This scarf is dedicated to my brother Sebastian († 2022). He introduced me to anime and the world of Studio Ghibli. Thanks to him, I was able to learn about these beautiful worlds. This scarf is a gift to him.

After the Tamagotchi and Sanrio scarves which have a border and the characters stacked neatly, I wanted a scarf design with a chaotic pattern that was similar to my Katamari scarf. I’ve wanted to design a Studio Ghibli inspired scarf for a while and now the time has come.

I started the scarf design with the idea of arranging the films chronologically. After 1/3 of the scarf, I noticed that many of my favorite movies would be in the middle of the scarf and therefore not visible when worn… Crap. But since I really liked the part that I had already designed, I kept the existing part and placed my other favorite movies on the other end of the scarf.

Some movies have several images, some only one. At the beginning, I knew immediately what I wanted to draw for which movie, but I quickly noticed that not everything could be displayed in a small pixel field or in two colors. So a lot of ideas were thrown out and other things were drawn instead. But in the end, I’m really proud of the result. Pom Poko’s raccoon dog is one of my favorites.

Pattern includes written instructions for the overall project, but the body of the scarf is all charted (no written instructions for that).

The scarf uses an invisible cast-on, invisible bind-off, and slipped edges.

Yarn I used:
2 skein SOUL fingering Weight Yarn (https://punkrockunicorn.de) in color Slight Blue, 400m/100g (438 yards/ 15 oz), (85% Wool 15% Nyon), or a similar weight and yardage in the fiber and color of your choice

2 skein fingering Weight Yarn (https://www.strickstduschon.de) in color Marine/4-fach, 410m/100g (448 yards/ 15 oz), (75% New wool superwash 25% Polyamide), or a similar weight and yardage in the fiber and color of your choice

Finished dimensions: 80 inches (204 cm) long, 6 inches (15 centimeters) wide

Additional materials: 4 Stitch markers, tapestry needle, yarn tension ring. Extra +2 spare 2mm needles (for binding of).

Skill Level: Intermediate