Make your own simple ribbed scarf for winter
<p>In the cooler months, there’s something soothing about creating something warm using your own hands. For those who have the basics of knitting down, but haven’t picked up their needles for a while, this simple but beautiful scarf is a great place to pick back up. The generous wide ribs make for a luxurious scarf, and help to hide any mistakes.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What you’ll need:</span></strong></p>
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<li>4mm knitting needles</li>
<li>8-ply yarn</li>
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<p>PRO TIP: choose a yarn that slowly shifts colours. Not only will you get a wonderful effect as the scarf grows, it will help to hide any little mistakes or wonky stitches.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p>
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<li>Cast on 76 stitches.</li>
<li>Begin your first row – knit 4 (K4) stitches, then purl 4 (P4) stitches. Continue until the end of the row – finishing on knit.</li>
<li>For the second row, begin with P4 and end with P4.</li>
<li>Repeat these two rows until scarf is desired length.</li>
<li>Bind off and sew in the ends.</li>
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<p><em><strong>To make a striped variation</strong></em></p>
<p>Using two different colours of yarn, you can create a bold striped variation.</p>
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<li>Once you have completed 10 rows in your first colour of yarn, continue the same pattern using your second colour.</li>
<li>Weave your first colour between the first and second stitches of every second row to carry it up, ready to begin again after 10 more rows.</li>
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