DS1 wants to knit a scarf for DS2 - yarn/pattern assistance please

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DS1 (10) is just learning to knit. He seems to have the hang of it and says he wants to knit a scarf for DS2 for his 6th birthday in November.

DS2's requests are a purple scarf, but with red and blue too.

He'll obviously need a very simple pattern to follow so I'd be grateful for any suggestions please. Also, what size needles and what yarn to go for?

I can knit so would be able to help him but he wants as much as possible of it to be his own work.

Thanks

How about self striping yarn - noro kureyon if your budget runs to it. Aran weight so should knit up quickly and colours are amazing and he can do stripes without having a load of different balls to deal with.

If he is really getting into it you could try brooklyntweed.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/noro-scarf.html

If not just a strip of stocking stitch with the first stitch of each row slipped to stop it curling in.

Thanks littleomar. That noro kureyon yarn looks beautiful, but I'm bearing in mind what DS2 might put his scarf through.

Is this type of thing worth looking at?

Am I right in remembering that size 1 needles are the thickest? So would about a size 5 or 6 needle be right?

What about plain garter stitch with stripes? Either colour blocks or every other row? Quick and easy way to get both sides matching but with a bit of texture.

that is sooo sweet. I would advise large needles and a thicker yarn. He may be quite adept but it's encouraging to finish a project and not get bored or defeated by it because it's taking so long.

With a thicker yarn and larger needles he'll get there quicker. Size 5 up iirc.

Have they tried a knitting loom?

the thickness of the needle corresponds to the number so 1 is skinny etc