What Syd's Scarves are Telling Us

The First One: Coming Together & Falling Apart

The first scarf she wears when they meet is the same one she wears when she gives him the short rib risotto that is basically both of their identities and family meals coming together in one meal, but it is also the catalyst of them falling apart and leading up to her leaving.

The Blue One: "You're Hired" & "I Quit"

The blue one is what she wears when he decides to hire her for real and what she has on when she quits and has had enough of him.

The Red One: Running the Restaurant Alone x2

The red scarf is first seen when Carmy is off making hot dogs at the kids party and Syd is left alone. Here is when Marcus makes his chocolate cakes and Ebra says she's giving him confidence, and by the end of the day Tina has finally started to warm up to her. Then again we see it when Syd is left alone because Carmy got locked up.

7 Fishes: Learning to Listen to Each Other & Family Trauma Dumping

The fishes, maybe they were a trigger for Carmy reminding him of 7 Fishes Christmas Dinner and that's why he was being a little bitch to her, but by the end she accidentally gets him to start opening up about his family and they start to understand how to talk to each other. Then Sydney wore it again when she was working on developing the 7 fishes dish.

Stripes: Inspiration

The striped scarf we've only seen once when she was praising Carmy's past jobs and talking about wanting to go to Noma to be inspired.

Blue & Green: Frustration

This is only a quick appearance but it's when we first really start to see cracks for in Sydney and she is frustrated with how Carmy and Richie are treating her.

Hands: "This is What Love is For"

They both needs hands, they need each other. But more importantly, they want each other. This is when he helps her strain the stock that eventually ends up being a part of the infamous risotto. This is when they really start to accept that they just enjoy each others company and she starts being vulnerable and opens up about her past failures.

Red People: Lonely

Carmy ditched her. She is basically always in red when he leaves her alone.

Polka Dots: Struggling

With the Polka Dots she was struggling to come up with dishes with Tina after Carmy's went MIA. Polka dots are also historically associated with illness dating back to medieval times, which is something that maybe hinted at that she might be going to struggle with in the future.

Curious to see which ones will repeat in Season 3.