Botanical Lace Wrap in Cattail Silk: Free Scarf Knitting Pattern

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Botanical Lace Wrap in Cattail Silk

Our free Botanical Lace Wrap pattern celebrates the enduring fascination of knitting lace… How a few simple stitches can blossom into a soft cascade of petals and curling leaves. This timeless lace design absolutely glows in our Cattail Silk, a yarn with earthy elegance, captivating texture, and rich depth in every color.

Adapted from Barbara Walker’s Treasury of Knitting Patterns, this historic lace motif is known as Frost Flowers… And it’s far simpler than it looks! Yarn overs and basic decreases grow into an airy, organic design that looks both delicate and alive. It’s the kind of pattern that feels like watching something bloom beneath your hands, rewarding a bit of effort with breathtaking beauty.

We chose Cattail Silk for its beautiful balance between rustic charm and refined grace. Spun and dyed in Japan from 100% mulberry silk noil, this fingering-weight yarn is flecked with tiny bursts of color and textured nubs that catch the light in unexpected ways. A relaxed drape and clear stitch definition perfectly complement this intricate stitch pattern.

Cattail Silk’s palette is rooted in tradition, a bouquet of 20 hues inspired by centuries-old Japanese color names, including this silvery Patina Blue. With over 600 yards per skein, you’ll need just one to make a delicate scarf or two for this generous wrap!

The most beautiful gardens take time to grow, and the Botanical Lace Wrap is no different. Though you won’t exactly whip this one up, each stitch brings you closer to a work of handmade beauty that you’ll treasure for a lifetime.

Yarn lovers, if you adore the yarn used in this project, you’ll love exploring all of our other yarn collections! Discover over 55 thoughtfully designed yarns in nearly every natural fiber and in every spectacular color you can imagine. Only available here at Purl Soho’s online yarn store, where every skein is created with care and your creativity in mind!

Originally designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!

Story written by Andrea Lotz for Purl Soho.

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Materials

1 (2) skein(s) of Purl Soho’s Cattail Silk, 100% mulberry silk yarn. Each skein of this fingering-weight yarn is approximately 618 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 618 (1,236) total yards required. We used the color Patina Blue.
US 2 (3 mm), straight or 24-inch circular knitting needles

GAUGE

30 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern

SIZES

Scarf (Wrap)

Finished Dimensions: 9¼ (18½) inches wide x 72 inches long

SAMPLE: We knit the Wrap size.

NOTES

STITCH MULTIPLE

This stitch pattern works over a multiple of 34 + 2 stitches.

NOTE: If you cast on 36 stitches for your swatch and work the 24-row repeat twice, your swatch should measure 4¾ inches wide x 6 inches tall.

PATTERN

Using a basic Long Tail Cast On, cast on 70 (138) stitches.

Set-Up Row (wrong side): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

Now follow either the Written Instructions or Pattern Chart below…

BOTANICAL LACE PATTERN: WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

Row 1 (right side): K1, *k3, knit 2 together (k2tog), k4, yarn over (yo), p2, [k2, yo, slip slip knit (ssk)] 3 times, p2, yo, k4, ssk, k3, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 2 (wrong side): K1, *p2, purl 2 together through back loop (p2tog tbl), p4, yo, p1, k2, [p2, yo, purl 2 together (p2tog)] 3 times, k2, p1, yo, p4, p2tog, p2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 3: K1, *k1, k2tog, k4, yo, k2, p2, [k2, yo, ssk] 3 times, p2, k2, yo, k4, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 4: K1, *p2tog tbl, p4, yo, p3, k2, [p2, yo, p2tog] 3 times, k2, p3, yo, p4, p2tog, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Rows 5-12: Repeat Rows 1-4 two more times.

Row 13: K1, *yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, p2, yo, k4, ssk, k6, k2tog, k4, yo, p2, k2, yo, ssk, k2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 14: K1, *yo, p2tog, p2, yo, p2tog, k2, p1, yo, p4, p2tog, p4, p2tog tbl, p4, yo, p1, k2, p2, yo, p2tog, p2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 15: K1, *yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, p2, k2, yo, k4, ssk, k2, k2tog, k4, yo, k2, p2, k2, yo, ssk, k2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 16: K1, *yo, p2tog, p2, yo, p2tog, k2, p3, yo, p4, p2tog, p2tog tbl, p4, yo, p3, k2, p2, yo, p2tog, p2, repeat from * to last stitch k1.

Rows 17-24: Repeat Rows 13-16 two more times.

Repeat Rows 1-24 until piece measures approximately 72 inches long.

Go on to Finishing section below.

BOTANICAL LACE PATTERN: PATTERN CHART

NOTE: New to reading charts? Unravel the mysteries with our Reading A Chart Tutorial!

Begin this chart in the bottom right corner. Right-side rows are odd numbered and read right to left. Wrong-side rows are even numbered and read left to right. Work your way up the chart to the top line.

Repeat Rows 1-24 until piece measures approximately 72 inches long.

KEY

CHART

NOTE: Want to see it bigger? Download this chart (and key) as a PDF!

FINISHING

With right side facing you, loosely bind off knitwise.

Weave in all ends and gently wet block.

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LEARN ABOUT CATTAIL SILK + ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL YARNS

We used Cattail Silk for this pattern because its earthy, natural beauty brings a light drape and offhanded elegance to your knitting. A 100% mulberry silk yarn, Cattail Silk has a rustic spin with bitty nubs and very subtle variations in texture. Choose from a lovely bouquet of colors, and cast on with this fingering-weight yarn for a truly compelling knit!

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