Stash Buster Scarf Knitting Patterns

Free Patterns

Rippling Rainbow Scarf

Colorful scarf knit with 10 row repeat ripple lace bordered with garter ridges. Designed for at least 7 colors, it's a great stash buster. DK weight yarn. Designed by Helen Kurtz

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Snippet Scarf

Sideways scarf designed for your scraps and leftovers knit in garter stitch lengthwise. Any weight yarn. Designed by BeckyinVT

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Advent Scarf

Stash buster scarf with 25 different lace sections. Originally meant to be knit with a section a day during Advent, it can be a stash buster any time of year. Sample of lace includes Horseshoe Lace, Butterfly Eyelet, Ribbon Eyelet, Lace Holes Diamond, Lace Check Pattern, and more. Each section uses 10g 0f sock weight yarn. Designed by Suzi Ashworth

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Flora Scarf

Zigzag striped scarf knit in a 2 row repeat. Designed for 6 colors it's a perfect stash buster for leftover fingering weight or mini skeins. Size Length: 64” / 163cm Width: 15” / 38cm. Designed by Lisa R. Myers

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Good Things Scarf

Stash buster rectangular wrap rippled lace sections perfect for leftover fingering weight or mini skeins. Instructions include 12 color version, 3 color version, and 2 color version, but obviously it's very flexible. Size Length: 64” / 163cm Width: 15” / 38cm. Designed by Hannah Bearup

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Scrap Wrap

Stash buster scarf or shawl designed to use up your leftover sock yarn or fingering weight mini skeins. Knit with a 2 row repeat Half-Fisherman’s Rib Stitch. Designed by Jacqui Verbeek

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Arabella Scarf

Easy yet unique scarf knit in staggered rectangles of garter stitch created by binding off and casting on after each color. Designed for 8 colors it's great for stash-busting or mini skeins Fingering weight yarn. Designed by SKEINO LLC

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14 Color Stripe Scarf

Striped scarf knit in 7 striped sections, knit with a 2 row repeat slipped stitch garter rib, with 4 row stripes of two colors per section. Designed for 14 colors it's great for stash-busting Bulky weight yarn. It looks like you need about 30 yards per color. Caron X Patone Stripe Scarf designed by Yarnspirations

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Prism Paradise

Cushy garter stitch scarf created from triangles that are placed to create prismatic, pinwheel, and geometric patterns. Great for stash-busting Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Erin Black

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Pelham Bay Scarf

Sampler scarf knit with knit with five different blocks of texture and colors. Great for stash-busting DK weight yarn. Designed by Irina Poludnenko

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Magnificent Striped Scarf

Striped lace scarf knit with lace sections and feather and fan striped ends. Designed for at least 5 colors, it's great for stash-busting. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Chavie Fiszer

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Earthy Stripes Scarf

Striped scarf knit with a 4 row repeat Beehive Stitch and 8 colors. Great for stash-busting. Bulky weight yarn! Designed by Caron

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Striped Diagonal Scarf

Striped scarf knit in the bias in an 8 row repeat with at least four colors. Great for stash-busting! Plymouth Yarn Nettle Grove F702

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Miter Me This Chic Scarf

Artfully arranged garter stitch mitered squares in 3 columns of different sized squares create a unique, colorful scarf. Great for stash-busting because it's designed for at least 5 colors. Worsted weight yarn! Designed by Red Heart

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Diva Scarf

Striped lace scarf that's knit with a 9 row repeat. Designed for at least 4 colors so it's perfect for stash busting. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Lion Brand

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Stripes and Ladders Scarf

This scarf combines Garter stitch and Stockinette stitch in a fun and easy stripe pattern. Great for stash-busting and using up scraps as each stripe only requires about 6 yds of worsted weight yarn! Designed by Margaret Sullivan

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Paintbox Scarf

A unique and colorful stepped color block pattern creates a stylish scarf. Designed for 9 colors it's perfect for stash busting. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Lion Brand

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Garter Stitch Scarf

Beginner level striped scarf that would also make a great stash buster. Quick knit in Super Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Debbie Bliss

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Fenangle the Angles Blanket Scarf

Oversized scarf knit in colorful triangles of garter stitch shaped with short rows. Looks like a great stashbuster though it was designed for 3 colorways of Caron O'Go. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Yarnspirations Design Studio.

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Shifting Blocks Super Scarf

Easy color-blocked scarf knit in garter stitch with fringe. Perfect for beginners who want to try intarsia. Great for mini skeins or stashbusting. Quick knit in Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Caron

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Patterns for Purchase

Carnival Scarf

Colorful rectangular scarf knit on a bias in garter stitch. Uses 8 different colors in various changing stripes, so it's a great stash buster. Worste weight yarn. Designed by Olga Fedoryak. A kit is also available.

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Wander Knit Wrap

Alternating sections of 14 row of knit lace separated by contrasting eyelet make this scarf a great stash buster. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Briana K Designs.

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Next in Line Wrap Scarf

Five colors of sock yarn, lots of soothing garter stitch, and a fun log cabin construction create a striking unisex scarf that's also a great stash buster. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Bonnie Sennott.

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Celebrate Color Scarf

Mix and match your sock yarn stash in the playful stash buster scarf knit in garter stitch. Designed by Cindy Craig.

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All You Need Scarf

Scarf knit with modular squares spelling LOVE. Sizes Small: 18 x 180 cm (7 x 71 inches) and Large: 23 x 180 cm (9 x 71 inches). Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Heidi Kirrmaier.

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