Out of Office

As an independent pattern designer, it can be hard to fully put down my work, as I really do love to knit and I love to design. On a recent trip, I made it a point to leave some larger work at home and wound up a jumbo skein of fingering weight yarn for the occasion. The resulting design is OUT OF OFFICE, a shawl-like scarf (or scarf-like shawl?) designed for fingering weight yarn. The reversible textured pattern is intuitive to follow, and the resulting piece makes great use of a special skein. Directions are provided for 3 sizes. A mini scarf can be completed with 50 g of fingering weight yarn. The medium size is designed for a 100 g skein of yarn, and the large size is designed for a jumbo 150 g skein. In a pinch, the larger 2 sizes can even be styled as a hood.

Out of Office on Ravelry

Out of Office on Payhip

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YARN – MINI
Show Stopper: Intermission by Leading Men Fiber Arts, 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 231 yd / 211 m per 50 g, 1 skein, www.leadingmenfiberarts.com.
Sample shown in colorway Darkest Hour, 208 yd / 191 m (45 g).

YARN – SIZE 1
Treasured Toes Sock by Treasure Goddess Yarn, 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 463 yd / 423 m per 100 g, 1 skein, www.treasuregoddess.com.
Sample shown in colorway Pirate’s Lucky Penny, 407 yd / 372 m (88 g).

YARN – SIZE 2
Soliloquy by Leading Men Fiber Arts, 100% Superwash BFL, 657 yd / 601 m per 150 g, 1 skein, www.leadingmenfiberarts.com.
Sample shown in colorway Don’t Fear the Reaper, 624 yd / 571 m (143 g).

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Sizes: Mini (1, 2)
Length: 43” (63”, 79.5”) / 109 (160, 202) cm
Width at center 10.25” (14.5”, 18.5”) / 26 (37, 47) cm

GAUGE & NEEDLES
22 stitches and 29 rows = 4” / 10 cm in [K2, P2], blocked. Gauge is not critical but will impact finished size and yarn requirements.
US 6 / 4.0 mm, or size needed to get gauge, either straight or circular (minimum overall length: 9” / 23 cm for straight needles, or 16” / 40 cm for circular)
Working with a different weight of yarn? No problem! Gauge will differ, but the concept of the design remains the same! Adjust needle size per preferred gauge.

TECHNIQUES
Knit stitch, purl stitch, increases and decreases, integrated icord edging.

PATTERN ATTRIBUTES
This is a written pattern with a schematic and photo tutorials.

EXPLORE ON INSTAGRAM
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Tech editing: Bronwyn Hahn
Test knitting: Raquel @infinityyarn123, Heidi B., Connie C., Leslie C-R., Jennie K., Judy M., Louise R., Terri S. & Susie W..