Neck warmers do so much heavy lifting in cold weather. They nestle just so between our necks and the collar of our jackets, filling up the space with warmth and blocking the winds. I prefer my neck warmers knit on the bias - the fabric stands nicely and the diagonal line means I get so much sweeping colour.

Rainbow Askew comes in 2 sizes, and is knit with the yarn held double so it’s a very “more-ish” knit as you quickly race from colour to colour. There’s no wrong way to mix your colours and play with marling.

Great for mini skein sets, leftovers, and generally falling in love with messing around with colour! The Rainbow Askew neck warmer is designed for maximum colour fun - and that means ends! But that doesn’t mean you have to weave them in at the end. Knit them in as you go and be pleased as punch when you’re all finished. Check out the video tutorial linked in the pattern.

Handy checklists are included for each size to use as you work.

Skills Used
•knit and purl
•provisional cast-on
•grafting (or three-needle bind-off)
•kfb
•k2tog

Sizes
Small (Large)
Height: 10.5 (13.5)” / 26.5 (34.5) cm
Circumference: 23.5 (28)” / 60 (71) cm

Materials
•Fingering Weight Yarn
1 mini skein each of 8(10) colours Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon); 92 yd. / 84 m per 20 g skein;

Approximate Yardage (with a 15% buffer)
Small: 79 yd. / 72 m (17 g) per colour
Large: 92 yd. / 84 m (20 g) per colour

colours shown Large:
C1 Shadows in the Trees
C2 Vegas Lights
C3 Into the Woods
C4 Krampus
C5 Strut Your Stuff
C6 Gurgle
C7 Stay Out of the Forest
C8 King Max
C9 The Upside Down
C10 The Haunted Wood

colours shown Small:
C1 Love Me Tender
C2 Barbie’s Nighty
C3 Orange You Jealous?
C4 Rumpelstiltskin
C5 Sweet Corn
C6 Alien Attack!
C7 Poseidon
C8 Achieve Grapeness

•Needles  
US 6 / 4 mm needles for knitting flat

You will need an additional needle for the optional 3-needle bind off.

•Notions
yarn needle, smooth DK-weight yarn and crochet hook for provisional cast-on

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.