Beach Day Lace Knit Scarf Tutorial

Capture the feel of coral reefs and crystal blue waters with the Beach Day Scarf. This lace knit scarf tutorial takes you through ribbons of drop stitch lace alternating with sections of eyelet lace ribbing. Grab the pattern and follow along, step by step!

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Get the Pattern

Follow along with the written pattern for the Beach Day Scarf. The video references the chart and instructions in the pattern, including stitch counts and number of repeats.

The lace knit scarf pattern starts with your choice of cast-on and a garter stitch border. From there, alternating sections of drop stitch lace and eyelet lace ribbing form the body of the scarf. It ends with a matching garter stitch border and your choice of bind-off. The sample shows a long tail cast-on and a decrease bind-off.

Cast-On

You can use any cast-on you like for this lace knit scarf. The sample scarf begins with a basic, long tail cast-on, which is not shown in the tutorial. For a refresher on this technique, check out the demo portion of Lunchtime Live episode 61.

Drop Stitch Lace

Yarn overs are secret to the magic of drop stitch lace. First, add 2 yarn overs for each stitch on the wrong side row. Then on the following right side row, drop those yarn. All the extra yarn from the yarn overs makes the stitches extra tall, creating the lovely lacey effect.

Eyelet Lace Ribbing

Yarn overs also form the eyelets in the eyelet lace ribbing. The easy, 4-stitch repeat includes 2 yarn overs, a double decrease, and a regular knit stitch. On the next lace row, the yarn overs line up directly above the previous yarn overs, while the decrease and knit stitches swap places.

Diamond shapes are more prominent on the right side of the fabric, while the columns of ribbing stand out more on the wrong side.

Bind-Off

You can also choose any bind-off you like for this pattern. The tutorial shows the decrease bind-off used in the sample. For a closer look at this technique, see this Decrease Bind-Off Tutorial.

Beach Day Scarf Video Tutorial

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