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My urban croft

As the UrbanCrofter I write about my various projects in my garden, my kitchen and my workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland. My motto is ‘creativity with purpose’. Inspired by traditional crafts, I make honest and sustainable products for a modern lifestyle. I hope you’ll find my posts interesting and perhaps will have a look in my Etsy shop.

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An infinity scarf keeps you warm in the Scottish weather

Updated: Sep 8, 2018

An infinity scarf is a twisted loop of wool, which you can wear as a snood or pull of your head. My scarves are made of chunky and comfortable Shetland wool that keep warm in style, even in the coldest Scottish weather. The scarves are about 35 cm wide and about 65 cm long.


An extra warm infinity scarf

I knit the scarves on the simpleframe, a manual simple knitting machine that provides an extra thick and warm double knitted fabric from chunky wool. I use it with my own handspun wool,  or a handcrafted double knit-wool. The latter I ply myself on my spinning wheel from Jamieson  spindrift. This gives me the possibility to mix colours into a marled yarn.



Time and cost

There’s about 175g of wool in each scarf. Knitting on the simpleframe takes about 3 hours. Using handspun wool adds 7 hours of work to the scarf.


Care instructions

Hand wash with a mild detergent and dry flat on a towel.



 

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