My interpretation of Ms. Poppins knit scarf
I have been knitting these little wisps of a scarf now, for at least a month. To date, I’ve made and sold six of them! I’m caught up with orders at the moment, and I thought I’d share some of the details for this airy scarf.
There is no real pattern, but if you’re a knitter…………even a very beginner knitter, this is a piece of cake!
I used a size 13 needle, with some fine, lace weight yarn. Mine were a mixture of one wool, the other a silk/wool blend. My first goal was to get the colors as close as possible to the clients request. With the picture of Ms. Poppins next to the order form for yarn………..I pulled out 4 that were possibles. This ended up being the ‘one’.
Starting with the lighter color, I cast on 19 sts. Knit 20 rows with the Apricot shade, then change colors & knit 13 rows with the darker Brick color. Then, repeat until the scarf is as long as you’d like it to be. Mine ended up being 5 of the darker stripes and 7 of the lighter color.
I added fringe to the ends, as I was aiming to make this as close to the original as possible. After tying all the fringe on, I trimmed it to 4″.
That’s it. Easy as can be. And, pretty too. Because of the large needles and the fine yarn, the best word to describe this piece is Frothy!
Give it a try & let me see some pictures if you do!
Hey Sue… Your scarf is lovely, but your blog is wonky…. there are tons of typos and Swedish A’s with the little circles at the top os the A’s. I wonder if you looked at it by googling it if that would show up so you could see it? I’m just trying to be helpful. I still don’t understand the Mary Poppins craze…but better her than, say, Nixon masks.
Melinda: Sorry the blog had problems, but I don’t see them on my end. Looked fine when I posted yesterday and it is reading right today. I was certain it was going to be something I had done!
Now my email is another story. For some reason, the screen is all stretched out on my gmail acct. I do better if I just stick to knitting! 
That is so pretty. I LOVE making things that look more difficult than they really are!
Thanks so much! Glad you stopped in.
This project falls into my Stupid Knitting category….. I can knit on it and visit, or knit while I’m out somewhere… No need to really concentrate at all! Perfect project!
Gorgeous! I will have to try this.
I’d love to see a pic of your version! It is a fun knit, with the exception of all the ends, due to the stripes. I’m more of a one color, less weaving in sort of knitter!
Would love to see a picture of your creation!
I just adore this! I am going to give it a try myself, but I am having a difficult time finding the proper yarn. Would you mind sharing what brand you are using? Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for visiting my blog! Glad you like the Mary Poppins scarf, “she” has turned out to be quite popular.. Have another on my needles now!
I typically don’t purchase yarn locally, or retail, and this batch of yarn is no exception. I had the lighter peachy color in my stash, and picked up 4 other possibilities for the darker stripes from a supplier of commercial yarn on cones (DBNY). The client I was doing the original scarf for, chose from the array I had purchased.
I would be happy to reel some of the yarn off & put it up as a listing on my Etsy site if you like. Or, you could visit http://www.discontinuedbrandnameyarn.com to see if they still had some colors that would work for Ms. Poppins.
Searching locally, I’d suggest to shop for lace weight yarn (almost thread like), and use a large needle….to get the wispy, lacy effect.
I’d love to see a picture of your creation when you get it whipped up!
Sue