Buffalo Checks Scarf by Allyson Dykhuizen

Buffalo Checks Scarf

Knitting
September 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 9 - 5.5 mm
840 yards (768 m)
8" wide and 88" long, excluding fringe
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Broad swaths of color, worked in blocks, mimic the buffalo checks pattern of classic plaid fabric. Knit in a lofty worsted-weight yarn, this long scarf can be wrapped around the neck for extra insulation.

Size 8” wide and 88” long, excluding fringe
Yarn Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American wool; 140 yd 128 m/50 g):
• meteorite (brown; A), 2 skeins
• woodsmoke (ecru; B), 2 skeins
• button jar (green; C), 2 skeins
Gauge 19 sts and 22 rows = 4” in garter st
Tools
• Size 9 (5.5 mm) needles
• I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook
• Tapestry needle