Ersa Scarf

Named after the Greek goddess of the dew, the Ersa Scarf is inspired by early morning walks through misty fields, where dew drops might be spotted glistening on spiderwebs, rolling down ripe berries or sprinkled among the long grasses and growing crops.

Whether you knit the small neckerchief version or the larger scarf option, Ersa is the perfect accessory for just such a dew-sprinkled walk at any time of year.

CONSTRUCTION

The Ersa Scarf is knitted from side-to-side in two pieces, which are joined together with a 3-needle cast off, once the knitting in complete. 

Both the one-colour and two-colour versions feature a garter stitch background traversed with slipped stitches and geometric shapes which are created by working paired decreases with yarnover increases, small cables and interesting ‘junction stitches’ where the slipped stitch columns meet. The two-colour versions use a ‘double-pass’ technique (also known as ‘knit and slide’) to create single-row garter stitch patterning.

YARN

Telling Yarns, Resolute (4ply; 400m / 437 yds per 100g skein; 50% Bluefaced Leicester / 30% Romney / 15% Masham / 5% Zwartbles) 

SMALL ONE-COLOUR SAMPLE: 1 skein in Natural 

LARGE TWO-COLOUR SAMPLE: 1 skein in Sunfyre (MC) & 

1 skein in Natural (CC)

This is the yardage estimated for the suggested yarn: 

SMALL ONE-COLOUR: 160 m / 175 yds 

SMALL TWO-COLOUR: 85 m / 93 yds of MC 

75 m / 82 yds of CC 

LARGE ONE-COLOUR: 565m / 618 yds 

LARGE TWO-COLOUR: 300m / 328 yds of MC 

265m / 290 yds of CC

GAUGE, NEEDLES & NOTIONS

Gauge

Unblocked: 23 sts x 45 rows = 10 cm / 4” measured over slip stitch pattern 

Blocked: 22 sts x 38 rows = 10 cm / 4” measured over slip stitch pattern 

NOTE: Use the beginning of pattern as a gauge swatch.

Needles

3.25 mm circular needles (straight needles can be used for one-colour version) 

3.25 mm DPNs (optional but handy for managing small number of sts at start of scarf) 

Spare 3.75 mm needle for 3-needle cast off

Notions

Spare needle / stitch holder / scrap yarn 

5 (9) st markers plus 1 lockable st marker / safety pin 

Cable needle

SIZES & VERSIONS 

Small (Large): 108 (193) cm / 42.5 (76) in long x 14 (27) cm / 5.5 (10.5) in wide 

One colour and two colour versions can be made in both small and large sizes.

PATTERN ATTRIBUTES

chart, eyelets, modular, colourwork (slipped stitches with double pass technique), three needle cast off, worked flat, written pattern

Pattern includes full written instructions (including chart equivalents), photographs, a schematic and has been professionally tech-edited.