No-Knit Scarf

No knitting or crocheting needed--simply weave the yarn through the mesh!!

Materials:

85" mesh
2 skeins yarn (one bulky, one fuzzy/decorative)
long yarn needle for weaving
masking tape
optional: beads, charms, bells etc.

1. To firm up edges and make a straight alignment for weaving, wrap a piece of masking tape around the edge, squaring it up. Cut through the center of tape (figure A).

2. Use masking tape again to affix the leading edge to a table or work surface (figure B).

3. Spread the mesh out. Thread the bulky yarn through the needle, begin to weave it through the mesh, alternating in the larger holes (figure C). (Hint: Start and finish just above the taped ends).

4. Bring all the way through, cut from skein, leaving 5 inches for fringe at each end (figure D). Continue until all the mesh is filled.

5. Thread the needle with the decorative yarn and weave, starting in the opposite holes from the bulky, continuing in the same fashion, leaving fringe (figure E).

6. To dress up the edges and hide the empty mesh, get some yarn on the needle and re-weave it in a blanket-style stitch around the outside edges of the scarf (figure F).

7. To fix ends, separate the strips in the fringe and tie the first end to the third, flip it up, and then tie the second to the fourth, continue tying the odds to the odds and evens to evens until all are tied (figure G).

8. Flip the fringe up and cut off the tape and ends of mesh (figure H). You will now have the knots at the ends with the fringe securely tied in place.

9. For more glamour, we added beads by just threading them onto the ends of the fringe and knotting in place. To add beads throughout the scarf itself, we threaded a bead onto a piece of yarn and tied them into the scarf with a double knot (figure I).

You can make your scarf as long or as short as you like. Just tape the ends and cut to the length you want.

To make a wider shawl (figure J), place one piece of mesh over the other and weave it together (figure K); then follow the general directions for the scarf.