Woman with long lace scarf draped around neck and over shoulder.

Long rectangular scarf made of a panel of diagonal eyelet stitches.

Lace scarf wrapped one around neck and hanging past hip on front and mid-back.

Detail shot of garter stitch and diagonal lace stitch pattern on scarf.

Voyageur Scarf

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Inspired by the ceinture fléchée, a traditional sash worn by the French Canadian voyageurs in the 19th century, the Voyageur scarf features diagonal lines of lace broken up by horizontal garter stitch ridges.

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What's Included

This pattern is written out and charted.

Sizes + Finished Measurements

10” (25.5 cm) wide x 67” (170 cm) long.

Yarn

Fingering weight or sock yarn; 670 yd / 613 m.

Shown in Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering (80% Superwash Fine Highland Wool, 20% Polyamide (Nylon); 357 yards/100g).

Substitution Notes

Original yarn is a fingering weight sock yarn (wool/nylon blend) and works up at 7 to 8 sts per inch (2.5 cm) on 2.25 to 3.25 mm (US 1-3) needles. Choose a fingering weight yarn that feels nice against the skin. The nylon content in the original is not necessary for this project.

Gauge

Chart measures 10″ (25.5 cm) wide and 32 rows (2 repeates) = 4″ (10 cm), blocked and relaxed.

Needles + Notions

3.75 mm (US 5) Needles;
Stitch Markers;
Yarn Needle.

Skills

Increases/decreases, working simple lace from chart or written instructions, garter stitch.