Rainbow Askew

Neck warmers do so much heavy lifting in cold weather. They nestle just so between our necks and the collar of our jackets, filling up the space with warmth and blocking the winds. I prefer my neck warmers knit on the bias - the fabric stands nicely and the diagonal line means I get so much sweeping colour.

Rainbow Askew delivers a very ‘more-ish’ knitting experience with the marling and colour play.

Great for mini skein sets, leftovers, and generally falling in love with messing around with colour! The Rainbow Askew neck warmer is designed for maximum colour fun - and that means ends! But that doesn’t mean you have to weave them in at the end. Knit them in as you go and be pleased as punch when you’re all finished. Check out the video tutorial linked in the pattern.

Handy checklists are included for each size to use as you work.

Skills Used

•knit and purl 

•provisional cast-on 

•grafting (or three-needle bind-off) 

•kfb 

•k2tog

Sizes

Small (Large) 

Height: 10.5 (13.5)” / 26.5 (34.5) cm 

Circumference: 23.5 (28)” / 60 (71) cm

Materials

•Fingering Weight Yarn 

1 mini skein each of 8(10) colours Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon); 92 yd. / 84 m per 20 g skein;

Approximate Yardage (with a 15% buffer) 

Small: 79 yd. / 72 m (17 g) per colour 

Large: 92 yd. / 84 m (20 g) per colour

colours shown Large: 

C1 Shadows in the Trees 

C2 Vegas Lights 

C3 Into the Woods 

C4 Krampus 

C5 Strut Your Stuff 

C6 Gurgle 

C7 Stay Out of the Forest 

C8 King Max 

C9 The Upside Down 

C10 The Haunted Wood

colours shown Small: 

C1 Love Me Tender 

C2 Barbie’s Nighty 

C3 Orange You Jealous? 

C4 Rumpelstiltskin 

C5 Sweet Corn 

C6 Alien Attack! 

C7 Poseidon 

C8 Achieve Grapeness

•Needles  

US 6 / 4 mm needles for knitting flat

You will need an additional needle for the optional 3-needle bind off.

•Notions 

yarn needle, smooth DK-weight yarn and crochet hook for provisional cast-on

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.