The Design

“Cozy dots.”

There’s something so cheerful about polka dots. They add a little fun to anything you wear! Here we’ve created ‘dots’ with a widely spaced eyelet stitch pattern that’s easy to knit and easy to remember. A slip stitch edging gives a slightly firmer edge to your scarf—no curling! Because the fabric is so lightweight, a lavish scale seems just right. It’s a lot of knitting, but the rows fly happily by!

We knit this Polka Dot Scarf using Cashmere Lace from mYak, a beautiful lace-weight yarn spun from 100% Tibetan cashmere. The prized fiber (hand-combed from the Tibetan goats’ downy undercoat) does not go through any depigmentation process. Its lovely color palette is naturally dyed by hand in small batches using traditional techniques that honor ‘nature’s story.’

The Details

FINISHED SIZES
Narrower Scarf (not shown): Approx. 18 x 77"/46 x 196cm after blocking.
Wider scarf (shown): Approx. 23 x 70"/58 x 178cm after blocking.
Details given for narrower scarf, with wider scarf in parentheses ( ).

YARN
3 skeins mYak Cashmere Lace (383 yds/ 350m each); shown in Color Liquirizia.
Or approx. 890 yd/814m (1060 yds/969m) of lace-weight yarn.
Plus 5 yds/5m smooth waste yarn for provisional cast-on.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 5 (3.75mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge.
US 7 (4.5mm) needle or two US sizes (.5mm) larger than gauge needle for bind-off.
US E/4 (3.5mm) crochet hook for provisional cast-on.
Stitch markers: 1 locking marker, 7 (9) ring markers.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking wires and T-pins or forked blocking pins.

GAUGE
Approx. 19 sts/32 rows = 4"/10cm in pattern, wet blocked and pressed.
Note: Exact gauge is not critical for this piece, but we recommend knitting, wet blocking and pressing a swatch to be sure you like the fabric.