The Design

“Fingering-weight yarn that drapes like a sigh.”

Our love affair with linen stitch continues—this time using two colors of fingering-weight Isager Alpaca 2 for a soft fabric that mimics the breezy sigh of a fine woven scarf.

Choose high-contrast colors for crisp zigs and zags, or two closer colors for tonal shading. We’ve added a tiny edging and pressed the fabric for a supple finish.

We’ve put together our favorite two-color combinations below that make one scarf. If you’d like to select your own, just head over to the Isager Alpaca 2 page. Be sure and pick up the pattern above, too.

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Approx. 8½ x 64"/21 x 163cm, after blocking.

YARN
2 skeins Isager Alpaca 2 (270 yds/247m each): 1 each in border color (BC) and contrast color (CC).
Note: Usually a lighter BC will result in a less-defined edge.
Shown in Colors 47 and 0.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 10 (6mm) needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
US 6 (4mm) 24" circular needles, or four US sizes (2mm) smaller than gauge needle.
2 yds/2m fine cotton waste yarn and medium-size (US G–J [4mm–6mm]) crochet hook for provisional cast-on.
Locking marker.

GAUGE
Approx. 28 sts = 4" in linen-stitch pattern, before blocking.
Approx. 26 sts = 4" in linen-stitch pattern, after blocking.