There are songs about it. There are sayings about it, too, but astronomically and astrologically speaking, the blue moon isn’t all that special. It only became special when cultures converted from a lunar-based calendar to our modern solar-based calendar. And yet, the blue moon somehow captures our imagination. Maybe it’s because we like the idea of a coloured moon - after all, there’s that whole tale about the moon being made of green cheese! But, maybe it’s just that blue moon has a nice ring to it, reminding us to stop, look up, and marvel at the gift of two moons in one month.

The Blue Moon scarf and wrap pattern features a beautiful, globe-like lace bordered by seed stitches. It is easily customized and adapted to various weights of yarn. The sample pictured above is the scarf version, and was worked in Crooked Kitchen Yarn’s Bluebella (colourway: Aegean Haze).

Skill Level
Intermediate

Sizes
Skinny Scarf: 6” wide x 63” long (6 x 160 cm)
Scarf: 16” wide x 63” long (43 x 160 cm)
Wrap: 26” wide by 63” long (66 x 160 cm)
Large Wrap: 36” wide by 63” long (91 x 160 cm)

Gauge
Blue Moon Pattern, blocked: 1 pattern repeat (16 sts & 48 rows) = 5” wide and 9” tall
(13 x 23 cm) on 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles.

Yarn Requirements
Skinny Scarf: 165-180 yards/180-164 meters of fingering weight yarn
Scarf: 425 – 450 yards/388 – 412 meters of fingering weight yarn
Wrap: 800 – 825 yards/731-754 meters of fingering weight yarn
Large Wrap: 1150 – 1200 yards/1050-1100 meters of fingering weight yarn

Needles

• 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, straight (at least 14” long/35 cm) or circular
• 4 mm (US 6) knitting needles, straight (at least 14” long/35 cm) or circular needle

Notions

• pins, wires, and a mat for blocking
• tapestry needle for weaving in the ends
• optional: 2 st markers for marking edge/increase sts

Additional Requirements for Beaded Versions
1 mm (size 12) crochet hook

Beads
Skinny Scarf: 350 6/0 beads
Scarf: approximately 1050 6/0 beads
Wrap: approximately 1750 6/0 beads
Large Wrap: 2450 6/0 beads

The pattern includes both written and charted instructions, and instructions for working the pattern with and without beads.

This pattern was tech edited by Dana Gervais. Thank you to the wonderful testers who helped with this pattern!