Easy Knit Scarf for Beginners | Step-by-Step Men’s Rock Scarf Pattern

Hey everyone it's Deja with Knit and Crochet Ever After and today we have a new pattern for you to make and it is the super easy scarf. So I made this scarf because there's not enough guy designs in my pattern repertoire I realize. I have a hat pattern for the guys but I don't really have like a specific scarf pattern so I made this kind of dense seed stitch super easy It's an easy scarf. For the fellows, so whether you're a guy wanting to make it or a girl wanting to make it for your guy, I've got it for you. Get the pattern down below and we'll get started. So the yarn that we used is a worsted weight. This is actually Vittalana by Knit Crate. I get my Knit Crate Baskets, no baskets, KnitCrate box every month and you usually get two hanks of really quality yarn and this had 150 yards each so I have 300 yards total to make up this scarf and it was kind of just the perfect size. It's like a really nice length that you'll notice that the garter stitching is only the Three rows high and then it's just all seed stitch so we'll talk about that in a second when we get into the pattern but you'll need 5mm needles and of course the pattern and That's about it. A needle to weave in the ends at the end and that's all. Okay so the first thing we're going to do is start with our edging. So we're going to cast on the amount of stitches in the pattern and we're working just 10 rows of knit stitch. So it's really basic. We're doing 10, 20, 10, 20 until we get to the body of the scarf. So our first 10 rows we're just knitting back and forth to create that garter stitch edging which will keep the scarf from rolling then we're going to get into rows 20 through 30 20 through 11 through 30 20 rows of seed stitch and the seed stitch is super simple and I'm going to give you a trick on that so that you don't have to really remember what side you're on because you're You're always going to start with a knit stitch. So after that, we repeat. We do some knit again, some seed again, some knit again, and then we're going to the body where it's all seed until we get to the other side where we have to do those three again. So this is the important part. Make sure that you are paying attention for this part. Okay, so the important thing to remember is that This is a mirror on both ends of the pattern, so it ends with these three Garter stitches. So we don't want to run out of yarn because it won't be even. So I was good because I had two balls of my Vittalana. So once I got to the body, I kept track of how many rows I was working. When I finished that ball, I joined the new one and then I worked about that many rows back down minus about three or four just to be safe because sometimes yardage can be a little off. between balls or hanks or skeins so I worked a few rows less so that I definitely had enough room for all of my garter stitch. So if you can divide the two, if you can't or if you don't like to invest in a postage scale. They're very cheap, they're great for measuring things. So I would get my working yarn Before I start and measure it in grams, because you have more grams are a little bit more accurate than ounces. See how many you have. As you're working, measure it, or weigh it, not really measure it, weigh it. As it's getting close to the half mark. Notice how many rows you've done, then do the same thing, work the same amount, a little bit less, and then move on to your garter stitch. So that's going to make sure that you do not run out before you finish the mirror image. So I'm going to show you the seed stitch, how to work it to where you don't have to Know what row you're on. To be able to just keep working it the same way and then we'll come back and talk a little more. Okay so I'm going to give you a quick overview of the seed stitch which is a very simple stitch pattern. We're just knitting and purling but I told you in kind of the intro that I would go over why you want a negative, not negative, an odd number of stitches when you cast on. It makes your seed stitch rows super easy and you don't have to worry about which side you're on. You You still want to keep track though because Of the, you know, stuff that I talked about with having your two balls of yarn, you know, create an equal. So keep that in mind, but this makes it a lot easier. So what we're going to do is the very first stitch, on a seed stitch you're always doing the opposite of what's down below. So you can see a purl stitch, I've worked almost all of my seed stitch for the very end of my scarf, and I'm doing the opposite, but it's also what the instructions state. It's knit one, purl one. So I'm just going to knit one, purl one all the way across. And then because I made an odd number of stitches when I cast, casted on? Cast on? Okay. That allows me to do one, or it forces me to do one more knit stitch at the very end. So you'll see that in the pattern, how it gives you the repeat, and then it says knit one in the last stitch. So I'm almost there. And then it'll make sense when I turn my work why we like these odd numbers. Down to my last three. So when I turn, if I had another row of seed stitch, I would turn my work. And because I did a knit stitch at the very end, I'm getting all tangled up here. Because I did a knit stitch at the very end, it turns into a purl on the other side, which means I get to do a knit again. So if I'd done an even number of stitches, I would have ended up with a purl at the end and a knit stitch on my new one, so then I would have had to do purl one, knit one across. So I would have to remember I'm on knit one, purl one, or purl one, knit one, with odd I'm I get to start with a knit one every single time, starting so I can begin and just go knit one, purl one, not have to look at my stitches, not have to figure out where I'm at, and just go for it. So, now that we've done our seed stitch, because now I'm actually at my last border, to speak which is, I'm only going to do nine. Garter stitch rows of nine stitch rows now. because on my tenth row I'm going to bind off in knit stitch So I'm gonna go do my nine rows of knit I hope everybody knows how to knit by now if you don't I have some beginner videos that you can go check out but I'm gonna get through these and then bind off in Bind off knit wise so I have that tenth row kind of created by that bind off And then I'm going to weave in ends and take a look at the finished product. So that's it like you're just gonna do that nine rows of garter at the end and then bind off knitwise for your 10th row and it's good to go like it's and it's so dense and these stitches lay flat normally so it doesn't even really need blocking before you wear it you can. I like blocking to get long to make it longer is usually what will happen when you're doing blocking a scarf so if it feels a little short to you block it, especially if it's natural fibers, you'll probably get a lot more length on it. So that's all. If you have any questions, use the contact me down in the description. The comments aren't monitored here, so the contact me on my website is the quickest way to get to me, but definitely tag me. I would love to see what you guys make. Make some of these, put it on Instagram, tag me, tag me on Facebook. I want to see what you're doing. And I'm Deja, and thank you for watching.