Starfighters are imperative for space travel, but their design inspiration comes from planet Earth. George Lucas, the mastermind behind Star Wars, had model makers look to World War II aircrafts such as TBF torpedo bombers for the Y-wing and small crafts used in aerial dogfighting for the X-wing. Differently colored lasers are a visual shorthand to determine which side the starfighters belong to—the Empire’s TIE fighters fire green lasers, and the Rebel’s X-wings fire red lasers.

This black-and-white unisex starfighter scarf is worked flat back and forth using the double knitting technique, creating a double-thick fabric where one side is the negative image of the other. Red and green laser detailing indicates which side each starfighter is on, whether it’s the X-wing, TIE fighter, A-wing, TIE interceptor, or Y-wing. Let the battle commence!

SIZE
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 6½ in. / 16.5 cm
Length: 69 in. / 275.5 cm

YARN
DK weight (light #3), shown in Oink Pigments Mystic (100% extrafine superwash merino wool; 230 yd. / 210 m per 3½ oz. / 100 g hank)
Color A: The Dark Knitnight (black), 2 hanks
Color B: Birthday Suit (white), 2 hanks
Color C: REDRUM (red), 1 hank
Color D: Three-Leaf Clover (green), 1 hank

NEEDLES
US 4 / 3.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge

NOTION
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
22 sts and 29 rows = 4 in. / 10 cm in double knitting patt.
Make sure to check your gauge.