An online friend of mine is walking in Seattle's Race for the Cure 3 Day, and I'm so proud of her! This scarf is one that I've made a dozen times for quick gifts, and I think it's a great charity knit becuase it's quick, and everybody loves them. So, please, knit one of these for your favorite charity (either donated directly, or sold with the profits donated.) you're free to use it for perosnal use, but just know that karma will bite you on the fanny if you don't knit at least one for charity. I may not be watching, but you know Someone is!

This is the kiddie version in the pic; given with the adult version it makes great mom and daughter gifts. I did a set like this for AJ's kindy teacher this year, she's got a 7 month old daughter. They both LOVED their scarves!

Supplies Needed: 1 skein of Bernat Soft Boucle (or other comprable slubby, textured yarn)and 1 skein of a novelty fur yarn (I prefer ChaCha or Allure) If you're doing a Breast Cancer scarf, the Rose in the Bernat goes very well with the Rose Quartz Allure. Size 15 or 17 needles (circular, straights, whatever you've got)

Cast on 14 stitches, (using the long tail method, and holding both needles together so that the cast on is loose and stretchy.)

Row 1-4: knit

Row 5: [Knit 1, YO twice] repeat between [] to end of row.

Row 6: [knit, drop two yo's] repeat between [] to end.

Essentially, you are using the YO's to create elongated stitches on every 5th row, so that there's some visual interest and texture in the scarf.

Repeat Rows 1-6 until you've got about 12-15 yards of the fun fur left. Repeat rows 1-4, then bind off. A trick for the bind off (because you cannot do it tight or the scarf will pull in at the end) is to wrap the yarn around both the needle AND your index finger when you make the new stitch. This will keep the bind off loose and stretchy. Weave in your ends and voila! Fun Fur Scarf!