A unisex accessory that will instantly become a staple with any outfit or winter outerwear. The Huntington Scarf is knit flat in the Herringbone Stitch, which gives a beautifully dense and textured horizontal V-shaped look. It works up quickly and is much easier to knit than it looks!
Read on for the design and inspiration, yarn choice, and step by step pattern.
Purchase the printable PDF pattern from Etsy or Ravelry, or save to your Pinterest board for later.
Learn to knit the Herringbone Stitch with my video tutorial “Knitting the Herringbone Stitch” below.
Design & Inspiration
The Herringbone Stitch has been on my list of must-try’s for a while now. And I won’t lie, it took me several attempts (and very nearly giving up) before I got the hang of it. But once I DID get it, I flew through my test swatch and loved how the stitch looked with Lion Brand’s Heartland yarn (read more about my yarn choice below).
What is the Herringbone Stitch, you ask? It’s a two-row repeat of knit and purl stitches that creates a dense, textured horizonal V-shaped look. It’s recommended that the scarf be knit loosely, as the Herringbone Stitch tends to tighten as it’s worked.
The Huntington Scarf is knit flat and measures 60″/152cm long x 7″/18cm wide. The scarf can be worn with or without fringe, depending on your preference. To learn how to add fringe with a crochet hook, check out my video tutorial “Adding Fringe to Your Knits” below.
Yarn Choice
I used Lion Brand’s Heartland Yarn in Kings Canyon, which is a beautifully soft worsted weight acrylic. It has a tweedy, heathered look, which really stands out with the Herringbone Stitch. It’s a little on the finer side of the worsted category, which I really enjoy. The thinner strands make it seem like a more high-end, deluxe yarn, even though it’s 100% acrylic. It’s a lovely yarn to work with!
Skill Level
The pattern is very beginner-friendly, even if you don’t know how to knit the Herringbone Stitch.
Watch my video tutorial to learn the steps; it’s easier than it looks!
To knit the Huntington Scarf, you’ll need to know how to knit and purl, knit through the back loop, purl two stitches together, and slip one stitch knit-wise. All of this is explained in my video, don’t worry.
Pattern
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MATERIALS
- 2 skeins of Lion Brand Heartland or 502yds/460meters of worsted weight category 4 yarn
- Size US 10/6.0mm knitting needles
- Size US H/5.0mm crochet hook (for fringe)
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
FINISHED SIZE
Length: 60”/152cm x Width: 7”/18cm
GAUGE
29 sts x 18 rows = 4”/10cm in Herringbone Stitch
TECHNICAL EDITOR
Joy Friedman – joy@topoftheworldknits.com
ABBREVIATIONS
*Pattern is written in standard US terms*
- BO – bind off
- CO – cast on
- K – knit
- KTBL – knit through the back loop
- P – purl
- P2tog – purl two stitches together
- Rep – repeat
- R – Row(s)
- RS – right side
- Sl1K – slip one stitch knit-wise
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- WS – wrong side
Notes: Scarf is worked flat in the Herringbone Stitch, which is a two-row repeat of knit and purl stitches, creating a dense, textured horizontal V-shaped look. To learn how to knit the Herringbone Stitch, refer to the video tutorial “Knitting the Herringbone Stitch” in the Helpful Videos section.
It’s recommended that the scarf be knit loosely, as the Herringbone Stitch tends to tighten as it’s worked. The scarf can be worn with or without fringe, depending on your preference. To learn how to add fringe with a crochet hook, refer to the written or video tutorial “Adding Fringe to Your Knits” in the Helpful Videos section.
PATTERN
On US 10/6.0mm needles, CO 50 sts, in preferred method.
Work the Herringbone Stitch as follows:
R1 (RS): K1, *Sl1K, K1, pull the slipped st over the K st you just worked and KTBL*, rep from * to last st, K1.
R2 (WS): *P2tog, but don’t slip off the left needle, P into the first st on the left needle again, slip both sts off the left needle*, rep from * to the end.
Rep Rows 1 & 2 until scarf measures 60”/152cm length, or desired length.
BO and weave in ends with a tapestry needle.
Fringe (optional)
Cut approximately 86 10”/25cm strands of yarn. Use US H/5.0mm crochet hook to pull two strands at a time through the stitches on either end of the scarf, creating a loop. Pull strand ends through the loop to secure in place. About 20-23 pairs per end will fit, depending on how close you prefer the fringe. If more than 86 strands are needed, cut additional strands as you desire. Trim fringe for evenness.
Helpful Videos
Contact
Please email me at gourdgeousknits@gmail.com if you have any questions about the pattern. Feel free to send and tag me in any photos of your works in progress and finished projects with #HuntingtonScarf and #gourdgeousknits. I love seeing your knits and sharing them on my social media sites.
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