Yarn Chicken

Yarn chicken is a game we knitters play, either on purpose or accidentally, whenever we’re almost out of yarn but there is more to be knit. Will we make it to the end before running out of yarn? That’s the sixty-four dollar question. I played three games of yarn chicken (two of which I totally won) while working on this scarf. All yarn hanks are not created equal, regardless of how hard the yarn company tries, and all knitters’ tension is a little different, even when we all remember to do our gauge swatches. With all that in mind, I included options and notes with this design so that you can maximize the yarn you have, and win your own games of yarn chicken.

Yarn Chicken is knit from one end straight through to the other, pausing only to change colors along the way.

• Yarn: bulky weight; 100 yards each of 3 colors (C1, C2, and C3) or a total of 300 yards.
• Model: Anzula Burly; color 1: Aqua; color 2: Irene; color 3: Violet; 100 yards in 4 ounces; 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon.
• Needles: US 13 (9 mm).
• Gauge: 9.25 sts and 12.75 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) in stitch pattern, blocked.
• Finished size: 12.5 x 75 inches.
• Stitch instructions: Charted and written.