This free lace scarf knitting pattern incorporates lace, Estonian nupp stitches, and some easy cables. I got inspired by this year’s MKAL here and thought I add some interest. Enjoy!

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Scarf measurements:

• width – 45 cm / 17.5 inches
• length – 150 cm / 59 inches

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You will need:

• 3 mm needles
• 200 g / 732 yds of 5ply/sport weight yarn (I used DROPS Alpaca)

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Abbreviations:

• RS – right side;
• WS – wrong side;
• st(s) – stitch(es);
• sl – slip 1 st knit-wise yarn in back;
• sl1p – slip 1 st purl-wise yarn in front;
• k – knit;
• p – purl;
• yo – yarn over;
• ssk – slip 2 sts knit-wise one by one, place back to left-hand needle, and knit 2 sts together through back loop;
• k2tog – knit 2 sts together;
• sk2p – slip st knit-wise, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over the k2tog;
• N (nupp) – RS: inc 7 sts from 1 st (k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1); next WS: purl 7 sts together;
• 4/4 RC – slip 4 stitches to cable needle and hold in back, k4 from left needle, then k4 from cable needle;
• 4/4 LC – slip 4 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, k4 from left needle, then k4 from cable needle;

Instructions:

Cast on 99 sts.

Row 1 (RS): Knit. (99 sts)
Row 2: sl1p, k to end.
Row 3: Sl, k8, k2tog, (k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, sk2p) x 7, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, ssk, k9.
Row 4 and all WS rows: sl1p, p to end.
Row 5: Sl, k8, k2tog, (k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, sk2p) x 7, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k9.
Row 7: Sl, k8, k2tog, (k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k1, sk2p) x 7, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, k9.
Row 9: 4/4 RC, k1, k2tog, (yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, sk2p) x 7, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k1, 4/4 LC.
Row 11: Sl, k9, (k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1) x 7, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k10.
Row 13: Sl, k8, k2tog, (yo, k7, yo, sk2p) x 7, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k9.
Row 15: Sl, k to end.
Row 17: Sl, k8, p81, k9.
Row 19: Sl, k to end.
Row 21: 4/4 RC, yo, ssk, k5, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k5, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k27, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k5, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k9, k2tog, yo, 4/4 LC.
Row 23: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) x 2, k11, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k11, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) x 2, k7, yo, ssk, k8.
Row 25: Sl, k7, yo, ssk, k8, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k9, yo, ssk, k1, N, k1, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k6, k2tog, yo, k8.
Row 27: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k27, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k5, yo, ssk, k8.

Pattern repeat:

Row 29: Sl, k7, yo, ssk, k7, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k12, yo, sk2p, yo, k12, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, yo, k8.

Row 31: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k6, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k11, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k9, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k8, yo, ssk, k8.

Row 33: 4/4 RC, yo, ssk, k5, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k5, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k11, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k7, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k5, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k9, k2tog, yo, 4/4 LC.

Row 35: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) x 2, k8, (k2tog, yo, k1) x 2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k8, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) x 2, k7, yo, ssk, k8.

Row 37: Sl, k7, yo, ssk, k8, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k6, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k8, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k6, k2tog, yo, k8.

Row 39: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k7, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k11, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k5, yo, ssk, k8.

Row 41: Sl, k7, yo, ssk, k7, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k8, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k8, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, yo, k8.

Row 43: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k6, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k8, k2tog, yo, k4, N, k4, yo, ssk, k6, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k8, yo, ssk, k8.

Row 45: 4/4 RC, yo, ssk, k5, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k5, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k7, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k5, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k9, k2tog, yo, 4/4 LC.

Row 47: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) x 2, k10, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k10, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) x 2, k7, yo, ssk, k8.

Row 49: Sl, k7, yo, ssk, k8, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k7, (yo, ssk, k1) x 2, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k6, k2tog, yo, k8.

Row 51: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k7, yo, ssk, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k5, yo, ssk, k8.

Row 53: Sl, k7, yo, ssk, k7, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k10, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k10, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, yo, k8.

Row 55: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k6, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k12, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k10, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k8, yo, ssk, k8.

Row 57: 4/4 RC, yo, ssk, k5, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k5, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k27, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k5, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k9, k2tog, yo, 4/4 LC.

Row 59: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) x 2, k11, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k11, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) x 2, k7, yo, ssk, k8.

Row 61: Sl, k7, yo, ssk, k8, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k9, yo, ssk, k1, N, k1, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k6, k2tog, yo, k8.

Row 63: Sl, k7, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k27, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k5, yo, ssk, k8.

Repeat rows 29 to 64 as many times as you need (for 150 cm / 59-inch shawl I made 8 repeats).

Row 65: Sl, k to end.
Row 67: Sl, k8, p81, k9.
Row 69: 4/4 RC, k83, 4/4 LC.
Row 71: Sl, k9, (yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo, k1) x 7, yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo, k10.
Row 73: Sl, k10, (yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k3) x 7, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k11.
Row 75: Sl, k9, (yo, ssk, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1) x 7, yo, ssk, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k10.
Row 77: Sl, k10, (yo, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k3) x 7, yo, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k11.
Row 79: Sl, k11, (yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5) x 7, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k12.
Row 81: Sl, k12, (yo, sk2p, yo, k7) x 7, yo, sk2p, yo, k13.
Row 83: Sl, k to end.
Row 84: Sl, k to end.

Bind off, hide in all yarn ends, and (wet)block.

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