As we tiptoe out of winter and creep softly into spring, stay warm, but not weighted down, with our lofty Jasmine Scarf. Each row you knit cultivates columns of caliper cables, like a budding vine, mimicking the world’s awakening.

Caught smack between the seasons, we picked our incredibly soft and gently rustic Flax Down, a beautiful blend of baby alpaca, extra fine merino and linen. In Heirloom White, these climbing cables glow with fresh life! Happy spring to all! -Laura

Materials

• 3 (4) skeins of Purl Soho’s Flax Down, 43% baby alpaca, 42% extra fine merino, 15% linen.We used the color Heirloom White.
• US 6 straight or circular needle

Gauge

24 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Sizes

• Finished Width: 9 ½ inches
• Finished Length: 60 (80) inches

Note

This pattern is worked over a multiple of 13 + 9 stitches, for example 13 x 5 = 65. 65 + 9 = 74.

Pattern

Begin in Stockinette Stitch

Cast on 74 stitches.

Row 1 (wrong side): Purl.

Row 2: Knit.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 two more times.

Continue in Stitch Pattern

Row 1 (wrong side): P6, [p1 wrapping yarn twice, p8, p1 wrapping yarn twice, P3] 5 times, purl to end. [10 stitches increased]

Row 2: K6, [drop twice-wrapped stitch off needle to front of work, k4, pick up dropped stitch and knit it, slip 4 stitches purlwise with yarn in back (wyib), drop twice-wrapped stitch off needle to front of work, slip the same 4 stitches back to left-hand needle, pick up dropped stitch and knit it, k7] 5 times, knit to end. [10 stitches decreased]

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until scarf measures 59 (79) inches from cast on edge, or until approximately 3/4 inches shy of desired finished length.