African Sunset Temperature Scarf – free knitting pattern, colorway and yarn amounts

The African Sunset Temperature Scarf design is made with the warm and super soft Scheepjes Merino Soft yarn. This is my first KNITTED pattern ever. The scarf has cables running over the entire length of the cables framing a diamond lace motif in the center. Under resources you find everything you need, including the written pattern, color chart and video tutorial.

Resources

• Add African Sunset Temperature Scarf to your Ravelry Library
• African Sunset Temperature Scarf Pattern
• Yarn used is Scheepjes Merino Soft with 4mm (circular) needles
• *** video tutorial ***
• Share your work on my Facebook page or Instagram using #itsallinanutshell

African Sunset Colorway

The idea behind my African Sunset Temperature Scarf is one of pure nostalgia. I have this vivid memory of me when I was a young girl playing on the swing in our back garden in South Africa. My father build this swing himself and in my memory it could go very high. I would swing as high as I could, and at its highest point, I could peer over the high fence and the houses across the street and I could see the sun set in the horizon. I remember wanting to see the beautiful colors; the deep reds, yellows, and purples. To me there still is no more beautiful sunset than an African sunset.

It’s the magic of these fabulous colors that play in my memory that I have tried to capture with the warm shades of Scheepjes Merino Soft yarn. Scheepjes Merino Soft is available from Wool Warehouse (Ships International) and Caro’s Atelier (NL/EU).

Yarn Amounts

The yarn amounts below is the amount of yarn I used, but it does not have to be the same for you. Consider the yarn amounts as a ballpark figure, because your yarn amounts could be different if you have a totally different climate to mine. I used the following Scheepjes Merino Soft yarn amounts.

• 1 x Scheepjes Merino Soft (648) De Goya
• 1 x Scheepjes Merino Soft (642) Caravaggio
• 3 x Scheepjes Merino Soft (644) Durer
• 3 x Scheepjes Merino Soft (620) Munch
• 3 x Scheepjes Merino Soft (641) Van Gogh
• 3 x Scheepjes Merino Soft (608) Dali
• 1 x Scheepjes Merino Soft (622) Klee
• 1 x Scheepjes Merino Soft (609) Rembrandt

Scheepjes Merino Soft is available from Wool Warehouse (Ships International) and Caro’s Atelier (NL/EU).

Pattern

The pattern is a repeat of 24 rows in which cables and diamonds form the décor for the ever changing colors. You can find the pattern HERE. All details regarding the stitch pattern are available in the written pattern. Just a note on color placement; the return wrong side row is worked with the same color as the previous right side row, so all yarn changes will be with the right side of the scarf facing.

Small suggested update to the pattern

To make the scarf curl less, slip the first stitch on each row knit wise. This is not in the written pattern or the video tutorial, but it will make the scarf more flat and the edges more neat.

Video Tutorial

I have made my first ever knitting video tutorial, and I am sure that for those of you who are experienced knitters my way of knitting will seem very odd. I am just so used to holding the yarn in a certain way, that I have adopted my own unique style of knitting that works for me. The goal of this video is to show the knitting pattern. In the video description on my YouTube channel you can find the time stamps for when each row of the pattern starts.

Final size

You don’t have to make a gauge swatch; I believe this design is forgiving enough, so just dive right in on January 1st. Here you see my swatch I made while designing the scarf and recoding the video. There are some errors in some of the rows, but it gives you an idea of what the scarf will look like. The final scarf will be about 40cm (16in) wide and 240cm (98in) long, so a really comfy scarf for cold winter bike rides in Europe.

Final Scarf

The final scarf is warm, squishy and soft. It’s also really long, so just perfect to wrap around several times to keep yourself warm. It looks best when worn on a dark or light neutral colored jacket.

Which temperature to use?

I use the maximum temperature for each day, but you can also use the minimum temperature, average temperature, or temperature at a certain time during the day. I use a website called www.weerstatistieken.nl to find information on the temperatures for my city. Weerstatistieken.nl gives the temperatures recorded at all official weather stations in The Netherlands. A search on the internet should give you similar websites for your own country.

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Other Temperature Projects

I have designed several temperature projects, and all of them are perfect for looking back on a year in your life.

With the Bohemian Temperature Wrap you make a triangular wrap, whereas with the C2C Temperature blanket you make a colorful blanket, and with the Faded Fantasy Temperature Blanket you make a blanket using a fading color scheme within one color pallet.

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With love,
Esther

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