Embroidering the Scarf

I recommend sketching out the animals or other motifs before you start embroidering.

Thread your tapestry needle with a 24-inch length of yarn. Beginning at one end of the scarf, use chain stitch to create your embroidered lines.  You might also like the look of an exaggerated back stitch on top of the seed stitch texture. (Check out our Embroidery Tutorial for these stitches and more!)

Weave in your ends.  

Enjoy!

Comments

[Caitlin]

Although I sketched out my design first, I had a hard time making my stitching look like the sketch. So I cut out the shape of my design and pinned it to the scarf, then stitched around the shape. Much easier!

[farah]

i loved this scarf, the color and the knitting are outstanding actually i enjoyed your site very much
thank you

[Erin]

This scarf is so cute - love the embroidery work and the inspiration. You have inspired me to do some embroidery work on the next scarf that I make - flowers, fern leaves, I'm not sure, but the possibilities are endless!

[haya meyerowitz]

This is a lovely scarf, pleasant texture, easy to knit, flexible to drape and open to individual, personal embroidery motifs. However, it is easier to knit if you work the seed stitch over an odd number of cast on stitches (29 or 31 are the closest to the number given in the current on line instruction)s. With an uneven number of stitches, each row begins with Knit one so you can work automatically, never needing to check on which row you took a break-- whether you stopped after completing row 1 or row 2 of the pattern, when you pick up your knitting after a pause, With an odd number of stitches, every trow is worked like the first one given in your pattern instructions.