Inside: Learn to loom knit a lacy double knit scarf with this free pattern including written instructions, photo tutorial and videos.
Double knit and lace initially don’t seem to go together, right?
When you pull out your loom and set it up for double knitting you’re looking to make an extra thick fabric. It’s great because you can use a thinner yarn to knit up a thick, cozy scarf. I also like double knitting because you don’t have to deal with the edges curling. You can just work you stitch pattern and not have to add a non-curling border.
But when I think of lacy projects, I think light and airy, not thick and warm. But what would happen if you combined the two techniques?
I decided to loom knit a lacy double knit scarf and I’m so happy with the result!
The double knit Eyelet Scarf incorporates bands of lace into this cozy, soft double knit fabric. At first I was only going to add eyelets to the ends of the scarf. But once I got started I realized that several rows of lace all across the scarf was going to make it even more beautiful.
The pattern includes written instructions and links to fully captioned tutorial videos for both left and right handed loom knitters.
How to Loom Knit a Lacy Double Knit Scarf
By Kristen Mangus
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MATERIALS
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Yarn
Medium (#4) weight yarn
Red Heart Chic Sheep (100 g/ 3.5 oz, 170 m/186 yds.) in color Suede used in sample. 4 balls.
Loom
Option 1: 5/16” small gauge (SG) long loom with at least 25 peg pairs and 1 cm spacer
Knitting Board Fine All-n-One Loom (limited edition) used in green sample.
Option 2: ⅜” small gauge (SG) loom with at least 25 peg pairs and 1 cm spacer
Knitting Board All-n-One Loom used in brown sample.
Notions
Scrap yarn in contrasting color to use as anchor yarn
Crochet hook (for bind off)
Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximate(ly)
CO = Cast on
K = Knit
St(s) = Stitch(es)
For a refresher on loom knitting basics see the blog posts below to get started:
13 Questions for Beginner Loom Knitters
How to Loom Knit Basics (cast on, knit, purl, & bind off)
How to Loom Knit Basic Stitch Patterns (garter st, seed st and ribbing)
How to Loom Knit in the Round
GAUGE
Option 1: 17.5 sts and 22 rows per 4” x 4” (10 × 10 cm) in stockinette st
Option 2: 15 sts and 22 rows per 4” x 4” (10 × 10 cm) in stockinette st
SKILL LEVEL Easy
MEASUREMENTS
Option 1: 5.75” x 64.25” (14.5 x 163 cm)
Option 2: 6.75” x 64.5” (17 x 164 cm)
NOTES
This double knit scarf features eyelet bands in a stockinette fabric. This pattern can be used with any double knit loom gauge and an appropriate weight yarn but that will change the width of the scarf.
Peg numbering in this pattern is from left to right. All peg numbers mentioned in the pattern refer to peg pairs: one peg on the front (lower) board and one on the back (upper) board.
Each row begins and ends on the same side of your loom. That means your working yarn will always be on the same side of your loom when you are finished wrapping. If you begin on the left you wrap half the pegs as you work toward the right and the other half as you wrap back toward the left.
You can add this eyelet design to other projects by placing eyelets as outlined below with an odd number of stitch pairs. You can also seam these panels together to make a blanket or larger project.
INSTRUCTIONS
Stockinette Cast on:
Cast on 25 pairs of pegs in Stockinette stitch pattern (see diagram) using the method below:
- Place slip knot on anchor peg or hold loosely if no anchor peg.
- Wrap yarn around outside of Peg 1 on LOWER board. (Do not Ewrap.)
- Then wrap around outside of Peg 2 on UPPER board.
- Next wrap around Peg 3 on LOWER board.
- Continue wrapping pegs in a zig zag pattern wrapping the ODD pegs on the LOWER board and EVEN pegs on the UPPER board until you reach Peg 25 on the LOWER board.
- Guide yarn around back of peg and straight up to Peg 25 on the UPPER board. Wrap the outside of Peg 25.
7. Continue back toward the beginning in a zig zag pattern, wrapping the ODD pegs on the UPPER board and EVEN pegs on the LOWER board until you reach peg 1 on the UPPER board. All 25 peg pairs are wrapped.
8. Lay anchor yarn.
9. Wrap all pegs again following steps 2-7. All pegs now have two loops.
10. Knit the bottom loop over the top loop on all pegs. After knitting all pegs have 1 loop
BEGIN SCARF:
TIP: Peg numbers listed in the instructions below are for pairs of pegs. Work the pegs on both the lower and upper boards at the same time. Example: If moving peg 3 to peg 2 you will move lower peg 3 to lower 2 and upper 3 to upper 2.
Eyelet Stitch Pattern:
Row 1: Knit [Wrap loom as detailed above during cast on and knit bottom loop over top loop.]
Repeat Row 1 once more.
Row 2: Before wrapping, move loops from odd pegs starting at Peg 3 to 2, then 5 to 4, and so on until Peg 23 to 22. Wrap loom (including empty pegs) and knit off all pegs so 1 loop remains*.
[*Pegs with 1 loop: skip, pegs with 2 loops: knit bottom loop over top loop, pegs with 3 loops: knit the bottom 2 loops over the top loop.]
Row 3: Repeat Row 1.
Row 4: Before wrapping, move loops from even pegs starting at Peg 4 to 3, Peg 6 to 5, and so on until Peg 22 to 21. Wrap loom (including empty pegs) and knit off all pegs so 1 loop remains*.
Row 5: Repeat Row 1.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2.
Row 7: Repeat Row 1 until knitting is 9” in length. Gently tug downward on knitting to ease gauge before measuring.
Repeat Rows 1-7 until knitting is approximately 63” in length.
Repeat Rows 1-6 to place eyelet stitch pattern at end of scarf.
Repeat Row 1 two times.
Bind off:
- Using crochet hook, pick up stitch on last peg opposite where the working yarn is. (Ex: If the working yarn is on the upper board at the left, pick up the stitch on the lower board at the right.)
- Pick up stitch from peg on opposite board to complete that pair. You have 2 stitches on your hook.
- Pull the stitch closest to the tip of the hook through the other stitch to bind off.
- Move back to the opposite board and pick up the next stitch in the sequence and pull that stitch through the one on your hook.
- Repeat Step 4 until you have one stitch left on your hook.
- Cut a long yarn tail for sewing and pull through the last stitch.
- Weave in tail.
Finish cast on end:
Now we’re going to create a clean edge at the beginning.
- With your crochet hook, pick up the stitch at the opposite end of the row from the yarn tail. [Note: Make sure you do not pick up any strands of the anchor yarn.]
- Pick up the next stitch. Now you have 2 stitches on your hook.
- Pull the stitch closest to the tip of the hook through the other stitch.
- Repeat Steps 2 & 3 until you have one stitch left.
- Using the crochet hook, pick up the yarn tail and pull it through the last stitch.
- Gently pull the anchor yarn out of your cast on edge.
- Weave in tail.
Weave in tails.
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Loom Knit a Lacy Double Knit Scarf Tutorial Videos
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