How to make a connected scarf

Time: About 6 1/2 hours

Measurements: 64 inches by 4 1/2 inches, ribbed

Materials: Three skeins of cashmere or soft wool yarn (such as Cascade Pastaza, 50 percent llama, 50 percent wool), about 132 yards each or 300 grams total (2 skeins of gray and 1 skein of red, or colors of your choice); matching thread.

Needles: U.S. size 10 knitting needles; yarn needle; sewing needle

Gauge: 5 stitches and 5 rows equal 1 inch

1. With size 10 needles, cast on 45 stitches in gray, the main color.

2. Row 1 (RS) k3, p3; repeat in this pattern until the end of the row.

3. Row 2 (WS) p3, k3; repeat in this pattern until the end of the row.

4. Continue ribbing until the scarf measures about 32 inches. On a RS, switch to the red yarn and continue knitting in rib pattern in the secondary color until you have about 24 inches of red (this should be about the end of the skein). End after a RS row.

5. Switch back to gray, and continue knitting in rib pattern until the whole scarf measures 64 inches. Bind off in pattern on a RS row. Using a yarn needle, weave in the loose ends, making sure that the colored ends are woven into their same-colored pieces of scarf.

6. Spread out the scarf, fold it in half and twist one piece of the scarf once. Pin or hold the two ends together so that the pattern matches up: The knits will meet the purls, the purls the knits.

7. Using a sewing needle and thread that matches the gray, or main yarn color, sew together the ends of the scarf using a basic whipstitch.

Note: For a solid scarf, knit the whole scarf in one color; or use more colors for more stripes; you can also knit this pattern with tweed or multicolored yarns of varying textures, just check the gauge.

— Los Angeles Times