Berroco Cidade Scarf Knitting Pattern

Berroco Città Knit Scarf

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Città is a lightweight knit scarf designed by Amy Christoffers, featuring an elegant lace pattern with optional decorative fringe. This easy-level knitting project produces a finished scarf measuring approximately 7 inches wide by 52 inches long (excluding fringe), making it a versatile accessory suitable for various seasons and styling occasions.

Knitting Techniques

This scarf is constructed using bottom-up knitting, meaning you begin at the cast-on edge and work toward the bind-off edge. The design is worked flat on straight needles, creating a two-dimensional fabric that lies smoothly. The pattern incorporates lace techniques that create an open, airy texture through strategic yarn wrapping and stitch manipulation.

Stitches and Pattern Details

The Città scarf uses a two-row repeating pattern stitch that combines basic knitting fundamentals with lace elements:

• Row 1 (Wrong Side): Purl stitches worked with yarn wrapped twice around the needle on each stitch, creating elongated loops
• Row 2 (Right Side): Slip stitches are dropped to release the extra wraps, then lifted stitches are passed over each other before knitting, creating the characteristic lace openings

This two-row pattern is repeated 47 times total, then finished with a knitwise bind-off. The scarf begins with 24 cast-on stitches, providing a balanced width for the lace pattern repeat.

Materials and Tools

Yarn: The pattern calls for Berroco Regatta yarn in the colorway Skipper (#9575). One 100-gram ball provides sufficient yardage to complete the entire scarf.

Needles and Notions: US Size 13 (9.00 mm) straight needles are used for the main knitting, with gauge measured at 14 stitches and 8 rows equaling 4 inches in the pattern stitch. A size 5.50 mm (I) crochet hook is needed for the optional fringe finishing, which involves creating loops and securing yarn strands along both the cast-on and bound-off edges.

Finishing Options

The pattern includes optional fringe detailing that enhances the scarf's visual appeal. The fringe is created by inserting folded yarn strands through the edge stitches using a crochet hook, then securing the ends through loops. Forty-eight 12-inch yarn strands are cut and applied across both the cast-on and bound-off edges, spaced every 2 stitches, with knotted ends to prevent fraying.