Scarfs or scarves - which is the plural of scarf?

While writing the previous blog post about the Red Scarf Project, I needed to find an answer to the question - what is the plural of scarf? Is it scarfs or scarves?

The answer is both are correct. Scarfs was predominantly used prior to the 20th century and scarves is the current preferred usage. However, both spellings can be found throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and this really cool Google books n-gram shows that in English (both American and British) the switch from scarfs to scarves began to occur around 1930.

I'll stay with the current trend and use scarves but it's nice to know that I wouldn't have been wrong with scarfs. Probably the only wrong answer would be to mix the two spellings in the same post!

Source:
Grammarist

Red Scarf Project - Foster Care to Success

The Foster Care to Success Red Scarf Project has a number of programs which provide assistance to college bound foster youth. One of them, The Red Scarf Project, gives students a Valentine’s Day care package that includes a handmade red scarf. Knitters and crocheters from the faculty, staff and students of Framingham State University recently sent a donation with over a dozen scarves and the package included two scarves that I made.

Ravelry Project Page - Red Scarf Project - Scarf #1

Yarn: 2 skeins of Lion Brand Heartland - Redwood
Needle size: US 10.5
Pattern: Cast on 35 stitches. Work Mistaken Rib pattern.

Ravelry Project Page - Red Scarf Project - Scarf #2

Yarn: 2 skeins of Lion Brand Heartland - Redwood
Hook size: L (8.0 mm)
Pattern: Chain 33. I used the Corded Shells pattern (#211) from 280 Crochet Shell Patterns by Darla Sims but any crocheted shell pattern would work just as well.