I love knits inspired by the seasons. This design is for autumn and its abundance of leaves as they flutter in the breezes and gently drop to the ground. As it happens, this scarf is modelled in the very woods where it was designed and knitted, on Canada’s east coast!

The Fluttering Leaves Scarf uses a single skein of lace weight mohair-silk yarn. Its basis is a simple lace pattern of leaves and columns (= tall tree trunks), producing a feather-weight scarf with incredible transparency and softness to the touch.

Materials and Tools
One skein - Lichen and Lace Marsh Mohair, 72% kid mohair, 28% silk (50 g/1.76 oz, 420 m/459 yds), col. faded rose (hand-dyed)
One pair 4 mm (US 6) needles
One 3.25 mm (US 3) needle (for cast-off only)
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge
21 sts and 27 rows to 10 cm/4 in in pattern stitch on 4 mm (US 6) needle (unblocked).

Finished Dimensions (approximate)
20 x 137 cm / 8 x 54 in (unblocked)
The scarf may be worn blocked or unblocked, as preferred by the knitter. The sample scarf is unblocked.

Techniques Used
Chinese waitress cast-on and cast-off
Read a lace chart

Level: Easy (lace knitting)