Autumn Leaf Cravat by Lavender Hill knits

“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the Autumn tree.” ~Emily Bronte~

Fall weather is perfect for a cravat, not quite cold enough for a thick scarf, yet cool enough to need a little something around your neck. With a pretty leaf at both ends, it is more like a piece of jewelry. Knit this up in any weight yarn you like, using a thicker yarn will give you a cozier scarf, using lighter weight yarn will give you more of a necklace look. The two shown were made with worsted weight and aran weight yarn, but any yarn could be used. It’s a great way to use up some left over yarn from other projects!

Knits up quickly and is a great take-along project to work on while watching the kids at soccer or baseball. Or when you are waiting at the doctors office or when traveling.

Skill level:
beginner/advanced beginner - requires basic knowledge of knitting
There are no charts to read and the stitch patterns are easy enough for a beginning knitter to work.
The scarf is completely reversible so it looks beautiful no matter how you decide to wear it!

Materials needed:
YARN: 100-150 yards of any weight yarn - actual yardage depends on how long you make your scarf, the orange scarf shown was made with 100 yards of worsted weight Madeline Tosh Vintage yarn in “Spicewood”, the cream colored scarf was made with 150 yards of Aran weight Knit Picks City Tweed Aran in “snowshoe”, see below for finished measurements.
NEEDLES: Size of needle required depends on the yarn you use, I used a size US 8 (5mm) for the worsted weight orange cravat, and size US 9 (5.5mm) for the Aran weight cream cravat
OTHER MATERIALS:
Cable needle
Crochet hook in the same size as the needles you will be using

Knitting stitches used:
knit stitch, purl stitch, cast-on, bind-off, cable stitches using cable needle

Gauge for worsted weight yarn:
7 sts and 5½ rows over 1” (25mm) using Twisted Branch pattern used for center of cravat
Finished measurements blocked: 48” (122cm) long, body is 2” (5cm) wide, Leaf is 6”x4” (15cmx10cm)

Gauge for Aran weight yarn:
5 sts and 4 ¾ rows over 1” (25mm) using Twisted Branch pattern.
Finished measurements blocked: 75” (165cm), body is 2½” (6cm) wide, leaf is 7½”x4 ¾” (19cmx12cm)