hey there Nancy. Thank you! I'm happy that there has been so much interest in the scarf. As far as substituting yarn, i really think that you can use anything with some body & memory. I'd stay away from silk or bamboo or anything too drapey. Go with a wool or wool/nylon blend for the best 'hold' on the shape. The weight of the scarf tends to pull the zigzags out of shape if you don't use a wool yarn. You also don't have to stick to a fingering weight. You can use a lace weight up to a worsted. The overall width of the scarf will change as you use larger yarns/needles. hope this helps! x o x o e

hey carrie, when you come across something in parentheses followed by "twice" or "3 times" or whatever, you just want to repeat what is within the parentheses. in this case, you'll want to YO - which is simply bringing the yarn forward & around your right needle, then move on to the K1. then repeat YO, then K1. (also, just for clarification, anytime you YO, it is simply wrapping the yarn once, you never include the following stitch as part of the YO). hope this clears it up for you! thanks for asking.

Hey Crystal, the number of stitches does remain consistent throughout the project. if you are losing or gaining stitches, there is something going awry. I'd focus on being sure that you have 52 stitches to start, that you are completing the yarn overs correctly & the decreases. good luck!