Buffalo Checks Scarf

Allyson Dykhuizen

Size 8″ wide and 88″ long, excluding fringe

Yarn Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American wool; 140 yd [128 m]/50 g):

• meteorite (brown; A), 2 skeins
• woodsmoke (ecru; B), 2 skeins
• button jar (green; C), 2 skeins

Gauge 19 sts and 22 rows = 4″ in garter st

Tools

• Size 9 (5.5 mm) needles
• I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook
• Tapestry needle

Broad swaths of color, worked in blocks, mimic the buffalo checks pattern of classic plaid fabric. Knit in a lofty worsted-weight yarn, this long scarf can be wrapped around the neck for extra insulation.