The design and name of the Scottish Stripes scarf was inspired by my close connection to Scotland - a land of deep and beautiful colors and a land where scarves are most certainly needed! Scotland has an awe-inspiring landscape and a distinct natural beauty, to be found in its deep sea lochs, majestic mountain glens and its rolling hills of heather.

With the colors I have chosen, I hope to evoke thoughts and memories of this magical and distant land that swirls with beautiful tartans - though it is a design which can easily be adapted to any color scheme you choose, such as the wonderful autumnal colors of the fall, with so many deep hues and beautiful tones inspired by the turning of the leaves.

The Scottish Stripes scarf is originally designed for Mini Mochi by Crystal Palace Yarns. You can choose any other yarn with a color gradient and even go for a different weight, but bear in mind that your required yardage and the size of your scarf might differ. Other possible yarn choices could be Noro Sock, Noro Silk Garden File, Noro Flower Bed, Lana Grossa Meilenweit, Schoppel Zauberball 100, Schoppel Zauberball Crazy, Schoppel Zauberball 6, Schoppel Edition 3, Nordlys by Viking of Norway, Lang Mille Colori, Poeoms Sock, and many many more. For a scarf of 8 1/2“/24cm width and 50“/127 cm length I needed 7oz/200g – 780 yards/700 m of Mini Mochi fingering weight.

Scottish Stripes is a seamless, fun to knit and completely reversible scarf. It is a seamless modular knit as you will join the modules as you go. All instructions are provided in written and charted form. You will find graphics that explain the architecture and how to join the modules plus ample photo tutorials on the joining techniques. This makes Scottish Stripes a feasible project for almost every knitter.