It’s hot in Houston right now. Like miserable sweating within two minutes of stepping outside hot. I decided I wanted to make something I could wear despite the heat, and I have had an idea for a drop-stitch scarf in my head for months. The airiness of it is perfect for the heat of summer!

The design of this scarf ended up being a humbling experience. I made a drop-stitch scarf from a pattern a few years ago. I assumed when I saw the scarf that the look was achieved by knitting a few stitches and then yarning over several times. However, the look was achieved by creating a large stockinette tube and then ripping out over half of the stitches. I wanted to cry because I was wasting so much time knitting all these stitches only to rip them out. I vowed to make another drop-stitch scarf someday with yarn overs.

When I started working on this scarf, I tried using yarn overs from the beginning. It didn’t work. I tried setting up a foundation row and then using yarn overs. It didn’t work, either. I tried knitting several rows and then using yarn overs. It still didn’t work. Guess what? I ended up knitting a large tube and ripping out the stitches. At least this pattern is a little more exciting than just stockinette stitch.

Since the pattern is relatively simple, I had a very specific yarn in mind to achieve the look I wanted. I wanted a lace-weight yarn to make the scarf as light and airy as possible. I wanted that yarn to be two ply with each ply being a different color. I also wanted a slow color change so that I would end up with vertical stripes. I looked for quite a while, but ended up stumbling upon Schoppel-Wolle Edition 6, which was perfect! I chose the Aunt Emma colorway.