Featuring a combination of short-row colorwork motifs and alternating colors, Calathea is a striking scarf with both graphic and organic detail. Worked in worsted-weight yarn, it’s toasty warm and the ideal canvas for exploring how different colors and motifs can be combined.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 8”/20.5cm
Length: 68”/173cm

YARN
Malabrigo Rios; superwash merino wool; 210yd/192m per 3½oz/100g skein
• 310yd/280m or 2 skeins in each of RIO069 Pearl Ten (A) and RIO057 English Rose (B)

NEEDLES
• Pair size 6 (4mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
• Size G/6 (4mm) crochet hook

GAUGE
20 sts and 38 rows to 4”/10cm over garter st using size 6 (4mm) needles and Yarn B
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.

PATTERN NOTES
This scarf consists of a series of panels, worked in alternate colors, knitted consecutively. You can adjust the number of panels to achieve your desired size, or you can adjust your gauge. Adjusting the length is managed by adding or removing repeats of Panels A and B. To ensure the fabric remains balanced and to maintain pattern continuity, always complete each panel as written and end after a Panel A, ensuring an odd number of panels are worked.

Pattern available April 16, 2024 in the book Short-Row Colorwork Knitting.