Snood, Lace Scarf & Shawl in King Cole Riot Chunky - 4237 - Downloadable PDF

Snood, Lace Scarf & Shawl Knitted in King Cole Riot Chunky – Pattern 4237

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from King Cole presents three distinct accessories in one leaflet: a snood, a lace scarf, and a shawl, all knitted using King Cole Riot Chunky yarn. The pattern is rated as intermediate in difficulty, making it an excellent choice for knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to explore more decorative stitch work such as lace. Each of the three designs offers a wearable, stylish result that showcases the rich, variegated colour effects that King Cole Riot Chunky yarn is known for.

About King Cole Riot Chunky Yarn

All three designs in this pattern are worked in King Cole Riot Chunky, a chunky-weight yarn celebrated for its self-striping, multi-tonal colour runs. The chunky weight means projects knit up quickly and produce a satisfyingly cosy fabric, ideal for cold-weather accessories. Chunky yarn is typically worked on larger needles, which contributes to an open, drapey texture particularly well-suited to lace and shawl designs.

The Snood

The snood is a circular, tube-shaped cowl worn looped around the neck for warmth and style. Unlike a traditional scarf, a snood has no loose ends and sits neatly around the neck and lower face. This design is knitted in the round, making use of rounds rather than rows, which creates a seamless, continuous fabric. The snood is a practical and fashionable accessory, and working it in King Cole Riot Chunky means the self-striping yarn creates visual interest without the need for complex colourwork.

• Construction: Knitted in the round to create a seamless tube
• Techniques: Working in rounds (rnd/rnds), joining in the round
• Yarn: King Cole Riot Chunky

The Lace Scarf

The lace scarf introduces decorative openwork stitchery to the collection. Lace knitting involves a combination of yarn forward (yfwd) increases and corresponding decreases to create deliberate holes and patterns within the fabric, producing an elegant, lightweight result despite the chunky yarn weight. Working lace in a chunky yarn is a wonderful way for intermediate knitters to practise lace techniques, as the larger stitches make it easier to see and correct the pattern structure.

Key stitches and techniques used in the lace scarf include yarn forward to create eyelets, patt2tog (pattern two together) decreases to maintain stitch count, and careful attention to pattern repeats (rep) to keep the lace motif consistent across the length of the scarf.

• Stitches used: Knit (k), purl (p), yarn forward (yfwd), pattern two together (patt2tog), slip one knitways (s1), pass slipped stitch over (psso)
• Techniques: Lace knitting, eyelet formation, working pattern repeats
• Yarn: King Cole Riot Chunky

The Shawl

The shawl is the most expansive of the three designs, offering a generous wrap suitable for layering over knitwear or wearing as a statement piece. Shawls in knitting are often worked flat in rows, with shaping achieved through increases and decreases at strategic points to create the characteristic triangular or crescent silhouette. This pattern references techniques including make 1 (m1) — picking up the horizontal strand between stitches and working into the back of it to create a neat, twist-free increase — as well as pass two slipped stitches over (p2sso) for double decreases that help shape the fabric elegantly.

The shawl pattern works across multiple size options, with stitch counts such as 102, 114, and 130 stitches referenced for different sizes, giving knitters flexibility in the finished dimensions. The combination of increases and