Alexandra’s Airplane Scarf: Striped Version Using Isager Japansk Bomuld

The Design

“Crisp, clean, compelling.”

We like to think of this scarf as the perfect airplane project—both to knit and wear en route. You can style this sheer tube any number of ways; it’s just the kind of thing we love—simple, simple, simple, and all about the color!

Isager’s exquisite Japansk Bomuld, a lithe, lace-weight cotton tape, spurred us to knit yet another version of this Churchmouse Classic—with some graphic stripes! See just how perfectly these quiet, fresh colors play together, using the free adaptation to our original pattern. Plus, Japansk Bomuld’s finished fabric is crisp, clean, and compelling—and the weightlessness is wonderful for our light scarf.

The Details

SIZE
Approx. 13″/33cm across (26″/66cm circumference) by 60″/152cm long, after blocking.

YARN
3 skeins Isager Japansk Bomuld (344 yds/315m each); 1 skein in each of three colors. Sample shown used colorway Laura: A = Color 10 (light blue); B = Color 39 (coral); C = Color 40 (lemon-lime). Or equivalent amounts in three colors of a similar fingering-weight yarn.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 8 (5mm) 16-24″/40-60cm circular needles, or size to obtain gauge.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking wires and/or pins, steam iron and press cloth, for blocking.

GAUGE
Approx. 18 sts/25 rows = 4″/10cm in stockinette stitch worked in the round, after blocking.