Secret Passage Scarf

Memories of an unusual knitted scarf led designer Marcia Toms to design a woven version.

About this Project

Before Marcia was a weaver, she picked up a cute, inexpensive machine-knitted scarf at a local shop. The machine-knitted scarf had two features that stood out: a chunky flower on the front, and an extra piece of material sewn on the back that made a tunnel. One end of the scarf could tuck through the tunnel, keeping it closed without needing knots or a wrap around her neck. Recently, she thought about how re-creating that tunnel scarf with doubleweave. Not having to knot or wrap the scarf means you can weave it much shorter than a traditional scarf. She chose Tencel for the warp and a pebble-weave draft to give the scarf some texture. For those with four-shaft looms, She also included a version that uses plain weave for the tunnel’s layers.

Contents

• Secret Passage Scarf Project Instructions PDF
• Scarf WIF

Details

Structure
Doubleweave with pebble weave or plain weave.

Equipment
8-shaft or 4-shaft loom, 7" weaving width; 10-dent reed; 2 shuttles; 2 bobbins.

Yarns
Warp: 8/2 Tencel (100% lyocell; 3,360 yd/lb; Maurice Brassard), #T5070 Royal, 330 yd; #T5977 Bleu moyen and #T5214 Magenta, 198 yd each; #T5182 Marigold, 44 yd.
Weft: 8/2 Tencel, #T8019 Navy, 475 yd.

Dimensions
Width in the reed: 7".
Woven length: (measured under tension on the loom) 60".
Finished size: (after wet-finishing and hemming) 6" × 55".

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