Knitting a Magic Scarf / Magic Loop

Dear Community,

Have you heard of the magic scarf / magic loop, where extra length is created by using lots of yarn overs / dropped stitches? 

No, I haven’t heard of that yet.

I haven’t heard of this “magic scarf” either.

But you can make beautiful, airy pieces using yarn overs and dropped stitches. 

I once knitted a scarf with sleeves using this technique.

Thanks, Petra, for the explanation. 

Wasn’t there a time when people used to knit dropped-stitch loops? With that kind of ribbon-like yarn? 

I didn’t really like those loops—they were more for summer. But with a thicker, softer yarn, I can definitely see it working well as a scarf. It’s surely a great way to use up leftover yarn.

(I have to admit, I didn’t read through the pattern from the link above—I just looked at the picture and the material.)

Yes, I’m familiar with that technique.

I once used it to knit a short sweater. Just two rectangles, then sewn together with openings for the head and arms. It was green and orange. It was for summer—to wear over a swimsuit or, if you were daring, just over a bra.

Hi everyone,

I knitted a scarf just like that in the early ’80s. I thought it was great because you could knit a scarf pretty quickly, and then—as if by “magic”—it became much bigger. Then I added fringe. As described above, the scarf was really cozy because the stitches were large and airy.

Best regards

Birte

One thing to keep in mind when choosing yarn, though: “fuzzy” yarns like mohair or novelty yarns, which are hard to unravel, aren’t well suited to scarves like this. It works much better with smooth yarn.

Kind regards from Krümelmonster