Had some yarn left over from this sweater, so knitted up a scarf on Wisconsin-to-Connecticut road trip.

This is knitted in a tube, using a very simple 2x2 cable every 10 rows. There are 4 sts between each 4-st cable, so the twists alternate pleasantly between sections.

This was knit for a relative who has an important government position, and I wanted to make a scarf that would complement a proper men’s wool coat. I regret not keeping more specific notes on length, but it is designed to drape around the neck without wrapping -- just long enough to snug up around the neck and tuck securely down under the lapels of a coat.

It’s knit in the round so that it would be thick and warm enough without wrapping around the neck. I also didn’t want a “wrong” side facing, and so the tube construction lets the “correct” side be facing at all times.

Instead of fringe, I bound the open ends with an improved stitch using four strands of yarn threaded in a tapestry needle. I’m happy with how that looks -- something more intentional that just sewing up the ends, but not fussy.

For all my attempts to design a dignified scarf appropriate for a very traditional dresser, I think it looks like a giant pickle, don’t you? That’ll be our little secret.