Free knitting patterns for scarves for leftover stash or scrap yarn. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 9/12/23
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Free Patterns
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
More Free Patterns
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.
2 ways to get the pattern
- Get the free knitting pattern at Joann - to download pattern click the Get Patterns tab at bottom
- Get the free PDF VERSION knitting pattern at Yarnspirations
- Get the recommended Caron Colorama O’Go yarn at Joann
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
Sybil Scarf
Striped scarf knit sideways in with five different colors. Designed for mini skeins, it's also a great stashbuster. Designed by Lisa R. Myers.
Mondrian Colorblock Scarf
Color blocked garter stitch scarf knit in strips and seamed together. Great stashbuster. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Cate Carter-Evans
Frango Sampler Scarf
Sampler scarf knit with sections of Shadow Chevron, mesh lace, moss stitch, an stockinette. Knit in the round as a tube so there's no unsightly wrong side. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Staci Perry of v e r y p i n k.
Bifrost Scarf
This simple bias garter stitch scarf is named for the shimmering rainbow bridge connecting heaven and earth in Norse mythology. Designed to be worked from dozens of short lengths of yarn, it's great for scrap or stash yarn. Designed by Cate Carter-Evans. DK weight yarn.
Patterns for Purchase
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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