This design is available here as a standalone pattern, but knitters who take my “Trio of Tricolores: Exploring Designs with Three Colours” workshop will receive this pattern free with their class handout. The next opportunity to take this class is July 29, 2024, hosted by Hands On Knitting Center .

Knit with fingering weight yarn of an alpaca and wool blend, this scarf is a light, yet warm, three-season accessory. Knitting it on the bias means that the sides of the scarf are less likely to roll than if the stockinette-based stitch pattern were knit straight. The lace motif is easy to memorize, and there are lots of rest rows in the stitch pattern. The colours stripe in a surprising sequence that keeps you interested and entertained. This design is a good project for knitters wanting to make their first foray into lace knitting, or for experienced knitters looking for a relaxing project that’s just a little different from a straightforward scarf. If you want to make modifications, the shape of the scarf and the stitch pattern of eyelet clusters would work well with yarns of different weights and fibres, and I suggest you experiment (i.e., swatch) to find your ideal match between yarn and gauge. You could change the size of the stripes and the order of colours, or knit the entire scarf in one solid colour of yarn, if you prefer.

The techniques you will need to know, or learn, to complete this project are:

• cast on and bind off;
• knit and purl;
• kfb increase;
• yo increase;
• k2tog decrease;
• ssk decrease.

“The cemetery at Historic Leith Church (where you can visit the grave of Canadian artist, Tom Thomson) isn’t just a place of final rest. It’s a living repository of local heritage, a sanctuary of reflection, and a reminder that the past continues to shape the present.”
~ https://leithchurch.ca/cemetery