THIS PATTERN WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH AT 9 AM ET IN HONOR OF LOCAL YARN STORE DAY

For my seventh annual Local Yarn Store Day design, I’m continuing to celebrate something truly special: the relationship between knitters and the indie shops that inspire them.

Meet the Treasured Skein Scarfette - designed for that one perfect skein you couldn’t leave behind.

This elongated, asymmetrical scarfette features bands of vine lace separated by simple stockinette, creating a knitting rhythm that’s both engaging and wonderfully relaxing. Gentle increases shape the piece to a shallow center, then taper to narrow ends - giving it that effortlessly stylish, easy-to-wear drape.

It looks intricate. It knits up joyfully. And it lets your yarn be the star.

Much like walking into your favorite local yarn store, the Treasured Skein Scarfette is all about inspiration and possibility. Independent yarn shops are more than just a place to shop - they’re where we learn, explore, and find our people. The owners pour their hearts into curating yarns and tools they know their community will love.

When you knit this scarfette with a skein from your local shop, you’re doing something meaningful: you’re bringing that carefully chosen yarn to life, and supporting a small business that makes our knitting world a little brighter.

Every skein has a story. This pattern helps you tell it … and show off that beautiful yarn instead of keeping it in your stash.

FINISHED SIZE
Wingspan: approximately 53.5”/134 cm
Depth at Center: approximately 7.25”/18 cm

YARN: DK Weight (Craft Yarn Council 3)

Sample used Bad Sheep Yarn DK (75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon; 245 yards/224 meters per 100 grams), approximately 184 yards/168 meters/75 grams in colorway Sea Glass

GAUGE
23 sts x 22 rows = 4”/10 cm, worked flat
in lace pattern, after wet blocking.

NEEDLES
• US 7/4.5 mm straight or circular, as preferred
(or size needed to obtain gauge)
• Use a needle that produces a blocked fabric with a look and drape that you are happy with.
• Gauge is not crucial to this pattern, but keep in mind that variance in gauge will also affect the amount of yarn used as well as the overall size of your scarfette.
• If using Superwash wool yarn, it will grow and the lace will bloom with wet blocking!

NOTIONS
• Darning Needle
• Stitch Markers
• Row Counter or Scrap Paper

STITCHES USED:
k2tog: knit 2 sts together (leans right, 1 st dec)
m1L: make 1 left; with left needle, lift the yarn between the needles from the front, knit into the back of this loop (leans left, 1 st inc)
p: purl
sl 1 wyif: with yarn held in front of your work, slip 1 stitch purlwise from left needle to right needle without knitting it.
ssk: slip next 2 stitches one at a time as if to knit, return to left needle and knit 2 together through back loops (leans left, 1 st dec)
yo: yarn over (1 st inc)