Knit this delicate, lacy scarf that brings a cold winter night to mind.

The motifs include a Christmas tree edging, snowflakes falling, and, on each end, a diamond-shaped window framing a burning candle. When the pattern is knitted with fine mohair/silk laceweight yarn, the halo from the mohair fiber lends a soft coziness to this elegant accessory. But you can use any laceweight or fingering yarn and the effect is stunning.

This is a great pattern for learning:

• how to combine lace and cable stitches
• stretchy cast ons and bind offs
• to block lace knitting

If you are considering knitting my Snowy, Snowy Night Lace Shawl, but are not ready to commit to it, this is a good pattern to practice on.

The scarf is approximately 60 inches long, depending on your gauge, but the pattern includes directions for making it longer or shorter.

Difficulty: Advanced—some experience with lace knitting is highly recommended.

Suggested yarn: 50 grams of mohair/silk lace weight yarn OR 125 grams of fingering yarn
I have used mohair/silk yarn (like Elann’s Silken Kydd or Knit Picks’ Aloft) and a light Suri alpaca yarn and both have resulted in an exquisite scarf that draws lots of comments from visitors to my Farmers Market stall.