Serious Fisherman's Scarf

This scarf is seriously soft, seriously thick, seriously warm, and just plain old serious. It's time consuming, but a great gift that will last eons. Literally. I made this one out of Pure Merino by Berroco.

It is made by a simple k1p1 ribbing, but here's the kicker. Every third row or so, you do a fisherman's rib stitch across the whole row. What that means: on all the knit stitches, you knit the stitch below the active stitch. That's it! But you'd be surprised what a unique texture this stitch gives to the scarf, and how much thicker it makes it. My man loves it.
Our camera is a bit wonky, so you can't tell the color well in the close-ups. It's in a nice burnt orange color. I'm including photos of the scarf in action also, so you can get a sense of the kind of life it lives. If you knit one, send me photos of yours, so I can post them!