Miter Me This Chic Knit Scarf

Miter Me This is a bright, colorful scarf made up of mitered square that are artfully arranged in three columns from the bottom up. The secret to mitered squares is that decreases in each row cause the stitches to appear at right angles from each other - without any additional shaping! Wearing this scarf will make an ordinary day seem special, so choose your funky or neutral color palette and give this style a try.

NotesNOTE
Scarf is worked in 3 columns of mitered squares, each worked from the bottom up. The column of large squares is worked first, then the medium, then the small.

Easy

Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Gauge14 sts = 4" (10 cm) in Garter st.

Finished SizeScarf measures 13½ x 77.5" (34.5 x 197 cm).

Materials List

Red Heart® Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™: 1 ball each 5622 Dragon Fruit A, 5640 Platinum B, 5254 Sunset C, 5693 Poolside D, and 5641 Sterling E
Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 6 mm [US 10]
Susan Bates® split lock stitch markers
Yarn needle

Scarf Knitting Pattern

Large Square 1

With A, cast on 56 sts.
Row 1 (wrong side): K28, place marker for center, knit to end.
Row 2: Knit to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, slip marker, ssk, knit to end – 54 sts
Holding the full needle in your left hand, place a marker in the Garter ridge to denote the right side.
Row 3: Knit.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 12 more times, then repeat Row 2 only once more – 28 sts. Place a marker in last st of last row.
Repeat Row 3 once more, then repeat Rows 2 and 3 12 more times, then Row 2 only once more – 2 sts
Next row (wrong side): K2tog.
Fasten off final st.

Large Square 2

Note: In order for the final st to be identical to the others, insert your needle under 2 strands at the edge (see detail pic after step 1, below).

With B, cast on 28 sts, place marker for center, then with right side facing pick up and knit 28 sts across top edge of previous Large Square, working from its cast-on edge to final st.
Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: Knit to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, slip marker, ssk, knit to end – 54 sts.
Row 3: Knit
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 12 more times, then repeat Row 2 only once more – 28 sts.
Place a marker in last st of last row.
Repeat Row 3 once more, then repeat Rows 2 and 3 12 more times, then Row 2 only once more – 2 sts.
Next row (wrong side): K2tog. Fasten off final st.

Large Squares 3-10

Work same as Square 2 in the following color sequence: C, D, E, B, D, A, E, C

Medium Square 1

With D and right side facing, pick up and knit 14 sts along left side edge of Large Square 1 working from marker to cast-on edge, place marker for center, then cast on 14 more sts – 28 sts

Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: Knit to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, slip marker, ssk, knit to end – 26 sts.
Row 3: Knit
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 5 more times, then repeat Row 2 only once more – 14 sts.
Place a marker in last st of last row. Repeat Row 3 once more, then repeat Rows 2 and 3 5 more times, then Row 2 only once more – 2 sts.
Next row (wrong side): K2tog. Fasten off final st.

Medium Square 2

With E and right side facing, pick up and knit 14 sts along left side edge of Large Square 1 working from final st to marker, remove marker from Large Square 1, place marker on needle to mark center, then pick up and knit 14 sts across top edge of previous Medium Square, working from its cast-on edge to final st – 28 sts. Work same as Medium Square 1.

Medium Square 3

With C and right side facing, pick up and knit 14 sts along left side edge of next Large Square working from marker to cast-on edge, place marker for center, then pick up and knit 14 sts across top edge of previous Medium Square, working from its cast-on edge to final st – 28 sts. Work same as Medium Square 1.

Medium Square 4

With A and right side facing, pick up and knit 14 sts along left side edge of same Large Square working from final st to marker, remove marker from Large Square, place marker on needle to mark center, then pick up and knit 14 sts across top edge of previous Medium Square, working from its cast-on edge to final st – 28 sts. Work same as Medium Square 1.

Medium Squares 5-20

Work same as Medium Squares 3 and 4 alternately, in the following color sequence: B, D, A, E, C, B, A, D, C, E, B, D, A, C, B, E.

Small Square 1

With B and right side facing, pick up and knit 7 sts along left side edge of Medium Square 1 working from marker to cast-on edge, place marker for center, then cast on 7 more sts – 14 sts.

Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: Knit to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, slip marker, ssk, knit to end – 12 sts.
Row 3: Knit.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 4 more times, then Row 2 only once more – 2 sts.
Next row (wrong side): K2tog. Fasten off final st.

Small Square 2

With C and right side facing, pick up and knit 7 sts along left side edge of Medium Square 1 working from final st to marker, remove marker from Medium Square 1, place marker on needle to mark center, then pick up and knit 7 sts across top edge of previous Small Square, working from its cast-on edge to final st – 14 sts. Work same as Small Square 1.

Small Square 3

With A and right side facing, pick up and knit 7 sts along left side of next Medium Square working from marker to cast-on edge, place marker for center, then pick up and knit 7 sts across top edge of previous Small Square, working from its cast-on edge to final st – 14 sts. Work same as Small Square 1.

Small Square 4

With D and right side facing, pick up and knit 7 sts along left side edge of same Medium Square working from final st to marker, remove marker from Medium Square, place marker on needle to mark center, then pick up and knit 7 sts across top edge of previous Small Square, working from its cast-on edge to final st – 14 sts. Work same as Small Square 1.

Small Squares 5-40

Work same as Small Squares 3 and 4 alternately, in the following color sequence: E, A, B, D, C, E, A, B, D, E, C, B, A, D, E, C, B, D, A, E, B, D, C, A, E, D, B, C, E, D, A, B, E, C, D, A .

Finishing & Diagram

Weave in all loose ends. Lightly block or steam Scarf.

Diagram - click to enlarge

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Zeemer

Jun 18, 2018

Wow. This is so elegant and chic. Love the colors used here, perfect when worn over blue jeans and denim jacket. This is a knit project but I can also do a crochet version of this. Lovely! Can't wait to make my crochet version of this.