Free scarf and stole wrap knitting patterns with diamond cables, lace, and other diamond designs. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 2/5/24.
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Free Patterns
Shadows and Light Scarf
Colorful scarf knit in diamond patterns with stranded Fair Isle colorwork. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Eri Palmer.
Love Me Knot Lace Scarf
Cozy lace scarf knit with diamonds formed by four leaves. Knit with either chart or written instructions. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Eri Palmer. Web version is free.
Triangle Striped Scarf
Simple garter stitch in colorful stripes worked as top down triangles that form a diamond when the wrap is worn straight, though it can be worn many ways. Great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Susan Mills Knits for Yarn and Soul.
Hill and Valley Scarf
Cable scarf with lines that braid together to form Celtic diamonds. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Sugar Bush Yarns.
Bouquet for Usha Scarf
Lace scarf with bouquets of wrapped stitches and chains of buds set in diamond lattice lace. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Knittingsworth Design.
Diamond Lattice Scarf
Textured scarf with an interesting reverse design using knit and purl stitches to create raised welt diamonds in the Imitation Lattice stitch pattern from A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker. It looks to me like the purple section has been blocked but the green section has not which creates more of a cabled look. Used half a skein of Mandala DK weight yarn. Designed by GreatScott Knitting.
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Sashiko Scarf
Diamonds of triangles, zigzags that converge to form diamonds, double diamonds, and other geometric shapes in stranded colorwork create a striking and versatile scarf or shawl. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Zabeth Loisel-Weiner. Pictured project by Bevieknits.
Lace Diamonds Scarf
Lace scarf with small diamonds and larger diamonds. Lace weight yarn. Maple Scarf designed by Jennie Atkinson.
Love in a Windmill Scarf
Oversized scarf featuring beautiful seed stitch diamonds bordered by lace blades inspired by windmills. Super Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Lindsey Faciane.
Argyle Scarf
Color-blocked diamond scarf in an updated modern argyle pattern worked with intarsia. Designed for 6 colors, it's great for stash busting. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Spotlight Australia.
More Free Patterns
Entrelac Scarf
Scarf with a woven look with diamond shapes created through the entrelac technique of knitting small rectangles and joining as you go. DK weight yarn. Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team. May only be free for a limited time.
Men's Cabled Scarf
Cable scarf with intertwined cable diamonds framed with other cables. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Caron.
Elanah Scarf or Shawl
Lacy Stole or Scarf knitted in diamond cables and lace on a background of honeycomb lace. Lace weight yarn. Designed by Ange Wilson.
Rose Petal Bandana
Small triangular scarf, which can be worn around the neck, but can also be styled as a headscarf or kerchief. Uses less than one skein of Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Dagmar Tamura. Available in English and German
Highland Mists Lace Scarf
Leaves within diamonds are featured on this lace scarf with scattered bobbles and garter stitch edged sides. There are written and charted directions. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Melody Hadley.
Jubilas Scarf or Stole
Wrap knit with a variety of cables including diamond cables on ribbed textured backgrounds in two sizes, scarf or shawl. Sport weight yarn. Designed by FadenStille. Available in English and German
Fresh Scarf
Diamond lace scarf knit in a 14 row repeat that looks great in gradient yarn. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Mary Maxim. May only be free for a limited time.
Climbing Rose Wrap
Shawl or scarf knit with a diamond eyelet and cable design that looks like a flowering trellis. 2 sizes Scarf or Shawl. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Mari Tobita for Purl Soho.
Minna Wrap
Rectangular shawl knit in 3 sections featuring Diamond With Bobble Cable framed by Twin Rope cables and finished with fringe. Written instructions and charts. Designed by Kathy Zimmerman for Lion Brand. Worsted weight yarn.
10505 Aran Wrap
Scarf with cables and bobbles. Options to use written instructions or charts. Size Approximately 11.75" (30 cm) wide x 65.5" (166 cm) long. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Sirdar. Kit is also available.
Argyle Cable Lace Knit Super Scarf
Three colors of yarn, a giant argyle inspired designed, and fringe make a colorful statement piece. Approx 12″ [30.5 cm] wide x 100″ [254 cm] long, excluding fringe. Designed by Bernat.
Patterns for Purchase
Diamonds on a Scarf
Textured lace diamonds sparkle on a garter stitch scarf. Designed by Kelene Kinnersly. DK weight yarn.
Lovelock Scarf
Looks like an easy scarf knit with textured diamonds that also create zigzags. Looks like just knit and purl stitches. Designed by SisterMountainKnits. DK weight yarn.
Besjaering Wrap Scarf
Big and cozy rectangle wrap scarf that features highly textured argyle and cable stitch framed with classic garter. Designed by Natalya1905. Bulky weight yarn.
In the Rye Scarf
Lace design with diamonds in a three dimensional effect. Designed by cowlandowl. Worsted weight yarn.
Diamond Cabled Scarf
Pullover scarf with a beautiful diamond shape at the front created from cables. The written pattern has 7 pages with many photos. Chart for diamond shape is also included for chart person. Designed by WhiteFlowerNeedle. Worsted weight yarn.
Beira Scarf or Stole
Long rectangular wrap features an undulating wave pattern at the edges, with a central diamond-shape outlined with cables and a textured slip-stitch pattern. 2 sizes - 10" x 75" and 16" x 75". Designed by Anne Podlesak. DK weight yarn.
Gallivant Scarf
Sophisticated scarf with cable diamond design. Written instructions or chart. Designed by Natalie Pelykh. DK weight yarn. Available in English and Russian
Castle Cable Scarf
This scarf combines a wide central cable with simple side cables and textured edges in garter stitch. 2 sizes: Medium Size: width – 37 cm/14½ inches; length – 180 cm/72 inches Large Size: width – 37 cm/14½ inches; length – 274 cm/108 inches Worsted weight yarn. Designed by ViTalina Craft.
Reversible Cable Scarves
4 reversible cable stitch scarf patterns including a Celtic diamond, rope cable, hugs and kisses cable, and a diagonal cable. Designs include 1 scarf made using chunky-weight yarn and 3 scarves made using worsted-weight yarn. All scarves are 60" long and approximately 8–9" wide. Designed by Margaret Holzmann