Bumblebee’s Scarf
A child’s size scarf will be about 5 inches wide
and 36 inches long. The adult scarf is a little
wider and can be as long as you like. (most likely
about twice that long!)
Materials:
Worsted weight yarn in a washable wool blend
works best. You will need one skein of black
(100 grams) and one skein of gold (100 grams)
for the child’s size scarf.
Needles: American size 7 or 8. (smaller needles
will make a tighter knit, more like the scarf
pictured, bigger needles make a stretchier scarf)
Gauge: 5 stitches per inch (not critical for this
pattern)
Illustrations by Jeffrey Lee
The Train To
Christmas Town
by Peggy Ellis
Illustrated by Jeffrey Lee
For Garter stitch scarf:
Cast on loosely 26 stitches (36 for the adult
size) in main color (gold). Knit 28 rows and
change color at the beginning of the next row. If
you look closely, you should be able to count 14
ridges when you’ve knit 28 rows.
Knit 28 rows of black, then change to gold again.
Repeat these 2 blocks of gold and black until the
scarf is as long as you like. End with 28 rows of
gold and bind off loosely.
Stockinette Version:
If you prefer, the alternate rows can be purled
instead of knitted, for a firmer scarf with a right
and wrong side. (knit one row, purl the next)
To make an edge that won’t curl, knit the first
and last two stitches on every purl row.
Ribbed alternative:
Cast on 30 stitches.
Row 1: *Knit 2, purl 2, and repeat from* across.
Row 2: *Purl 2, knit 2, and repeat across.
Repeat these two rows 14 times, ending with a
row 2. Change colors and continue.
Bind off in the ribbing pattern.
Pattern by Peggy Bullard Ellis, 2015