My first pattern : Large Soft Spiral Scarf

Hello world =D I am back with a pattern, as promised on Instagram. So this is a scarf I made as a gift for Christmas, so it is not for sale, but I will be making more like this for sale on Etsy if you guys show some interest =). This pattern is for free but I kindly ask that you only use it for personal use, not for commercial purposes. For this project I used two different colors of Homespun yarn (sorry I didn't keep the color) and 10.0 millimeter bamboo needles. Thats it.

I would rate this item at an intermediate level.  Its a simple stitch, but it takes a bit of counting, and includes some pesky color changes.

So here is a picture of my Large Soft Spiral Scarf

And Another view =)

And a little close up of the stitches

Okay so the whole pattern is pretty simple.   It is a repeat of 13 rows worked in a knit stitch, with color changes every two repeats.

Also please forgive any odd wording, this is my first pattern.

Row 1 : Cast on 12 stitches

Row 2 : Knit across 12 stitches

Row 3 : Knit 2 across

Row 4 : Turn work and knit 2

Row 5 : Knit 4 across

Row 6 : Turn work knit 4

Row 7 : Knit 6

Row 8 : Turn work Knit 6

Row 8 : Knit 8

Row 9 : Turn work knit 8

Row 10 : Knit 10

Row 11 : Turn work knit 10

Row 12 : Knit 12

Row 13 : Turn work Knit 12 (color change optional)

Row 14 : Repeat from row 3.  Continue until desired length

So incase this sounds a little confusing, pretty much a basic scarf, you just slowly work farther and farther into the center, making one side longer than the other.  

Now the color change is a little bit different than traditional patterns.  After repeating the pattern as many times as you desire (I switched every two repeats) work the new strand and the old strand into the first stitch of Row 13.  For the rest of the row only work the new color.

As I switched colors I did not cut the strings ever.  Because all of the color changes are on the inside of the spiral I simply included the old color in the first stitch of row 13, even when you are NOT changing colors.  by doing this the strands were able to follow along on the inside without being too lose and susceptible to catching on things. Simply drop the unused color after the first stitch.  

The great thing about this pattern is once you learn how to do this color change you could use as many colors as you like, or as few as you like, and change the colors at different intervals.  Which makes this scarf very flexible.  

It is a very soft and lofty spiral scarf.  I wanted to create a new pattern that worked the scarf width wise rather than length wise, which is how most traditional spiral scarfs are worked.  

Personally I am super excited with how this pattern turned out, and I hope you are too.  If you have any issues, or if I didn't explain anything enough feel free to ask.  

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