Block Party by Nicola Furey

Block Party

Knitting
April 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
34 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in st patt, after blocking.
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
One size.
English Finnish

Block Party is a fully reversible colourwork scarf. Each of the blocks features a single colour in three tonal shades, creating a lively yet balanced look.

SIZE
One size.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length: 76” / 190 cm.
Width: 8” / 20 cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Approx. the following amounts of of fingering-weight yarn:
MC: 220 g / 875 yds / 800 m. CC: 8 g / 38 yds / 35 m each of 18 dif‑ferent yarn scraps OR  2 g / 9 yds / 8 m each of 72 different 4-ply yarn scraps.
CC: Select 6 colours, then create a group of 3 tonal shades of each colour to form a 3-block tonal panel. Each colour panel is repeated 4 times along the length of the scarf. In total 8 g / 38 yds / 35 m of each CC is required (approx. 2 g / 9 yds / 8 m per individual block stripe).

The sample was knitted in Fyberspates Scrumptious in colourway 307 Slate, a hand-dyed, luxurious 4-ply silk and merino mix yarn. For CC, 18 different 4-ply sock yarn scraps were used.

Needles: US 2.5 / 3 mm needles.

Notions: Crochet hook and waste yarn for Provisional CO, stitch marker.

GAUGE
34 sts x 34 rows to 4” / 10 cm in st patt, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This fully reversible colourwork scarf is knitted in the round. A Provisional Cast-On is used and each end is grafted together. The colourwork chart is worked with a section of plain Stockinette Stitch between each tonal colourwork panel.