Berroco Terrell Scarf Knitting Pattern

Berroco Terrell Knit Scarf

What is Being Made

The Berroco Terrell is a sophisticated knit scarf designed by Donna Yacino from Book #408. This intermediate-level project creates a finished scarf measuring approximately 7½ inches wide by 70 inches long, not including fringe. The scarf features an elegant combination of lace and cable elements that create visual interest along its length.

Techniques Used

This scarf is constructed using several key knitting techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The scarf is worked from the cast-on edge upward to the bind-off edge, allowing knitters to try on and measure progress as they work.
• Seamless, worked flat: The entire scarf is created on straight needles without seaming, maintaining a clean, continuous fabric from beginning to end.
• Cable work: Decorative cable twists are incorporated into the pattern, appearing at regular intervals (Row 14 of the 24-row repeat) to add textural dimension.
• Lace stitches: Yarn-overs and decreases (yarn-over with slip-slip-knit decreases) create delicate openwork sections that alternate with stockinette and reverse stockinette areas.

Stitches Used

The Terrell employs a 24-row pattern repeat that combines multiple stitch techniques:

• Knit and purl stitches: The foundation of the pattern, creating texture and structure.
• Yarn-overs (yo): Used throughout the pattern to create lace holes and add visual lightness.
• Slip-slip-knit (SSK) decreases: These left-leaning decreases pair with yarn-overs to form the lace motif.
• Purl-through-back-loop (p2tog): Used in the wrong-side rows to maintain pattern symmetry.
• Cable crosses: Row 14 features cable twists where 9 stitches are held on a cable needle, creating the signature cable pattern that repeats twice across the scarf width.

Materials

The Terrell is designed to be knit with Berroco Arno yarn, a premium fiber choice. The project requires 5 balls of Berroco Arno (50 grams each) in colorway #5022 Rose. Knitters will need US Size 7 (4.50 mm) knitting needles or the size needed to obtain proper gauge, plus a size G (4.00 mm) crochet hook for adding the fringe finish. The recommended gauge is 31 stitches and 27 rows over 4 inches in the pattern stitch, making it essential to swatch before beginning to ensure accurate finished measurements.

Finishing Details

The scarf is completed with a decorative fringe applied to both the cast-on and bound-off edges. Using the crochet hook, four 11-inch strands of yarn are folded and inserted through every other stitch along each end, creating a professional, finished appearance that complements the lace and cable pattern work.