Double Helix Scarf

I improvised this scarf from another pattern, so I can't take full credit for it.  I know that there are knitters/crocheters/quilters out there that do just that and think it's okay, but I don't want to be guilty of stealing someone's work.  Since I don't think of myself as being creative, I can't honestly imagine nobody has done this before.  If someone out there recognizes this, please let me know so I can edit this accordingly.  I started working on this in the fall of 2012, and am just now getting around to uploading/sharing!

I've done two versions of this pattern, one from worsted and one from sock/fingering yarn.  They are basically the same idea, depending on which weight of yarn you're using.  I would imagine you could use pretty much anything you wanted, just adjust needle size and stitch count accordingly to get the drape you want.

This scarf is shaped by using short rows. 
 

For the worsted weight version, CO 32, using either a US 7 or 8.  Gauge isn't too important here, you're just using the needle that gives you a good drape with your yarn.


Pattern repeats until you nearly run out of yarn.  Leave enough to do two rows of garter stitch and bind off.  Rows 3 and 4 repeat.  You're actually knitting back and forth on first one side of the scarf, then the other.

Rows 1 and 2: Knit across the row.

Rows 3 and 4: K 6, wrap, turn, Knit to end of row.  (You'll be back where you started.)
 K 9, WT, Knit to end of row.
 K 12, WT, Knit to end of row.
 K 15, WT, Knit to end of row.
 K 12, WT, Knit to end of row.
 K 9, WT, Knit to end of row.
 K 6, WT, Knit to end of row.

Repeat until you have enough to do a couple rows of garter stitch, then bind off.

For the sock/fingering yarn version, CO 38 or 40 on a US size 3 or 4 needle.  The process is basically the same as the worsted weight version, but your side ruffles will be a bit narrower.

Rows 1 and 2: Knit across the row.

Rows 3 and 4:  K 6, WT, Knit to end of row.
K 9, WT, Knit to end of row.
K 12, WT, Knit to end of row.
K 9, WT, Knit to end of row.
K 6, WT, Knit to end of row.

Repeat these 4 rows until you have enough to do a couple rows of garter stitch and bind off.

Easy peasy, right?

The ww model used 3 balls of Lion Brand Amazing, which was really nice to work with.  The sock yarn version used 3 balls of Crystal Palace Sausalito.  Even though they are the same dye lot, one of the balls had quite a few knots in it to break up the color run sequence.  Naturally, it was the first one I picked up, and I was too far into it to realize it wouldn't match.  Oh well, just call it a design element.  ;)

Please feel free to contact me if you make this pattern and run across any errors.  I'm not a pattern writer, by any stretch of the imagination, and I didn't have any test knitters.

Enjoy!