R uffles are fun to wear and fun to knit
– and they will make any simple outfit a
little special: This little elegant scarf is
called “Rüsch” (“Rüschen” is German and
means “ruffles”). It was inspired by no
one less than Prince himself, who wore a
ruffled shirt in his “Purple Rain” video.
“Rüsch” has just the right length to be
slung around the neck and fastened with
a knot, arranging the ruffled ends in the
front so they look a little bit like the ruffles
on Prince’s shirt. But there are other ways
to wear it if you play with the wide ends and
tuck them in! “Rüsch” works very well with
that one special skein of hand dyed yarn
you have been keeping in your stash for a
special occasion – but it will look great in
the yarn we chose for this sample, which is
the softly variegated “Vivacious 4-ply” by
Fyberspates. The scarf is knit lengthwise
and can be worked longer and wider if you
wish (you will need more yarn if you choose
to). The ruffles are worked with short rows,
which is an easy technique that I will show
you in a
video. With this pattern, you can
use up all the yarn you have – just keep on
knitting until it is gone!