Englehard Scarf In Rowan Kid Classic - Downloadable PDF

Englehard Scarf in Rowan Kid Classic – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Englehard Scarf is a beautifully elongated knitted wrap designed by Quail Studio and worked in Rowan Kid Classic yarn. This downloadable PDF pattern produces a finished piece measuring 32 cm (12½ in) wide and 247 cm (97¼ in) long — a generously sized wrap-style scarf that makes a striking accessory. The design is rated advanced beginner, making it an ideal next step for knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to explore simple cable work.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a single long wrap scarf, sometimes referred to simply as a wrap, worked flat from cast-on to cast-off. Its generous length allows it to be draped, looped, or wrapped around the shoulders in multiple ways. The sample shown in the pattern photography is worked in Dahlia 910, a rich colourway from the Rowan Kid Classic range that beautifully showcases the textural cable detailing across the fabric.

Techniques Used

The central technique throughout this pattern is cable knitting, specifically a travelling two-stitch cable motif that expands and contracts symmetrically across the width of the wrap. This creates an elegant, diamond-like or chevron cable effect that repeats across five pattern panels. The cables travel both to the left and to the right, giving the fabric a fluid, mirrored quality.

The pattern is worked flat on a pair of straight needles, with right-side and wrong-side rows both contributing to the textured appearance. Knitters will also need to be comfortable with reading a multi-row stitch pattern repeat, as the full pattern repeat spans 24 rows and requires careful attention to row sequencing. The wrap is finished with a cast-off worked in pattern on the wrong side, ensuring the edge remains consistent with the fabric structure.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (K) – forms the majority of the fabric, including garter-effect border stitches
• Purl stitch (P) – used selectively on wrong-side rows to define the cable columns
• C2B (Cable 2 Back) – slip the next stitch onto a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, knit 1, then knit 1 from the cable needle; creates a right-leaning cross
• C2F (Cable 2 Front) – slip the next stitch onto a cable needle and hold at the front of the work, knit 1, then knit 1 from the cable needle; creates a left-leaning cross

The C2B and C2F abbreviations are two-stitch cables, which are among the simplest cable crossings in knitting. Because only two stitches are involved in each cross, they are very manageable for knitters who are new to cable work, while still producing a visually impressive result. The cables travel diagonally across each 12-stitch panel repeat, opening outward and then closing back inward over the course of the 24-row sequence.

Stitch Pattern Structure

The wrap is cast on with 64 stitches using 4.5 mm (US 7) needles. The stitch pattern is arranged as a 2-stitch garter border on each side, with five repeats of a 12-stitch cable panel across the centre. The 24-row repeat is worked continuously until the wrap reaches approximately 247 cm in length, ending after a row 2 of the pattern repeat with the wrong side facing for the final cast-off.

The tension for this pattern is 20 stitches and 38 rows to 10 cm measured over the stitch pattern using 4.5 mm needles. Achieving the correct tension is particularly important for this design, as it directly affects both the width of the wrap and the overall drape and length of the finished piece.

Materials

• Yarn: Rowan Kid Classic, an aran weight yarn sold in 50 g balls; the sample is knitted in Dahlia 910
• Needles: