Dark reflects light in this clever and striking garter stitch scarf. Using Gauge Dye Works colour-changing yarn, the sections form automatically as the scarf flows off your needles to create an optical illusion of a prism with one side in the light and one side in shadow.

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Finished Dimensions
Width: 12.75 in/32.5 cm
Length point-to-point: 54.75 in/139 cm

Yarn
Gauge Dye Works MCN Fingering CLASSIC (70% superwash Merino wool, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon; 599 yd/548 m per 170g skein)
Colour: Shadow Cube; 1 skein
If substituting yarn, you’ll need 599 yd/548 m fingering weight yarn. To mimic the colour- changing look, you’ll need about 105 yd/96 m each of four colours (light and dark teal and pink) and 170 yd/155 m of one additional colour (grey).

Blocked Gauge
Gauge measurement should be taken after blocking.

20 sts/40 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Garter St

Needles & Notions
Needle Sizes are recommendations only. Always use needle size necessary to obtain gauge.

Suggested size US 6/4 mm needle

tapestry needle
blocking pins and wires pinnable blocking surface

Skills
increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches,