Alice Schal in Schachenmayr - S10656DE - Downloadable PDF

Alice Schal in Schachenmayr Cotton Bambulino – Advanced Knitted Scarf Pattern (S10656)

The Alice Schal (S10656) is a sophisticated, elongated knitted scarf designed by Melanie und Ursula Marxer and published by Schachenmayr. This downloadable PDF pattern produces a striking, color-rich accessory measuring approximately 18 x 270 cm, making it a generously sized wrap-style scarf with impressive visual impact. Rated as an advanced knitting project, it is an excellent choice for experienced knitters looking to challenge their skills with shaped construction and multi-color work.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a long, narrow knitted scarf worked in five distinct colors using Schachenmayr Cotton Bambulino yarn. The design features geometric triangular color blocks that shift and migrate across the width of the scarf as it is worked, creating a dynamic, diagonal visual effect. The scarf is not a simple rectangle — its construction involves deliberate stitch manipulation to produce the angled, shifting pattern that gives the Alice Schal its distinctive character.

Materials Used

Yarn

• Schachenmayr Cotton Bambulino, a sport weight yarn sold in 50 g balls with approximately 160 meters per ball
• Fb A – 00090 (grau / grey): 1 ball
• Fb B – 00071 (salbei / sage): 1 ball
• Fb C – 00070 (schilf / reed): 1 ball
• Fb D – 00047 (flieder / lilac): 1 ball
• Fb E – 00022 (mais / maize/yellow): 1 ball

Cotton Bambulino is a lightweight, breathable blend well suited to accessories that benefit from a soft drape and a subtle sheen. Its sport weight construction keeps the finished scarf light and comfortable to wear across multiple seasons.

Needles

Specific needle size is referenced within the full pattern PDF. Given the sport weight of Cotton Bambulino, knitters should expect to work on relatively fine needles appropriate to the yarn's gauge requirements. The pattern is worked flat (back and forth in rows), so standard straight or circular needles are suitable.

Techniques Used

Cast-On Method

• Kreuzanschlag (twisted/cross cast-on) with double yarn: The scarf begins by casting on 78 stitches in color A using a double strand, creating a firm and stable foundation edge. This technique is common in German knitting traditions and produces a neat, elastic cast-on edge.

Shaping – Traveling Stitch Panel

• On every right-side (Hinreihe / RS) row, the knitter works a yarn-over increase after the edge stitch and a k2tog (two stitches knitted together) before the final edge stitch. This paired increase and decrease keeps the total stitch count constant at 78 stitches while causing the knitted fabric to migrate diagonally to the right with each row, producing the scarf's characteristic angled movement.

Triangular Color Block Construction

• After approximately 20 cm of length (measured at the side edge, equivalent to 52 rows in the main pattern), the first triangular color section is introduced at the left side of the work.
• To begin a triangle, a specified number of stitches are placed on hold (stilllegen) while a smaller group of stitches is worked separately in a new color combination — in this case Fb D (flieder) and Fb C (schilf). This short-row-style sectional working creates the triangular geometric shapes that are the hallmark of the design.
• This technique requires careful management of multiple live st