Debbie Bliss Paige Scarf Knitting Pattern

Debbie Bliss Paige Scarf

What is Being Made

The Debbie Bliss Paige Scarf is a knitted lace scarf worked flat on straight needles. This intermediate-level project produces a finished scarf measuring approximately 16 x 168cm (6 ¼ x 66 inches), making it a generous length suitable for wrapping and styling.

Techniques Used

This scarf is constructed using lace knitting techniques worked flat in rows. The pattern incorporates strategic yarn overs and decreases to create an openwork design that adds visual interest and drape to the finished piece. The scarf is worked in striped colorwork, alternating between two colors in 4-row repeats throughout the length of the project.

Stitches and Stitch Pattern

The Paige Scarf combines fundamental knitting stitches with lace elements:

• Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch): The base fabric structure used for tension measurement and foundational rows
• Knit stitch (k): Used for flat rows and structural elements
• Purl stitch (p): Creates texture variation in the pattern
• Yarn forward (yf/yarn over): Creates the decorative eyelets and openwork characteristic of lace knitting
• Knit two together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease that balances the yarn overs and shapes the lace motif

The lace pattern repeats across the width of the scarf, with the 3rd row of each pattern repeat containing the primary lace sequence: three consecutive decreases followed by six yarn overs with knit stitches between them, repeated to create a symmetrical, openwork design.

Materials Required

This project requires minimal yardage, making it an efficient use of premium yarn:

• Yarn: One 25g ball each of Debbie Bliss Angel in White 001 (A) and Lime 012 (B). Debbie Bliss Angel is a fine-weight yarn suitable for delicate lace work
• Needles: One pair of 5mm (US 8) knitting needles for working the scarf flat

Tension and Gauge

Achieving proper tension is essential for this project. The specified tension is 18 stitches and 23 rows to a 10cm/4-inch square over stocking stitch using 5mm (US 8) needles. Knitters should always work a tension square before beginning the scarf. If your tension square contains too many stitches, the tension is tight and a larger needle should be used. If the square contains too few stitches, the tension is loose and a smaller needle is needed. Substituting yarn other than the specified Debbie Bliss Angel may affect the final dimensions and drape of the scarf.

Pattern Construction

The scarf begins with casting on 38 stitches and working in alternating 4-row color stripes of yarn A and yarn B. The pattern sequence repeats throughout the length of the scarf until it reaches approximately 168cm (66 inches), at which point stitches are cast off. The lace motif is introduced in the 3rd row of the pattern and continues to repeat, creating a consistent openwork design along the entire length of the finished scarf.