Lauderdale Scarf in Rowan Alpaca Classic (Fr) - Downloadable PDF

Lauderdale Scarf by Georgia Farrell – Rowan Alpaca Classic Knitting Pattern (French Edition)

About This Pattern

The Lauderdale Scarf is a beautifully textured knitted scarf designed by Georgia Farrell and published by Rowan in 2020. Available as a downloadable PDF in French, this intermediate-level pattern delivers a sophisticated accessory featuring an intricate combination of cable and fancy stitch work. The design is photographed in Green Moss 111, showcasing the rich, nature-inspired palette that Rowan Alpaca Classic yarn is known for.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a single knitted scarf worked in a repeating fancy stitch pattern that combines cable crossings with a structured textured ground. The finished piece has a refined, tactile surface that makes it a stylish yet wearable accessory for cooler seasons. The scarf is cast on with 58 stitches and worked in a 10-row repeat throughout.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Rowan Alpaca Classic, a DK weight yarn
• Quantity: 5 x 25g balls
• Colourway shown: Green Moss 111
• Needles: 1 pair of 3¾mm knitting needles

Tension / Gauge

The pattern requires a tension of 30.5 stitches and 29 rows to 10cm measured over the fancy stitch pattern using 3¾mm needles. Achieving the correct tension is important for intermediate knitters to ensure the scarf reaches its intended dimensions and the stitch pattern sits correctly.

Techniques Used

This is classified as an intermediate knitting pattern, meaning it is best suited to knitters who are comfortable moving beyond basic knit and purl combinations. The construction involves a number of key techniques:

• Cable crossings – including Cr3R (cross 3 right) and Cr3L (cross 3 left), which create diagonal rope-like twists across the fabric
• C3B (cable 3 back), a classic back-cross cable that produces a bold, raised cable column
• Decreases – including surjet simple (slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over) and 2 mailles ensemble (knit 2 together), used to shape and balance the stitch pattern
• Increases – working into the front and back of a stitch (1 maille endroit et 1 maille endroit torse dans la maille suivante) to maintain the stitch count alongside the decreases
• Stitch pattern repeat – the full design is built on a 10-row repeat, making it rhythmic and memorisable once the sequence is established

Stitches Used

The Lauderdale Scarf draws on a varied vocabulary of knitting stitches that combine to create its distinctive textured surface:

• Knit stitches (mailles endroit) – used extensively to form the structural ground of the pattern
• Purl stitches (mailles envers) – used in combination with knit stitches to create contrast and depth within the fancy stitch sections
• Twisted knit stitches (mailles endroit torse) – worked through the back loop to produce a tighter, more defined stitch that adds crispness to the increases
• Cable and cross stitches – Cr3R, Cr3L, and C3B form the decorative heart of the pattern, creating interlocking diagonal and vertical cable motifs
• Decrease stitches – surjet simple