Web-Letter, Issue 74 – Blithe Scarf Call it the anti-Harry Potter scarf. HP’s classic public school/preppie scarf had stripes crossing horizontally, but this weeks Blithe Scarf runs stripes the long way, from end to end. What else makes this scarf distinctive? The yarn. It’s spun from camel down—one of the softest, loftiest, and warmest fibers on earth. And, in case you’re anywhere in New England this morning, you’ll especially appreciate the word ‘warm.’ It was 7 degrees this morning, when I checked my thermometer.  Br-r-r-r.
The Story: This striped scarf is a vintage Classic Elite pattern from our luxury division. It couldn’t be simpler. It’s worked in garter stitch beginning along the long edge. For variation, you could change the colors and widths of the stripes. Though Blithe, our camel yarn, comes in some interesting marled combinations (read more about marled yarn), I chose solid colors for my scarf and reduced the stripe repeats to give the design an updated look. This scarf is quick to knit, so if you’re looking for something manly (or not) for Valentine’s Day, get out your needles, find some Blithe, and get started. The Yarns: Blithe — 100% baby camel Blithe is spun from the soft, warm undercoat of the two-humped Bactrian camel, not to be confused with the one-humped desert Dromedary camel. Bactrian camels live in cold climates; they originated in northern Afghanistan, and many live in Mongolia, tended by nomadic herders. In the winter, Bactrian camels grow a thick, warm coat to protect themselves from the cold. Learn more about baby camel. The Stitches: The Blithe scarf is knitted in garter stitch and worked the long way—in other words, the scarf is cast on along its long edge and knitted across to the other long edge.  Garter stitch makes an easy-to-knit scarf that’s squishy, reversible, and won’t roll in on the edges. When you work a scarf the long way, you can make long stripes that go from one end of the scarf all the way to the other. You don’t have to weave in the ends when you change colors; use the ends as part of the fringe—if desired. Other reversible scarf stitches are: seed stitch, double seed stitch, and rib patterns. Take a look at some other color variations we've come up with.	more photos The Pattern: Here is the free downloadable Blithe Scarf pattern. If you have difficulty downloading or printing the PDF pattern above, try this: page 1
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