Brew a cup, settle in, and let your stitches steep. Mokelien is a long, slender scarf worked in a gentle lace motif that unfurls like tea leaves in hot water. Inspired by the quiet comfort of a tea shop or an unhurried coffee break, it’s designed to bring calm with every row.

The scarf is worked from each end toward the centre, creating mirrored halves. Once both sides are complete, they’re joined using Kitchener stitch for a smooth and continuous finish.

The lace repeat is simple enough to memorize but provides enough interest, perfect for peaceful evenings, weekend afternoons, or any time you need to breathe and knit.

Size:
The finished scarf is 3¾”/ 9.5 cm wide and 64”/ 162.5 cm long.

Materials:
1 skein Knit Picks Woolen Cotton, DK weight yarn, 50% Merino Wool, 50% Pima Cotton, 218 y/ 199 m; 100 g/ 3½ oz. Sample shown in Birdseed Heather.

Tools:
US 5 (3.75 mm) knitting needles or needle size necessary to obtain gauge; spare needle; tapestry needle.

Gauge:
22.5 sts/28 rows over 4”/10 cm in pattern, blocked.

Abbreviations:
K – Knit
K2tog – Knit 2 together (right leaning single decrease)
P – Purl
Rep – Repeat
Sl – Slip 1 st purlwise with yarn in front, then move yarn to the back and knit the next st
Sl1 - k1 - psso – Slip 1 st purlwise, knit 1, lift slipped st over and off last knit st (left leaning single decrease)
St(s) – Stitches
YO – Yarn Over (single st increase)