“Don’t blink. Don’t even blink. Put this pattern in your queue or you’re dead. It won’t be fast. Slower than you can believe. But don’t turn your back, don’t look away, and definitely DO knit this scarf.”**

(Not a direct quote.)*

Before you get put off by the two-pattern nature of this scarf, you should know that there are 3 patterns included in this purchase. One pattern for JUST the angel with its eyes covered, one pattern for JUST the angel with its eyes uncovered, and one pattern for the two sides combined- resulting in a scarf with one angel on each side, so you can flip the scarf depending on your mood.

What does this mean? It means that even if you are a relatively novice double knitter, you can still knit a scarf with one of the angels. One side will look like the scarf in the pictures, the other side will have the same exact pattern, but with inverse colors. The face will look a little…interesting on the inverse side. But these angels are supposed to be scary, right?

The two-pattern version of the scarf should probably not be attempted if this is your first double knitting project. The pattern is a little more tricky to read, and tension is extra important. HOWEVER- if you enjoy double knitting, completing one of these patterns isn’t as hard as you might think! Do it!

Also included is a chart for the “Don’t Blink” text that can be added around the neck. It is a two-pattern chart, so that the text can be read the right way on both sides.

Need help double knitting? My youtube channel has a video tutorial for double knitting, as well as a video for how to read a two-sided double knitting chart. You can do it!

Can’t knit? The channel also has a video for how to crochet a chart intended for knitting.

You will need two colors of light fingering weight yarn (about 400 yards of each color) and size 2 (2.75mm) needles. If you do the two-pattern scarf, you will need more of the black than the grey. I wish I could give exact yard numbers, but I made this scarf in quarantine using leftovers from a pile of partially used balls….which is why I used boring colors….The finished model scarf is 5” wide and 69” long.

Can I crochet this pattern? A lot of crocheters have asked this question. Answer: sort of. You could technically use single crochet to work up the chart, but knit stitches are rectangular, and crochet stitches are square. That means that crocheting a chart intended for knitting will look stretched. However, there are a couple of crocheters that are trying it out. If they can figure out a way to make it work, I will post an update here!
Update: Just added a chart for the Don’t Blink text for knitters who don’t want to attempt the two-pattern thing. That chart will work if you are fine with the text just looking good on the front, but not the back. I only uploaded it with a light background and dark text, but you can just switch those colors around if you want a dark background with light text. For those trying to make up two scarves and bind them together- the chart will only work for ONE of the sides. Even if the text looks okay on the other side, when you flip the scarf over, the text will be upside down on your neck. For the second side, you will need to rotate the text chart and knit from the top down, so that the text is facing the other way.

Enjoy!