Berroco Landers Scarf Knitting Pattern

Berroco Landers Knit Scarf

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Landers is a knitted scarf designed by Amy Christoffers. This accessory measures approximately 19 inches wide by 72 inches long, making it a generous, wearable length. The scarf is worked in a single size and features an elegant striped colorway created through alternating yarn colors throughout the construction process.

Craft and Skill Level

This project is classified as an Easy skill level knitting pattern, making it accessible to knitters with basic experience. The straightforward construction and repetitive stitch pattern allow knitters to develop rhythm and consistency while creating a sophisticated finished piece.

Techniques Used

The Landers scarf is worked flat on straight needles, meaning you knit back and forth in rows rather than in the round. Key techniques employed in this pattern include:

• Make One Left (M1L) and Make One Right (M1R) — increases that add stitches while maintaining the pattern's visual flow
• Centered Double Decrease (CDD) — a decrease technique that removes two stitches while creating a centered, symmetrical reduction in the fabric
• Color work — alternating between main color (MC) and contrasting color (CC) in four-row blocks to create horizontal stripes
• Garter stitch edging — knit rows worked at the beginning and end to create a finished border

Stitches and Stitch Pattern

The pattern features a repeating stitch pattern worked over a multiple of 20 stitches plus 11 additional stitches. The two-row pattern alternates between a right-side row containing increases, decreases, and knit stitches, and a wrong-side row of knit-2, purl across, knit-2. This creates a textured, lacy fabric with gentle shaping. The pattern is repeated throughout the length of the scarf until it reaches approximately 71 inches, with a final four-row garter stitch section completing the design.

Materials and Gauge

The Landers scarf requires 8 hanks total of Berroco Mixer yarn: 4 hanks in #8119 Champagne (main color) and 4 hanks in #8103 Prosecco (contrasting color). Each hank weighs 50 grams. The pattern calls for straight knitting needles in size 6 (4.00 mm), though the instructions note that you should use the size necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

The recommended gauge is 23 stitches and 22 rows equal 4 inches when measured in the pattern stitch. Berroco emphasizes the importance of checking gauge before beginning to ensure proper finished dimensions and fabric drape. The scarf begins with a cast-on of 111 stitches, which accommodates the pattern repeat and edge stitches.