Scarves & Shawls in Stylecraft Special Super Chunky - 9589 - Downloadable PDF

Scarves & Shawls in Stylecraft Special Super Chunky – Pattern 9589

Pattern 9589 from Stylecraft is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern offering four distinct accessories — two scarves and two shawls — all worked in Stylecraft Special XL super chunky yarn. Rated as intermediate in difficulty, the collection showcases easy lace and eyelet techniques that deliver impressive, tactile results without requiring advanced skills. Each design is a one-size project, making them ideal additions to any handknitter's accessory repertoire.

The Four Designs at a Glance

Mesh Scarf

The Mesh Scarf is a long, open-work scarf measuring 30 cm wide by 180 cm long (approximately 11¾ × 71 inches). It is worked in a repeating four-row mesh pattern that creates a delicate, net-like fabric from a super chunky yarn — a striking contrast of airy structure and substantial weight.

• Techniques: Mesh lace pattern, garter stitch borders, thumb method cast-on, loose cast-off
• Stitches: Yarn forward (yfwd), k2tog, slip 1 knitwise, k1, pass slipped stitch over (s1, k1, psso), purl, knit
• Needles: 12 mm (US 17) for the body of the scarf; 10 mm (US 15) for the border rows
• Yarn: 2 × 200g balls of Stylecraft Special XL in Silver 1203
• Tension: 7 stitches and 12 rows to 10 cm over pattern stitch on 12 mm needles

The pattern begins with a garter stitch border on 10 mm needles before switching to 12 mm needles for the main mesh body. The four-row mesh repeat alternates between two lace rows and two purl rows, creating a consistent open lattice. The scarf is finished with a matching garter stitch border and cast off loosely. Tassels are added as a finishing detail — made from 2 strands of yarn, each approximately 50 cm long, folded and attached evenly along the cast-on and cast-off edges.

Shaped Garter Stitch Shawl

The Shaped Garter Stitch Shawl is a generous wrap measuring 180 cm at its widest point by 30 cm (71 × 11¾ inches). The shaping gives this piece a graceful, tapered silhouette that drapes beautifully around the shoulders.

• Techniques: Shaping, garter stitch throughout
• Stitches: Knit (garter stitch — every row knit)
• Needles: 12 mm (US 17) and 10 mm (US 15)
• Yarn: 2 × 200g balls of Stylecraft Special XL in Denim 1302

Garter stitch — produced by knitting every row — creates a thick, squishy, reversible fabric with natural elasticity, making it particularly well-suited to super chunky yarn. The shaped construction adds visual interest and ensures a flattering, structured fit when worn as a shawl or wrap.

Lace Ladder Scarf

The Lace Ladder Scarf is a narrower accessory measuring 25 cm wide by 180 cm long (9¾ × 71 inches), featuring vertical columns of eyelets that form a striking ladder-lace effect along the length of the scarf.

• Techniques: Lace ladder pattern, eyelet columns
• Stitches: Yarn forward (yfwd), k2tog, knit, purl
• Needles: 10 mm (US 15) and 12 mm (US 17)