The chequered infinity scarf is an ‘absolute beginner’ knitting pattern with a check stitch that uses basic techniques including casting on, casting off and knit and purl stitches. There is a photo-illustrated guide to creating a three needle bind off also.

TECHNIQUES
Casting on, Casting off, Knit, Purl, Rib (K1, P1), Joining two pieces of knitting together (photo-illustrated technique)

MATERIALS
100g of Double-knitting wool (4mm needles)

The scarf pattern is also now available on the Smart Knit It app, an online tool that aims to digitise knitting patterns and simplify the process of learning to knit.