.
That dress was a big part of his success by the way, it had the magical power to charm everyone who looked upon it. Such a shame he didn’t pass it on…
But that’s not today’s focus! Today, I thought that I would share an easy, beginner-friendly knitting recipe with all of you out there, who might like to start knitting some magical pieces of clothing for yourself.
Where better to start than with a scarf. I personally adore knitted scarves – they keep you warm while battling jotuns and ice orcs in polar climate and fashionable at the same time! The one we’re going to knit today is made out of the snuggliest mountain goat yarn imaginable. So, grab your goat and your needles, and let’s go!
Materials and gear:
Hair from a three-coloured mountain goat. If you can’t find a three-coloured mountain goat, just use the hair from three goats in different colours.
Knitting needles in a size that fits you.
A cup of tea (not strictly necessary).
A cozy chair to sit in by the fire while you are knitting (absolutely necessary).
A good movie to watch if you feel like it.
Plaster and bandage if needed.
Time to make:
That depends.
Knitting position:
Sit relaxed in a comfortable armchair.
Work instruction:
First, you must capture and shave the goat(s) to get three colours of thread.
If you’ve forgotten your caprinae-charms, and you therefore happen to get butted in the process, hobble back to your armchair and put on plasters wherever necessary.
Then, grab your magical spinning wheel and spin the wool into a three coloured thread.
You’re almost ready now. Grab your knitting needles and your thread. Hold your needles in a gentle but firm grip. They have to know that you are the one in charge or they might start to tease you by, you know, knitting a pair of socks while you’re caught up in some thought.
Now you cast on stitches. To determine how many stitches you will need in the first row, take your favourite number x gauge per inch x squared width in cm, divide the result with PI, and the total will be the number of stitches needed for your scarf.
Comfortably lean back in your armchair. Aaah. Now you’re ready to start knitting. In your own good time, begin. Go at a steady pace, about 3½ cm per hour will do.
If you’re not watching a movie, you can hum a tune if you like.
Don’t worry too much if your knitting is a bit ugly because you’re a beginner (or if it’s ugly not because you’re a beginner, but just because you’re, well, clumsy). Any lost stitches and other irregularities can always be fixed with a little spell in the end.
Keep knitting until you are satisfied with the length of the scarf, or until you run out of thread.
Poof now you’ve got a scarf! Magical, isn’t it? In time, when you’ve knitted regularly for a few centuries, I’ll teach you how to knit Louis XIV’s king-dress. But for now, go practice!
N.B. This knitting recipe goes for blankets as well. Just add more thread (approximately 5-6 goats in all) and some more stitches and you are good to go.
