Freia Fine Handpaints Forever Together Knitting Pattern

Freia Fine Handpaints Forever Together Knit Scarf

What Is Being Made

The Forever Together is a knit scarf designed by Tina Whitmore featuring two meandering lace patterns that work in tandem—one pattern expands while the other recedes as you progress through the design. This creates a dynamic visual interplay between the two stitch patterns. The finished scarf measures approximately 20 inches wide and 65 inches long, making it a versatile accessory suitable for various styling options and occasions.

Construction Techniques

This scarf is worked using several key knitting techniques that contribute to its sophisticated appearance and construction method:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The scarf is knit from the bottom edge upward, allowing you to easily adjust the final length before binding off.
• Seamless Worked Flat: The entire piece is worked flat on straight or circular needles without seaming, creating a clean, finished appearance with no additional finishing required at side edges.
• Lace Patterning: Intricate lace stitches form the foundation of the design, with two distinct patterns that interact throughout the piece. The lace creates openwork sections that showcase the yarn's color and characteristics.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques Used

The Forever Together pattern employs a variety of fundamental and intermediate knitting stitches to achieve its lace effects:

• Knit (K) and Purl (P) Stitches: The basic foundation stitches that form the structure of the scarf and create texture variation between lace and solid sections.
• Yarn Over (YO): Used extensively throughout the lace patterns to create the openwork holes characteristic of lace knitting. Yarn overs add new stitches while creating decorative eyelets.
• Slip, Slip, Knit (SSK): A left-leaning decrease worked by slipping two stitches individually as if to knit, then knitting them together. This decrease is paired with yarn overs to create balanced lace patterns.
• Knit Two Together (K2tog): A right-leaning decrease that works in conjunction with SSK decreases to maintain stitch count and create symmetrical lace motifs.
• Center Double Decrease (CDD): An advanced decrease technique that slips two stitches together as if to knit, knits the next stitch, then lifts both slipped stitches over the knit stitch. This creates a centered decrease often used in lace patterns.

Materials Required

The Forever Together scarf offers flexibility in yarn selection, with two distinct options provided:

• Option 1: Two Shawl Balls of Freia Fine Handpaints Yarn in fingering weight (100% merino). This option uses two coordinating colors—Pt. Reyes (gradient) and Ebony (semi-solid)—with each ball weighing 100 grams and containing approximately 430 yards. This two-color approach creates visual interest as the patterns interact.
• Option 2: One Yarn Bomb of Freia Fine Handpaints Yarn in fingering weight (100% merino) shown in South Beach colorway. This single 200-gram ball contains approximately 860 yards, providing sufficient yardage for the entire scarf in one coordinated colorway.

Needles and Notions

Construction requires US 6 (4mm) needles—you may use either a set of straight needles or optionally a 20-inch circular needle, depending on your preference and knitting style. A tapestry needle is needed for finishing and weaving in ends. The pattern includes a detailed stitch chart to guide you through the complex lace sequences.

Gauge and Blocking

The pattern specifies a gauge of 6 stitches and 8 rows per inch after blocking, or 24 stitches and 32 rows over a 4-inch square. Blocking is essential for this lace scarf, as the final dimensions and drape depend on how you stretch the piece during the blocking process. Your individual gauge may vary slightly based on your blocking tension, which allows for some customization of the final dimensions.