Berroco Keris Scarf Knitting Pattern

Berroco Keris Lace Shawlette

What is Being Made

The Berroco Keris is a lace shawlette designed by Ailson Green, a triangular wrap garment ideal for layering or wearing as a lightweight accessory. This intermediate-level knitting project produces a finished piece measuring approximately 11 inches wide at its widest point and 68 inches long after blocking, making it a versatile size suitable for various styling options.

Techniques Used

This design employs seamless knitting worked flat on straight needles, allowing for continuous construction without the need for seaming. The pattern features lace techniques as a primary design element, incorporating strategic yarn overs and decreases to create openwork sections throughout the garment. The construction includes an increasing section that gradually expands the width of the shawlette, with shaping achieved through increases such as M1R (make one right) and decorative decreases like SSK (slip, slip, knit). Loop details are created through a slip-and-knit technique that adds textural interest to the finished piece.

Stitches Used

The Keris shawlette utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with lace-specific techniques. Core stitches include:

• Knit (k) and purl (p) stitches for foundational fabric
• Yarn overs (yo), often worked as double yarn overs to create larger openings and decorative eyelets characteristic of lace patterns
• SSK (slip, slip, knit) for left-leaning decreases that pair with yarn overs for balanced lace motifs
• K2tog (knit two together) for right-leaning decreases
• M1R (make one right) for increases that add width during the expanding sections
• Garter stitch (knit every row) used for edge borders that frame the lace pattern and provide structure

The pattern repeats these stitches in specific sequences to build the lace design, with double yarn overs expanded into [p1, k1] into double yo on subsequent rows to create the openwork effect.

Materials

This project requires Berroco Cambria yarn, a 50-gram skein weight, with 2 hanks needed in colorway #7935 Juniper. Knitters should use size 8 (5.00 mm) needles or the size necessary to obtain the correct gauge. The recommended gauge is 16 stitches and 24 rows over 4 inches in pattern stitch, making gauge checking essential before beginning to ensure accurate finished measurements. Berroco recommends using the specified yarn to achieve the intended drape and appearance of the lace pattern.