An exploration in modular squares. Find the path following a zigzag line, corner to corner, and travel along with the crossing slipped stitches, with the guidance of the Pathfinder Scarf.

Materials: 2 skeins Gusto Olio, shown in #2302

Dimensions: 96” / 244 cm length, 7.5” / 19 cm width at middle

Needles: US 7 / 4.50 mm circular or straight needles; or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: Tapestry needle, 1 removable stitch marker, Cable needle (optional)

Gauge: 22 sts x 34 rows in Garter stitch = 4” / 10 cm square, wet blocked

Skill Level: Intermediate

Techniques: Modular knitting, Garter stitch, knitted cast on, centered double decrease, picking up stitches, traveling slip stitches

Construction Notes:
Pathfinder is a long scarf with 3 sections. The first section consists of imbricated expanding squares, starting with a tiny square and constructed with modular knitting. The middle section is worked with traveling slipped stitches, from corner to corner, following a zigzag line. The last section also consists of imbricated squares, but this time they’re contracting, and ends with a tiny square.