Jojoland Fringed Orchid Scarf Knitting Pattern

Jojoland Fringed Orchid Knitted Scarf

What Is Being Made

The Fringed Orchid is a knitted scarf designed by Lijuan Jing, measuring 41 inches long by 8 inches wide. This intermediate-level knitting project creates a decorative accessory featuring textured patterning and dimensional stitch work throughout the piece.

Techniques Used

This scarf is worked flat on straight needles, meaning you knit back and forth in rows rather than working in the round. The pattern employs several advanced knitting techniques to create its distinctive appearance:

• Decreasing stitches using the k5tog (knit five together) technique, which reduces multiple stitches into one and creates textural compression in the fabric
• Increasing stitches through the m5f1 (make five from one) technique, where five stitches are created from a single stitch to produce decorative increases and dimensional effects
• Slip stitch edging along the selvage edges for a neat, finished appearance

The combination of strategic decreases and increases creates the orchid-inspired texture and visual interest characteristic of this design.

Stitches Used

The Fringed Orchid pattern incorporates fundamental and decorative knitting stitches:

• Knit stitch (k) – the basic foundation stitch
• Purl stitch (p) – creates reverse texture and is used extensively throughout the pattern
• Slip stitch (s1) – used at the beginning of rows for edge definition
• K5tog (knit five together) – a decrease that combines five stitches into one, creating compressed areas
• M5f1 (make five from one) – an increase technique that expands one stitch into five, producing the dimensional, fringed effect

The pattern alternates between edge stitches, stockinette sections, and garter stitch borders, with the main motif repeating across the width of the scarf through rows of strategic increases and decreases.

Materials and Tools

This project requires 3 balls of Jojoland Rhythm yarn, which is composed of 100% wool with 110 yards per ball, providing approximately 330 yards total yardage. The sample shown is worked in color RS67. Knitting is worked on U.S. size 7 (4.5 mm) needles.

The gauge for this project is 5 stitches by 5.5 rows per 1-inch square, which is important to achieve the correct finished dimensions. The pattern begins with a cast-on of 39 stitches and includes a 4-row garter stitch edge before transitioning into the main scarf stitch pattern.

Skill Level

This pattern is rated as Intermediate, making it suitable for knitters who have mastered basic stitches and are ready to work with more complex stitch combinations and pattern repeats.