Polka Dot Scarf by Churchmouse Yarns

There’s something so cheerful about polka dots! They add a little fun to anything you wear. Here we’ve created dots with a widely spaced eyelet stitch pattern that’s easy to knit and easy to remember. A slip stitch edging gives a slightly firmer edge to your scarf—no curling! Because the fabric is so light and floaty, a lavish scale seems just right. It’s a lot of knitting but the rows fly happily by.

Make a light-as-air scarf in a lace-weight yarn like Rowan Kidsilk Haze, or a cozy wrap in drapey, lace-weight Isager Alpaca 1, or switch up the fibers for a warm scarf and an airy wrap! Why not make one of each?

Finished Sizes:
Narrower Scarf: Approx. 18 x 77"/46 x 196cm after blocking.
Wider Scarf: Approx. 23 x 70"/58 x 178cm after blocking.
Details given for narrower scarf, with wider scarf in parentheses ( ).

Yarn:
Approx. 890 yd/814m (1060 yds/969m) of lace-weight yarn plus 5 yds/5m smooth waste yarn for provisional cast-on.

Needles & Notions:

• US 5 (3.75mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge.
• US 7 (4.5mm) needle or two US sizes (.5mm) larger than gauge needle for bind-off.
• US E/4 (3.5mm) crochet hook for provisional cast-on.
• Stitch markers: 1 locking marker, 7 (9) ring markers.
• Darning needle to finish.
• Blocking wires and T-pins or forked blocking pins.

Notes:

• This is a physical pattern.