Rapson is a relatively simple knit, and it’s all about straight lines: blocks of color and columns of garter and stockinette stitch, with five accent colors on a neutral background. The scarf’s generous width makes it easy to bundle up, and Lore’s DK-weight 100% Kent lambswool keeps you warm without extra bulk (those Brits know how to ward off a chill).

Rapson is named for Minnesota architect Ralph Rapson, Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota for many years. His Modernist, Bauhaus style married art and craft: perfect for a cozy scarf with simple geometry.

Lore by The Fibre Co. is a knitter’s dream. 100% Kent lambswool, it’s soft, warm, with just a bit of stick, perfect when you’re joining two colors in the same row. It blocks like a dream, with plenty of bloom. The other great thing about Lore: it’s available in both 100-g hanks and 25-g balls, so you’re not wasting yarn.

Kits are available—in several colorways—at The Yarnery (yarnery.com).

If you knit this scarf in an alternate yarn, choose a hearty DK-weight, not too smooth (avoid superwash).

Dimensions
12.5” wide and 72” long, after blocking

Gauge
20 sts and 28 rows = 4”, in stockinette st, after blocking

Materials
Lore by The Fibre Co.

For main color:
2 100-g skeins, shown in Pensive

For contrast colors:
5 25-g balls, shown in Truth (CC1); Heaven (CC2); Stable (CC3); Earthy (CC4); Happiness (CC5)

US 4 (3.5 mm) & US 5 (3.75 mm) 24” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

Yarn Usage
MC, app. 490 yds
CC, app. 57 yds each of 5 colors