Tied With A Bow Scarf

Our charming Tied With A Bow Scarf pattern is the ultimate gift knit, timelessly elegant and a pure joy to knit in our velvety-soft recycled cashmere yarn, Echo Cashmere.

You knit this scarf from point to point, all in 1×1 ribbing for a reversible fabric that lies perfectly flat and holds its shape when tied in a lovely bow. Pick your size—small or large (we knit the small)—and get ready for some rhythmic, easy knitting with an absolutely beautiful yarn.

The Italian mill that makes Echo Cashmere combines fiber left over from cashmere sweater and yarn production with fiber reclaimed from recycled cashmere sweaters. They sort the material by color and then spin it into this fingering- to sport-weight yarn, a new beginning for exquisite fiber that deserves a second life. Cashmere’s characteristic fluid drape and lightweight warmth, along with the loft of its woolen-spun construction, make your scarf soft and toasty but not heavy.

Pick from Echo Cashmere’s palette of 14 colors—including a bunch of brand-new ones!—for your own Tied With A Bow Scarf, and discover how the surprising depth of every heathered color reflects the history of these recycled fibers. Two balls of Echo Cashmere make either size, or you can knit two of the smaller scarves shown here with just three balls… A great way to make this exceptional yarn go a little further and check two gifts off your list!

Yarn lovers, if you adore the yarn used in this project, you’ll love exploring all of our other yarn collections! Discover over 55 thoughtfully designed yarns in nearly every natural fiber and in every spectacular color you can imagine. Only available here at Purl Soho’s online yarn store, where every skein is created with care and your creativity in mind!

Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Gianna Mueller. See even more of Gianna’s work on her Instagram!

Story written by Andrea Lotz for Purl Soho.

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Materials

• 2 balls of Purl Soho’s Echo Cashmere, 95% recycled cashmere and 5% other fibers. Each ball of this fingering to sport-weight yarn is 236 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 320 (470) total yards required. We used the color Silver Dust.
• US 1 (2.5 mm), straight or 24-inch circular knitting needles.

GAUGE

40 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches in 1×1 rib, unstretched

SIZE

Small (Large)

Finished Dimensions: 3½ inches wide x 61½ inches long (5 inches wide x 65 inches long)

Sample: We knit the Small size.

NOTES

SLIP STITCHES

Right Side: Slip stitches purlwise through back loop with yarn in front.

Wrong Side: Slip stitches knitwise with yarn in back.

M1P (MAKE ONE PURLWISE)

NOTE: For more help with this increase, please visit our Make 1 Purlwise Tutorial.

m1L purlwise: Use left needle to pick up strand between last stitch and next stitch, from front to back. Purl through back loop of the strand. [1 stitch increased]

m1R purlwise: Use left needle to pick up strand between last stitch and next stitch, from back to front. Purl through front loop of the strand. [1 stitch increased]

PATTERN

FIRST TIP

Cast on 3 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

Set-Up Row (wrong side): Slip 1 (see Notes), p1, k1.

Row 1 (right side): Slip 1 (see Notes), make 1 left (m1L), k1, make 1 right (m1R), p1. [5 stitches]

Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, purl to last stitch, k1.

Row 3: Slip 1, k1, m1L purlwise (see Notes), k1, m1R purlwise (see Notes), k1, p1. [7 stitches]

Row 4: Slip 1, *p1, k1, repeat from * to end of row.

Row 5: Slip 1, k1, m1L, *p1, k1, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, p1, m1R, k1, p1. [2 stitches increased]

Row 6: Slip 1, p2, *k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, k1.

Row 7: Slip 1, k1, m1L purlwise, *k1, p1, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k1, m1R purlwise, k1, p1. [2 stitches increased]

Repeat Rows 4–7 six  (10) more times. [35 (51) stitches]

Repeat Row 4 one more time.

BODY

Row 1 (right side): Slip 1, *k1, p1, repeat from * to end of row.

Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, *p1, k1, repeat from * to end of row.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until piece measures 58¼ (60) inches from cast-on edge.

SECOND TIP

Row 1 (right side): Slip 1, slip slip knit (ssk), *k1, p1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k1, knit 2 together (k2tog), p1. [2 stitches decreased]

Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, p2, *k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, k1.

Row 3: Slip 1, ssk, *p1, k1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches, p1, k2tog, p1. [2 stitches decreased]

Row 4: Slip 1, *p1, k1, repeat from * to end of row.

Repeat Rows 1–4 six (10) more times. [7 stitches remain]

Next Row (right side): Slip 1, ssk, k1, k2tog, p1. [5 stitches remain]

Next Row (wrong side): Slip 1, purl to last stitch, k1.

Next Row: Ssk, k1, k2tog. [3 stitches remain]

Cut yarn and thread tail onto a tapestry needle. Sew tail through remaining stitches and pull taut.

FINISHING

Weave in the ends and gently wet block.

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