Queensland Collection Janis Scarf Knitting Pattern

Queensland Collection Janis Scarf

What Is Being Made

The Janis Scarf is a knitted accessory designed by Alexandra Davidoff. This is a lace scarf measuring approximately 18¾ inches (47.5 centimeters) in width and 67 inches (170 centimeters) in length, making it a generous wrap-style scarf suitable for layering or draping.

Techniques Used

This design employs advanced lace knitting techniques to create an elegant, openwork fabric. The scarf features a decorative bobble edge that frames the main lace pattern, adding textural interest and visual definition to the piece. The construction uses a leaf lace motif worked repeatedly throughout the length of the scarf, requiring attention to yarn overs and decreases to maintain the pattern's integrity. Knitters must carefully track stitch count variations as the pattern is worked, since the lace stitches cause the stitch count to fluctuate throughout each pattern repeat.

Stitches Used

The Janis Scarf incorporates several key stitching techniques:

• Knit and purl stitches form the foundation of the fabric structure
• Yarn overs (yo) create the openwork characteristic of lace patterns
• Decreases including p3tog (purl three stitches together) and SK2P (slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over) balance the yarn overs and shape the leaf motifs
• Make bobble (MB) stitch, created by working multiple stitches in one stitch, turning, and passing stitches over to form a raised bobble element on the edge rows
• Slip stitches worked knitwise on right-side rows and purlwise on wrong-side rows to create neat selvage edges
• Through-the-back-loop (tbl) knitting used within the bobble construction for textural variation

Leaf Lace Pattern

The primary design element is the Leaf Lace pattern, which repeats over a multiple of 18 stitches plus 3 additional stitches. This 24-row pattern repeat is worked 15 times throughout the length of the scarf, creating a continuous, flowing leaf motif. The pattern alternates between lace rows featuring yarn overs and decreases, and bobble edge rows that incorporate the raised bobble stitches. Knitters may follow either written row-by-row instructions or a stitch chart, depending on their preference.

Materials and Gauge

The Janis Scarf is designed to be worked in Queensland Collection Kathmandu DK yarn, a 100-gram hank weight yarn, with 6 hanks required in the shade Chrysocolla (#11). A US 10 (6 millimeter) circular needle measuring 32 inches (80 centimeters) in length is recommended, though the pattern notes that knitters should use the needle size necessary to obtain the correct gauge. The pattern gauge is 16 stitches and 22 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) when working the Leaf Lace pattern on US 10 needles. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure the finished scarf meets the intended dimensions.