Need that perfect project for a man in your life? This project uses a masculine pattern stitch and some great yarn to make a men’s scarf as well as a little matching accessory for you. Ribbing is a quintessential knitting pattern stitch, but if you add just one fewer stitch in a k2, p2 ribbing pattern, you get a mistake rib pattern that has great texture and looks fantastic.

Materials and vital statistics
✓ Measurements for scarf: 6 inches x 72 inches slightly stretched
✓ Measurements for fingerless mitts: 4.5 inches x 8 inches
✓ Yarn: Deborah Norville “Serenity Chunky” (100% acrylic; CYC #5, 280 yards, 3.5 ounces 100 grams): Smoke Heather, 3 skeins for set
✓ Needles: One pair each of size US 9 (51⁄2 mm) and US 11 (5 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
✓ Gauge: 15 stitches and 16 rows per 4 inches in mistake rib pattern on larger needle. 18 stitches and 18 rows for 4 inches in mistake rib pattern on smaller needle.