Valley Yarns Twist Scarf Knitting Pattern

Valley Yarns Twist Scarf

What Is Being Made

The Valley Yarns Twist Scarf is a double-thick knitted scarf featuring a unique tubular construction with decorative eyelets spiraling around the entire piece. Designed by Kirsten Hipsky, this scarf measures 8 inches wide by 60 inches long when finished. The pattern offers versatility in finishing options: the tube ends can be sewn shut to create a traditional scarf, or joined together to form an even twistier cowl for added texture and visual interest.

Techniques Used

This beginner-friendly pattern employs seaming and working in the round as its primary construction techniques. The scarf is knit as a long continuous tube using circular needles, which allows the eyelet pattern to spiral consistently around the entire circumference. The working-in-the-round method creates the tubular shape that gives the finished piece its distinctive double-thick appearance. After knitting is complete, seaming techniques are used to finish the ends—either closing them to form a traditional scarf or joining the cast-on edge to the bind-off edge for cowl construction.

Stitches Used

The Twist Scarf pattern incorporates fundamental knitting stitches suitable for beginners:

• Knit (k): The primary stitch forming the stockinette stitch base
• Yarn over (yo): Creates the decorative eyelets that spiral around the tube
• Slip, slip, knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease that balances the yarn overs and maintains stitch count

The pattern repeats a simple sequence—knitting to each marker, creating a yarn over, slipping the marker, and working an ssk decrease—which generates the eyelet spiral effect throughout the piece. The main fabric is worked in Stockinette stitch, the most fundamental knit stitch pattern.

Materials

The pattern calls for 4 skeins of Valley Yarns Amherst yarn in the Stone Blue colorway. This yarn is composed of 100% merino fiber, offering softness and breathability ideal for a scarf worn close to the neck. Each skein contains 109 yards of yarn per 50 grams of weight. The pattern is worked on US size 9 (5.50mm) circular needles in a 16-inch length, which are essential for working in the round. The recommended gauge is approximately 4 stitches and 6 rows per 1 inch when worked in Stockinette stitch, helping knitters achieve the intended finished dimensions.