This vintage inspired keyhole scarf is an utter joy to knit from start to finish, and is written for four different yarn weights: fingering, sport, DK, and worsted!

Named after one of my favorite ladies of song, Jo Stafford, the Stafford Scarf is the perfect palette cleanser / gift knit / stash buster / one skein project. It uses the keyhole construction method - beloved by vintage and modern knitters alike - that creates an opening to thread the opposite end of the scarf through it so that you’re all tucked up and cozy around the neck.

Stafford utilizes a unique yet easy-to-follow textured lace stitch to create the bottom sweetheart edge, and later a picot edging is worked around the perimeter of the scarf for that special decorative detail!

Never done a picot edging / bind off before? Never fear, I’ve made a tutorial to go along with the pattern! The video picot edging video tutorial will walk you through the pick up around the scarf and the picot edging itself, and is available as a link through the pattern.

This pattern is available exclusively at Squid’s School of Vintage Knitting, where there are dozens of other vintage inspired projects! Come join in the fun!