Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Bank Street Mesh Scarf Knitting

Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Bank Street Mesh Scarf

Project Overview

The Bank Street Mesh Scarf is a downloadable knitting pattern designed by Irina Poludnenko. This elegant accessory is worked flat on straight needles and features an open, airy construction ideal for warm-weather wear. The finished scarf measures 15 inches (38 cm) wide by 100 inches (254 cm) long, making it a generous length suitable for various styling options.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a lightweight mesh scarf with a sophisticated lace aesthetic. The scarf is constructed as a single rectangular piece that showcases an open eyelet pattern throughout its length. The design begins with a garter stitch foundation, transitions into the primary lace pattern, and concludes with a shaped decrease section that tapers the scarf to a finished point.

Techniques Used

The Bank Street Mesh Scarf employs lace knitting as its primary technique, combined with flat knitting construction. The pattern incorporates strategic increases and decreases to shape the scarf during the finishing section. Knitters will work with yarn overs to create the characteristic mesh openings, and the pattern includes shaping instructions that require working new stitches in garter stitch until sufficient stitches are available to complete full pattern repeats.

Stitches Used

• Garter Stitch: Knit all stitches on every row. This stitch is used for the foundation and shaping sections, providing a stable, textured base.
• Eyelet Rib: A four-stitch repeat pattern that forms the primary mesh design. Row 1 (right side) consists of knit 2 together, yarn over twice, and slip-slip-knit. Row 2 works the double yarn overs by knitting one and purling one into each double yarn over, with knit stitches on either side. This two-row repeat creates the distinctive open, airy appearance.
• K2tog (Knit 2 Together): A right-leaning decrease worked through the front loops.
• Ssk (Slip, Slip, Knit): A left-leaning decrease created by slipping two stitches knitwise individually, returning them to the left needle in turned position, and knitting through the back loops.
• M1L (Make 1 Left): An increase made by lifting the strand between needles to the left needle from front to back and working through the back loop to prevent holes.
• Yarn Over (yo): Used to create the lace openings characteristic of the mesh pattern.

Materials Required

This pattern calls for Stacy Charles Fine Yarns PATTI, a 100% cotton yarn available in color #01 pearl. The yarn is provided in 1.75-ounce (50-gram) balls with a yardage of 98 yards (90 meters) per ball. The pattern requires six balls of yarn to complete the scarf. Knitters will need one pair of size 10 (6mm) needles or the size required to obtain proper gauge. Additional materials include removable stitch markers to track pattern repeats and shaping points, and a yarn needle for weaving in ends.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern specifies a gauge of 15 stitches and 18 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) when worked in the Eyelet Rib pattern. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished dimensions. The scarf is designed in one size, measuring 15 inches wide by 100 inches long when completed at the specified gauge.

Pattern Construction Notes

The pattern includes helpful guidance for successful completion. When shaping the scarf, new stitches should be worked in garter stitch until there are enough stitches to work a complete four-stitch repeat of the Eyelet Rib pattern. To ensure adequate yarn supply, the pattern recommends placing a marker when approximately 2 yards of yarn remain from the third ball, allowing knitters to plan the final decrease section accordingly. The scarf concludes with a decrease row worked on the wrong side, repeating the decrease every wrong-side row until only 3 stitches remain, which are then bound off knitwise.