Stepping Stones Scarf
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ABOUT THIS Design:
The Stepping Stones Scarf is gorgeous lace with an elegant repeat. It is made with two lace patterns that seamlessly transition between and compliment each other, flowing like a cascade of stepping stones through a river.
This lightweight design is perfect for transitioning seasons, either fall to winter or winter to spring.
The look of this scarf is created by alternating between two skeins of variegated yarn every 2 rows. This gives the scarf a wonderful cascading stripped effect. But, this scarf would also look amazing in one solid color, or even with color blocking! It really lends itself well to whatever yarn you’d like to choose.
The sample scarf is made with Lion Brand Mandala yarn. This yarn is a weight 3 DK yarn. Because the gauge is not particularly important for this scarf, you can use anything from a weight 2 to a weight 4 yarn. But, if you are looking for a particular size of scarf, you should be aware of the stated gauge for the pattern and how that corresponds to the gauge of your chosen yarn. A worsted weight will give you a much larger, plusher scarf, great for winter months. And a sport weight will yield a garment that is much lighter and airier, which would be perfect as a light summer scarf. However, this scarf is just as beautiful in any weight yarn you chose.
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WHAT YOU NEED:
Needles: Size 4.5mm or size needed to obtain gauge
Yarn: DK Weight 3 yarn. Sample knit in Lion Brand Mandala approx 500 - 700 yards
Gauge: 20 st/28 rows = 4” in stockinette, 23 sts/23 rows = 4” in lace pattern (not super important, gauge is after blocking, see notes)
Finished Scarf: Width: 11" Length: 62" (variable. See notes.)
Model: model is 4’11”, 38” bust, 27.5” waist, 40” hips
ABBREVIATIONS:
CO: cast on. I used the long tail CO.
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
S1, S2: skein 1 or skein 2. See notes.
St/sts: stitch/stitches
Rep: repeat
Cont: continue
Sl1kw: slip your stitch knitwise from your left needle to the right without knitting it.
K: knit
P: purl
YO: yarn over
Ssk: slip, slip, knit. Slip the first stitch as if to knit onto right-hand needles, slip the second stitch as if to knit, then slide the left-hand needle into the front part of both stitches and knit them together.
K2tog: knit two together
K3tog: knit three together
Sl1-k2tog-psso: slip one stitch to the right-hand needle knitwise, knit the next 2 stitches together, pass the previously slipped stitch over the k2tog and off the right-hand needle
Sl2-k1-p2sso: slip next 2 stitches together knitwise, knit next stitch, pass the 2 slipped stitches over the k1 and off the needle together.
BO: bind off. Make sure you bind off loosely so that the ribbing on the bottom has a good stretch.
Notes:
Gauge is not super important for this scarf. Just be aware of your gauge vs. the stated gauge to have an idea of the size of scarf you will create. Also, be aware that many people have a looser gauge when they do lace because their yo’s are larger that a normal stockinette st. Because of this, I have provided both a stockinette gauge and lace gauge. So, if you are a person with tighter lace, you might want to check the gauge of the lace, too.
If you choose a lighter weight yarn, be aware you will need more yardage to create the same size as shown and will need to knit more repeats of the lace. If you choose a heavier weight, the scarf will be larger if you knit the repeats as stated in the pattern, etc.
This scarf is a chevron. To make this shape, it has 1 decrease (ssk or k2tog) on either end of the RS rows, and 1 increase (yo) on either side of a k1 backbone at the center similar to how you would make a triangle shawl. Pairing these inc/dec in this way is what makes the chevron shape.
Length: I chose to make my scarf 62” long. I knit 336 rows of the lace patterns (7 repeats of Lace 1 and Lace 2) and then the 2 borders, leaving me with 352 rows total. However, you can knit your scarf to be as long or short as you want!
Width: I chose to make my scarf 11” wide. Each edging is about ½ an inch wide, leaving me with 10” of lace between them. If you’d like a wider scarf, you can add one repeat of lace on either side of the back bone. (24 sts total, approx 4”)
To get the effect I have in the sample scarf, you will be using 2 skeins of yarn at the same time. You can use contrasting colors or variegated yarn that changes like I did. You will change which skein of yarn you are working from every 2 rows. For example, make your Rows 1 and 2 with skein 1 (S1), then switch to skein 2 (S2) for Row 3 and 4, and then back again to S1 for rows 5 and 6. Cont. in this method, back and forth, until you reach the length you prefer.
THE PATTERN:
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Set Up Rows:
CO 63 sts
Row 1 (RS): sl1kw, k to last st, sl1kw
Row 2 (WS): p1, k to last st, p1
Border:
Row 1 (w/ S1): sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo*, rep * * 3 more times (4 times total), k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k3*, rep * * 3 more times, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 2: p1, k4, *k3, p3*, rep * * 3 more times, p5, *p3, k3*, rep * * 3 more times, k4, p1
Row 3 (w/ S2): sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k1*, rep * * 3 more times, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2*, rep * * 3 more times, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 4: p1, k4, *k2, p3, k1*, rep * * 3 more times, p5, *k1, p3, k2*, rep * * 3 more times, k4, p1
Row 5 (w/ S1): sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k1, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2* rep * * 3 more times, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k2, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k1*, rep * * 3 more times, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 6: p1, k4, *k1, p3, k2*, rep * * 3 more times, p5, *k2, p3, k1*, rep * * 3 more times, k4, p1
Lace 1:
Row 1 (RS): sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1* rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 2 and all WS rows until otherwise stated: p1, k4, p until last 5 sts, k4, p1
Row 3: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1* rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 5: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1* rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 7: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1* rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 9: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 11: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 13: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k2*, rep * * once more, k2, k2tog, k1, sl1kw
Row 15: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k4*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k4, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 17: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k4, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k4*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 19: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k2*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 21: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 23: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Lace 2:
Row 25: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 27: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 29: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 31: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 33: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 35: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 37: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k2*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k2, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 39: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 41: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 43: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k2*, rep once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 45: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 47: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k4, k2tog, yo*, rep * * once more, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k3*, rep * * once more, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Rep. Lace Rows 1 - 48 until the scarf reaches the length you prefer. I did approx. 336 rows of lace (7 repeats) before finishing with the Final Border. Make sure you finish your lace on a WS row to start on a RS row for the Final Border
Final Border:
Row 1: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k3, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo*, rep * * 3 more times (4 times total), k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k3*, rep * * 3 more times, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 2: p1, k4, *k3, p3*, rep * * 3 more times, p5, *p3, k3*, rep * * 3 more times, k4, p1
Row 3: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, *k2, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k1*, rep * * 3 more times, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k1, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2*, rep * * 3 more times, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 4: p1, k4, *k2, p3, k1*, rep * * 3 more times, p5, *k1, p3, k2*, rep * * 3 more times, k4, p1
Row 5: sl1kw, k2, ssk, k1, k1, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2* rep * * 3 more times, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *k2, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k1*, rep * * 3 more times, k1, k2tog, k2, sl1kw
Row 6: p1, k4, *k1, p3, k2*, rep * * 3 more times, p5, *k2, p3, k1*, rep * * 3 more times, k4, p1
Finishing:
Row 1: sl1kw, k to last st, sl1kw
Row 2: p1, k to last st, p1
BO
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