Designed in honour of Earth Day 2024, Ulukayn (originally Ulukayın) in Turkish mythology is the tree of life at the very center of the earth. Yiğitcan of Pufido Knits was inspired to create a tree of life motif using the tree-inspired Spiral Grain and the plant-based-dyed Harvest. The result is a skinny scarf, on a 2-color striped garter base, constructed with slip stitches and Estonian Nupps to allow Ulukayn to take centre place. Our Ulukayn scarf kit allows you to recreate the tree of life for yourself, in any colours you choose! We can suggest 12 beautiful color combinations, each representing a Turkish deity (see photos or suggested colour combination descriptions below), or you can build whatever combination you would like from the range! This will work best with contrasting colours. What Comes With the Ulukayn Tree of Life Scarf Knitting Kit 2 skeins of Spiral Grain Light worsted, in the colour of your choice – this makes the tree of life and one of your stripes 1 skein of Harvest Fingering, which will make one of your stripes 1 digital download PDF of the pattern – for a limited time this is FREE with your kit, saving you $11! What You Will Need to Make the Ulukayn Tree of Life Scarf Knitting Kit 3.50 mm / US 4 circular or straight needles (any length to accommodate stitches); or size needed to obtain gauge. If you need knitting needles, we have options in two brands! For Hiyahiya, you will need a cable and your choice of tip, available here: Steel tips 5 inch Steel tips 4 inch Sharp Steel tips 5 inch Bamboo tips 5 inch Cable We recommend 60 or 80 cm for this pattern For Knitpro, you will need a cable and your choice of tip, available here: Symfonie tips (birch wood) Zing tips (aluminium) Cable We recommend 60 or 80 cm for this pattern For more information on circular needles, check out our blog post: The Ultimate Guide to Circular Needles. Needle for weaving in your ends We recommend the Knitpro Wool Needles for weaving in your ends. Scissors Who We Recommend the Ulukayn Tree of Life Scarf Knitting Kit For If you are ready for a challenging project with beautiful colourwork, this is a great kit! If you have made a number of easy projects and are confident in your skills, this is a good next project to take on. Resources If you get stuck, Yiğitcan has made a range of video tutorials for you: Introduction Construction Tutorial on stitches Estonian Nupps Suggested Colour Combinations TENGRI (God of Sky, Creator of the Earth) Weeping Willow Grape Leaf ULGEN (God of Favour) Hickory Indigo KAYRA (God of Universe, planted the Ulukayın) Sycamore Black Grape ERLIK (God of Death and Underworld) Spruce Thuja UMAY (Goddess of Fertility) Rainbow Eucalyptus Oleaster KOYASH (God of Sun) Ginko Black Grape ERKLIK (God of Space) Sugar Pine Blueberry AY ATA (God of Moon) Ficus Citrus OD ANA (Goddess of Fire) Mrytle Cranberry BAYANAY (Goddess of Hunt) Katsura Pistachio AK ANA (Goddess of Creation) Juniper Ecru MERGEN (God of Wisdom) Blue Spruce Thyme About Urth Yarns Women at studios in Istanbul and Mersin hand-dye Urth Yarns using innovative techniques that give the yarn its vibrancy. As a bonus, this amazing yarn is good for you and good for the world! Urth Yarns has partnered with Trees for the Future to run their Knit One Plant One scheme – for every skein you purchase, a tree is planted!
