Three Almond Scarves

Three Almond Scarves by Dagmar Mora

Project Overview

Three Almond Scarves is a downloadable knitting pattern collection featuring three distinct variations of a ribbed scarf design. Created by independent designer Dagmar Mora, this intermediate-level project offers knitters the flexibility to create three different aesthetic styles from a single pattern foundation. Each variation maintains the warm, ribbed construction while presenting unique visual characteristics through edge treatments and stitch patterning.

Scarf Variations

• Version One: An easy and playful variation featuring wavy edges, offering a more relaxed and dynamic visual appearance
• Version Two: A no-nonsense, masculine-styled scarf with straight edges and straight ribbed borders for a classic, structured look
• Version Three: A complicated and stunning variation showcasing slanting almond shapes, presenting the most visually intricate option of the three designs

Design Flexibility

Each of the three scarf variations can be customized according to individual preferences and available materials. The pattern accommodates different yarn weights, from delicate cobweb-weight yarn to substantial bulky-weight options. Knitters can also adjust tension to create either lacy, open-textured versions or dense, warm scarves depending on desired finished characteristics. The pattern scales to multiple finished sizes, allowing crafters to create a standard scarf, a larger wrap, or an oversized stole.

Knitting Techniques and Stitches

This intermediate-level project employs fundamental and intermediate knitting techniques. The core construction uses ribbed stitch patterns to create the characteristic texture and structure. The pattern incorporates several key stitch abbreviations and techniques including:

• Yarn overs (yo) for creating decorative increases and lace elements
• Purl decreases: p2tog (purl 2 stitches together), p2tog-tbl (purl 2 stitches together through back of loop), and p3tog (purl 3 stitches together)
• Slip stitch techniques: sk2p-p (slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit 2 stitches together, pass slipped stitch over)
• Increases: inc2 (knit 1, yarn over, knit 1 into single stitch) and inc2tbl (knit 1 through back of loop, yarn over, knit 1 through back of loop)
• Cast on and foundational techniques to establish the scarf base

Materials and Customization

The pattern is designed to work with any yarn weight, providing specific yarn brand recommendations and yardage amounts for the sample scarves shown in the pattern photographs. Knitters should consult the detailed instructions within the PDF for exact yarn specifications used in each pictured variation. The pattern requires standard knitting needles appropriate to the chosen yarn weight, with needle size selection depending on desired fabric density and drape.

Skill Level

Rated as intermediate difficulty, this pattern assumes knitters have mastered basic knitting fundamentals including cast-on methods, knit and purl stitches, and basic increases and decreases. The third variation with slanting almond shapes requires comfort with more complex stitch manipulations and pattern reading, making it the most challenging of the three options.