Berroco Isadora Scarf Knitting Pattern

Berroco Isadora Knit Lace Scarf

What Is Being Made

The Isadora is a sophisticated knit scarf featuring an elegant lace pattern throughout. This finished piece measures approximately 9½ inches wide by 80 inches long, making it a versatile accessory suitable for draping, wrapping, or styling with various outfits. The scarf is designed as an intermediate-level knitting project from Berroco Book #412.

Construction Method and Techniques

This scarf is worked flat from the bottom up, meaning you begin by casting on stitches and knit row by row until reaching the desired length. The construction is seamless, requiring no seaming or joining of pieces—the entire scarf is created as one continuous fabric. The design employs lace knitting techniques that create openwork patterns through strategic yarn overs and decreases, resulting in an airy, delicate appearance despite the scarf's substantial length.

Stitches and Stitch Pattern

The Isadora features a 10-row repeating lace pattern that can be worked from written instructions or a chart. Key stitches used include:

• Knit (K) and Purl (P) stitches as the foundation
• Yarn overs (YO) that create the characteristic openwork and lace holes
• SSK (slip, slip, knit) decreases on right-side rows
• SSP (slip, slip, purl) decreases on wrong-side rows
• K2tog (knit two together) and P2tog (purl two together) for additional decreases

The pattern begins with a cast-on of 40 stitches and includes an initial purl row on the wrong side before entering the main lace repeat. After completing the pattern rows to the full 80-inch length, a final knit row is worked before binding off purlwise on the wrong side.

Yarn and Materials

This scarf is designed to be worked in Berroco Nomad, a yarn that comes in 50-gram balls. The pattern calls for 5 balls in the colorway #9115 Slate, providing approximately 250 grams of yarn for the complete project. Knitting needles in size 10½ (6.50 mm) are required, or whatever size is necessary to obtain the correct gauge. A tapestry needle is needed for weaving in ends during finishing.

Gauge and Finishing

The pattern specifies a gauge of 17 stitches and 20 rows equaling 4 inches in the pattern stitch. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure the finished scarf meets the intended measurements. Finishing involves weaving in all yarn ends and blocking as desired to enhance the lace pattern and drape of the completed scarf.