The yarn harlot is a well-known knitting author and has an interesting blog: http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/. Sometimes she publishes patterns, including the pattern for this scarf. Easy, fun, excellent pattern. It's the first time I knit with Alpaca yarn, and while it's soft, it's a little on the itchy side when worn. Yarn: Frog Tree Alpaca Sport.