Hey everyone, I hope you all are bundled up warm now that the weather’s cooling down! If you aren’t, then today’s tutorial will help with that. 

I’m going to show you how to make a cozy knitted scarf that you can wrap yourself up in this fall and winter. I’ve also included a bonus tutorial about making a fringe, which you can find at the bottom.

Things you will need:

Yarn

How much you need will depend on a few things, namely the length and thickness of the yarn and the width of the scarf you’re making. If you’re using a jumbo roll, like I did in this tutorial, one is enough. But thin yarns will need three or four skeins. If you’re not sure, check the label on the ball of yarn, or ask someone at the shop.

Knitting needles

Again, this will depend on the yarn, and the size you will need will be written on the label of the ball of yarn. I recommend straight needles for beginners (these are the kind that look like chopsticks).

Table of Contents

How to Make a Knit Scarf

Start out by making a slip knot (this is just an ordinary knot) on one of the needles, leaving about four inches of loose yarn on the end.

Then, begin casting on. To do this, loop live yarn (the end that is attached to the ball of yarn) around your thumb, then transfer the loop over the knitting needle, pulling to tighten the cast on.

Keep doing this until you have reached your desired number of stitches. I did 25 stitches, but for a thinner yarn, 40 would give you a similar-sized scarf.

To start your first row of stitches, put the second needle through the back of the first stitch, and loop the live end over the the second needle.