Third Piece The New Yorker Scarf Knitting Pattern

Third Piece The New Yorker Pocket Scarf

What is Being Made

The Third Piece The New Yorker Pocket Scarf is a long, functional knitted scarf featuring integrated pockets. This design combines a classic elongated scarf silhouette with practical pocket details, making it both a stylish accessory and a useful garment for storing small items. The finished scarf measures approximately 11 inches wide by 96 inches long, providing substantial length for versatile styling options.

Techniques Used

This pattern is worked flat on straight needles, making it an accessible project for knitters of various skill levels. The scarf body is constructed using a straightforward flat knitting technique with minimal shaping, while the pockets incorporate more intricate stitch work. The pattern employs a crochet cast-on method to begin both the main scarf and pocket sections, which creates a flexible, finished edge. Pockets are sewn onto the completed scarf during the finishing stage, positioned 2 inches up from the cast-on and bind-off edges and centered for balanced placement.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns Used

The main scarf body is worked entirely in Garter stitch, a fundamental knitting stitch that creates a reversible, textured fabric with horizontal ridges. Garter stitch is formed by knitting every row, resulting in a sturdy, spongy fabric that works beautifully with chunky yarns.

The pocket sections feature more complex stitch work, including:

• Yarn-over stitches (yif) that create decorative eyelet details and add visual interest
• Knit 2 together (k2tog) and knit 2 together through back loops (k2tog-TBL) decreases that shape the pockets and create the lacy pattern
• Purl through back loop (p-TBL) stitches that add texture and definition
• Cluster2 technique, a slip-stitch maneuver that creates gathered, dimensional effects within the pocket fabric
• Slip stitches (sl) worked with yarn in front (wyif) and yarn in back (wyib) positions to create edge definition and pattern control

The combination of Garter stitch in the body with the more decorative stitch pattern in the pockets creates visual contrast and adds sophisticated detailing to the finished piece.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

This pattern calls for 5 balls of Funky Chunky by The 3rd Piece, a premium yarn composed of 100% super soft merino wool. Each ball weighs 200 grams and contains 82 yards of yarn, providing substantial yardage for the full-length scarf and pocket components. Merino wool is prized for its softness, breathability, and temperature-regulating properties, making it an excellent choice for a scarf that will be worn close to the skin.

The pattern requires two needle sizes to accommodate different sections of the design. US #17 straight needles are used for the main scarf body, while US #13 needles are used for the pocket sections. The larger #17 needle size works with the chunky yarn to create an open, airy fabric with a gauge of 7.2 stitches by 10 rows over a 4-inch by 4-inch swatch in Garter stitch, measured after the fabric has been gently stretched. The smaller #13 needle size for the pockets creates a denser fabric that provides structure and durability for these functional elements.