Looking for an easy, free ribbed scarf pattern? I got you.

Pattern: Book Review Scarf (by me!)

Yarn: Berroco Mercado (partial skeins for all 4 colours)

Needle Size: 8mm /US 11

In the summer, I wrote an essay about the parallels I find between knitting and poetry for Taddle Creek Magazine, and created a beginner-friendly ribbed scarf pattern that would go with it – the Book Review Scarf. The concept is that you choose 4 different yarn colurs, assign them each a star rating from 1-4 (4 stars being you loved the book, 1 star being you didn’t finish it or didn’t like it) and you create your stripe pattern based on that. Each scarf is unique, because chances are your striping pattern is the only one quite like it.

This would be a super easy gift idea, a great way to track what you are reading in a thoughtful way over the winter, or just a super quick and pretty way to destash leftover yarn that you have kicking around in your stash.

It doesn’t have to be just books, either – this would also work well for movies, too! And if you are a Hallmark Chirstmas movie fan, you could even do it based on that- get as niche as you want with it, it’s a really fun way to combine your knitting and your reading or viewing together for something interesting, that also happens to keep you cozy & warm. 🙂

You can find the essay and the free pattern on the Taddle Creek magazine website now – here it is!

And you can find the Ravelry link (why not add it to your queue or favourites?) right here.

I hope you enjoy it! Check out this deep summer photo from when the issue was first getting prepped- we were following the stay at home orders so it’s just my patio wall! Never have I wanted to dress up my patio wall so badly….