Marc Jacobs Inspired Ruffle Scarf

This scarf is inspired by a Marc Jacobs scarf I saw a few months ago. The original was made from a natural colored linen/wool blend. I chose to make my version in the always economical Cascade 220 in a heathered natural color. Although, if you can find a worsted weight linen blend to your liking, I think it would make an even more fabulous scarf and would have a great feel and hold its shape nicely.

The scarf is cast on at the edge of the first ruffle, and worked in alternating stockinette and reverse stockinette sections and is bound off at the edge of top ruffle on the other end. Stitches are picked up for the six additional ruffles and each knit separately.

Measurements

4 ½-5” width by 7 ½’ prior to blocking
5” width by 8’ post blocking

Materials

3 skeins Cascade 220 Heathers (100% wool, 100 grams/220 yards), color #2441 River Rock; or approximately 640 yards of any other worsted weight yarn in desired color.
US 8 (5 mm) straight needles
US 11 (8 mm) straight needles
Measuring tape
Tapestry needle

Gauge

18 stitches and 24 rows in 4” in stockinette stitch on US 8 needles.

Pattern Notes

Stitch Pattern: Work in stockinette stitch for 18 rows [knit 1 row(RS), purl 1 row(WS)]
Work in reverse stockinette stitch for 18 rows [purl 1 row(RS), knit 1 row(WS)]

Pattern

With larger needles and 2 strands of yarn, cast on 50 stitches.

First Ruffle:
Rows 1-9: Knit
Row 10: Purl
Row 11: Change to smaller needles and only one strand of yarn, k2tog across row (25 sts).
Row 12: Purl

Body of Scarf:
Continue by working defined stitch pattern (alternating stockinette/reverse stockinette squares) until scarf measures approximately 6 ½ feet from cast on edge, ending with a stockinette stitch square.

End Ruffle:
Row 1: Increase 1 into each stitch (kfb) across row (50 sts)
Row 2: Change to larger needless and two strands of yarn, purl to end of row
Rows 3-11: Knit
Bind off all stitches.

Additional Ruffles:
With 1 strand and smaller needles, pick up 25 stitches on wrong side of scarf, along the purl bumps at the top edge of previous ruffle. (See photo)
Rows 1-10: Work in reverse stockinette stitch
Row 11: Increase 1 into each stitch (kfb) across row (50 sts)
Row 12: Change to larger needless and two strands of yarn, purl to end of row
Rows 13-21: Knit
Bind off.

Repeat 2 more times for a total of 4 ruffles, alternating between reverse stockinette and stockinette panels (Rows 1-10) before each ruffle. Also add 3 ruffles to the opposite end of scarf in the same manner.