Lion Brand Notebook ®
Ladies, there is no need to be bored this year during the Super Bowl!
If you’re about to find yourself at a Super Bowl party on February 4th, we have the perfect Stitch Along for you! Knitters and crocheters alike can participate with the game by making a Super Bowl Scarf, following the events that unfold. Don’t forget to pack your hooks or needles and some yarn before you head out to your Super Bowl party this year!
You’ll need some chunky yarn in your team’s colors! Try a 6 Super Bulky yarn, like Hometown USA or Wool-Ease Thick & Quick. You can use any two colors, but we recommend some team colors!
Grab a Size N 10mm hook or Size 15 10mm needles and a pair of scissors and check out the rules of the game below.
Never followed a football game before? Try listening in for announcements in replays. If you miss a play or two, there’s no need to worry, you can make up rows during Halftime Freestyle!
Scarf still not long enough after the game? Go back in and add some rows in the first color on both ends for the right length.
Not a fan of weaving in the ends? (Nobody is!) Tie your ends in a knot and add some fringe to the edges. Trim all the edges down to the right length and watch your messy ends become a wonderful style detail!
Enjoy the game and share your finished scarves on Monday, February 5th!
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Grammyn2
Great idea.. But why knit 18 rows on my crocheted scarf? lol
Karen Morris
Correction: last line of the Crochet project should be “SC 18 rows of the first color again†(obviously not KNIT)
Lorina
This sounds like fun- I’m in.
Isabel I Brown
How about a variation, ext Sc, hdc, slst-hdc pattern, so it works faster, great idea with the colors. Philadelphia Eagles expectation.
Deepali Lakhanpal
amazing idea. But why only 18 rows???
GJF
How many skeins of each color for this fun activity?
Michelle McGovern
Is it just me, or is the image for Knitters not there?
Michelle McGovern
Nevermind, it loaded now.
Christine St George
What size hook?
Lindsay Delin
We suggest a size N 10mm hook!
Lynne Tripodi
I’ve never done this before… how many skeins of each color would I purchase.
Thanks!
Ann McCann
Is one skien of each color enough? Can’t wait to do this
Lindsay Delin
We suggest at least 3 skeins of each color Hometown USA!
Roxy consoer
How many skeins do we need?
Lindsay Delin
We suggest at least 3 skeins of each color Hometown USA!
madeline burdick
just making sure that you just need one skein of each color!
i usually knit during sporting events as a stress reliever!
this should be fun.
thank you.
Lindsay Delin
We suggest at least 3 skeins of each color Hometown USA so your scarf will end up as a good length! Have fun next Sunday 🙂
Yvette James
Question. What letter is a 15mm hook?
Lindsay Delin
Hi Yvette, we have updated the post with the hook information! We suggest a size N/15 10mm hook! Sorry about the mix up!
Christine St. George
How many skeins do you think one would need?
Lindsay Delin
We suggest at least 3 skeins of each color Hometown USA!
Brenda Hoppe
There are two Superbowl Stitching Showdowns, one is crocheting, the other is knitting..
Rosie G
So, if a team goes for the 2 point run-in after a touchdown, or scores a Safety, would that be 2 rows?
Lindsay Delin
You can definitely do 2 rows for a 2 point run-in or a Safety! Great addition 🙂
Anna Campbell
How much yarn is necessary to purchase?
Lindsay Delin
We suggest at least 3 skeins of each color Hometown USA!
Sheri Eisch
Do we only follow the pattern for our own team, when we get a touch down, field goal, etc?
Lindsay Delin
Hi Sheri! Follow the pattern for scores on both teams, so the scarf will be long enough! 🙂
Darlene Savage
Could not print out the pattern
Roxy consoer
What are the names or color numbers?
nancy finn
love watching the super bowl. My team didn’t make it. 🙁 So I am thinking that I am going to do all 4 colors. Positive action stitch in blue or green, negative stitch in gray or white. I expect a lot of color changes.
Confused
NE Patriots Blue….Philadelphia Eagles Green…..
NE scores a touchdown and the extra point….so I knit 6 rows and purl 1 row in the appropriate color…Blue . GOT IT…
BUT…now the Eagles are in possession…NE receives a penalty…what color do I purl a row in…blue or green??
And, since the Eagles ar.e in possession am I holding green? Since the penalty is against NE, do I switch to Blue to Purl a row?
Same question if it is an interception……..when I look at my scarf, how do I know if it was a penalty or an interception???
I am confused….Please explain…
I am thinking that I should have Blue/Green for touchdowns and extra points and field goals (they are all scoring situations),,,then 2 different shades of blue, one for a penalty against NE, the other for an interception BY NE…..Same for the Eagles…use 3 shades of green…
Stupid question...
Should we be carrying both yarns along the side? It seems like it would be hard to switch back and forth if we break the yarn at each change.
Megawatts
So excited now for the game. My husband found this for me and bought me the yarn. I added some more terms for a little more variation 🙂 plus hubby wants the main colors for the Patriots and Eagles and I picked silver to tie them together since it’s a shared color. Thanks for the wonderful idea. 🙂
Got my yarn today - I'm ready!
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