In my head, all the months of the year have colours. January is black, May is asparagus green, November is chocolate brown, August is tropical orange, and April is turquoise.
This is a simple scarf made from hand-painted bamboo that I designed for my mum for Mothers’ Day. It had been a really cold spring and she needed a little something to keep her warm when she was out walking, but it was too depressing to wear winter scarves so close to “summer”.
Mum loves turquoise, and I thought of her immediately when I saw this yarn. It’s meant for weaving, and not ironically, the scarf is worked in a simple knit/purl pattern that looks like those woven paper projects you make in elementary school.
Materials
- 1 skein Northern Brights 100% regenerated bamboo (4 oz, 525 yards).*Note: project is worked with 2 strands of yarn held together throughout. This is really the only tricky part because the yarn is a bit slippery and can tangle easily.
- 3.75 mm straight needles (I recommend bamboo or wood–the yarn might be too slippery for metal or plastic).
Pattern notes:
Pattern 1 (narrow)
- Row 1: K6 P6 K6 P6 K6
- Row 2: P6 K6 P6 K6 P6
- Row 3: same as row 1
- Repeat rows 1 to 3 for pattern
Pattern 2 (mid)
- Row 1: K6 P6 K6 P6 K6
- Row 2: P6 K6 P6 K6 P6
- Row 3: same as row 1
- Row 4: same as row 2
- Row 5: same as row 1
- Repeat rows 1 to 5 for pattern
Pattern 3 (wide) 
- Row 1: K6 P6 K6 P6 K6
- Row 2: P6 K6 P6 K6 P6
- Row 3: same as row 1
- Row 4: same as row 2
- Row 5: same as row 1
- Row 6: same as row 2
- Row 7: same as row 1
- Repeat rows 1 to 7 for pattern
Pattern 4 (long)
- Row 1: K
- Row 2: P
- Row 3: K
- Repeat rows 1 to 3 for pattern
Instructions
With two strands of yarn held together, CO 30 sts.
Work 26 repeats of Pattern 1
Work 20 repeats of Pattern 2
Work 10 repeats of Pattern 3
Work 20 repeats of Pattern 2
Work 15 repeats of Pattern 1
Work 7 repeats of Pattern 4
BO all stitches.
