Short rows are a nifty technique to shape your knitting in 3 dimensions. They’re often used in bust shaping and for bags, but learning them by knitting little-squares-with-a-bulge-in can be a bit dispiriting. However, making an awesome, snuggly scarf is a much better way to practise!

This pattern is good for advanced beginners. It will teach you the basics of short row shaping as well as making eyelets in the fabric.

I used 3 skeins of Mirasol Llama Una, but if you don’t have any handy, you will need a smooth aran weight yarn plus appropriate needles. The scarf is approximately 1 metre long, but you could easily keep going by adding another skein or two for an even longer one.