The Answer by Laura Nelkin

The Answer

Knitting
May 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in in pattern, on blocked scarf
US 6 - 4.0 mm
191 yards (175 m)
44 inches [112 cm] tip to tip by 11 inches [28 cm] at deepest point
English
This pattern is available for $8.00 USD buy it now

So, what is the Answer? We all know it is LOVE, which is how I feel about this sweet scarflette!

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The Answer is worked tip to tip, starting with increases on one edge to the center and then decreasing down the other side. Simple. Satisfying. Stripey. It’s easy, wearable, and sooooo giftable.

I found the yarn for The Answer in Madrid last fall. It was love at first squish. Ateana is a dreamy blend of wool, cotton, and cashmere—a self-striping floofy rainbow kitten. Exactly what we all need right now!

And, in classic me fashion, I include two versions of The Answer in one pattern: with beads using fingering weight yarn and without beads, using any yarn you have on hand! To make it even more fun, the beaded version has placed beads on the bottom edge AND uses a 6-sided die to help dictate the placement of random bling, so all our Answers are unique!

This is the answer we’ve all been looking for! xoxoxo

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