Grainline Scarf

About This Pattern

Inspired by the shifting landscape of harvest season here in Germany, I created this design to reflect fields in transition—where golden tones and deep greens overlap. As you knit, slipped stitches form a neat I-cord edge, as well as two raised vertical lines running through the fabric—adding structure and a quiet sense of direction, like paths running through fields.

The Grainline Scarf is worked in garter stitch, combining intarsia and slipped stitches to create bold, organic motifs and clean vertical lines.

Materials

YARN Hey Mama Wolf Mokosh (100% Merino d’Arles wool; 328 yd [300 m]/3½ oz [100 g]; sportweight): #14 Lichen Green (MC), #07 Smoke Pine Green (CC1), and #08 Mustard Yellow (CC2), 1 skein each.

NEEDLES Size 3 (3.25 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS Waste yarn for provisional CO; bobbins for intarsia (optional); tapestry needle.

GAUGE 23 sts and 45 rows = 4" (10 cm) in garter st.

FINISHED SIZE 6¼" (16 cm) wide and 71½" (181.5 cm) long.

Resources

• Visit farmfiberknits.com/abbreviations for terms you don’t know.

• Use any provisional cast-on method you prefer. Find a tutorial on two methods for a crochet provisional cast-on.

• Meet Hey Mama Wolf, a sustainability-minded yarn producer creating thoughtfully crafted European yarns inspired by native flora and fauna, in the Fall 2026 issue of Farm & Fiber Knits.

• Unlock the secrets of colorwork with tips from the experts.

About: Anna Husemann, author of Intarsia Knits, is a textile and knitwear designer based in Hamburg, Germany. Her work is all about color, shapes, and materials and how they interact with each other. She creates paper collages and transforms these abstract illustrations into knitted textiles by filling each shape with various materials; the intarsia technique has become her favorite tool.

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