Free knitting patterns for scarves with stripes. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 10/5/25.
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Free Patterns
Whirligig Scarf
Reversible shawlette knit sideways in garter stitch that curves round into a circle and twists naturally when worn. DK weight yarn. Designed by Frankie Brown.
Tri-Coloured Stole EP53
Striped scarf knit sideways or lengthwise with with easy slipped stitch colorwork stripes (just one color per row), finished with tassel fringe. DK weight yarn. Designed by Michelle Porter.
Boudoir Scarf
Triangle shaped scarf or shawlette knit sideways knit with slipped stitch brick stitch stripes. Sample knit with 6 colors of Fingering weight yarn so it's a great stash buster. Designed by Audrey Borrego.
Freya Scarf
Scarf with a body knit with arrow or cathedral lace and wide borders of slipped stitch stripes. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Rachel Brockman.
Warm Hug Scarf
Striped scarf knit in almost all knit stitches with ribbed borders. Knit as a tube, with the wrong side inside, it's completely reversible. The sample used 9 colors of Sport weight yarn so it's great for all those leftover balls of yarn. Designed by Annalisa Filippi. Available in English, German, Italian
Helix Scarf
Spiral-shaped striped scarf knit with garter stitch and i-cord ties so it can be worn a variety of ways. Perfect for leftover yarn or miniskeins. Sample knit in Sport weight yarn but any weight yarn will work. Designed by Clara Loarwenn.
Charming Chevron Scarf
Easy striped scarf knit with garter stitch chevron stripes. Great use for leftover Sport weight yarn. Designed by Clara Loarwenn.
Conditional Love
Reversible striped scarf knit in three colors in a 3 row repeat with a slipped stitch design that creates vertical stripes and looks great on both sides. DK weight yarn. Designed by Mary Martin for Knitty.
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Elliott Scarf
Striped scarf knit with a 4 row repeat lace blocks bordered with garter stitch stripes of contrasting color and same color. Great stash buster for leftover Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Galt House of Yarn.
Mini Mania Scarf
Colorful scarf knit with mini skeins of sock weight yarn in linen stitch to get a woven effect. Perfect for your leftover scraps of yarn.4 sizes. Designed by Sarah Core
Arisaid Pleated Scarf
Fully reversible scarf actually pleats thanks to a 2 row repeat stitch - no folding or overlapping stitches at all. Designed by Laura Cunitz. Sport weight.
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Fisherman Rib Big Scarf
Striped scarf knit in a one row repeat fisherman’s rib. Designed by Lisa Gentry. Worsted weight yarn.
Odaire Scarf
Plaid scarf knit with horizontal garter stripes with slip stitch columns. The vertical stripes are then added as surface stitching over the slip stitches. Blue Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Irina Poludnenko.
Varsity Stripe Hat And Scarf
Easy matching ribbed hat and scarf to knit in your school colors. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Lion Brand Yarn.
Opalite Scarf
Colorful scarf knit on the bias with garter stitch alternating a main color with contrasting colors to create diagonal stripes. Designed for 6 colors, it's a great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Sarah E. Chapman.
Patterns for Purchase
Slideways Scarf
Reversible scarf knit with diagonal stripes and borders in contrasting color. DK weight yarn. Designed by Sockmatician.
Seawall Scarf
Reversible scarf knit with blocks and stripes to make a barrier against the cold. The colorwork is all simple stripes, no intarsia. Great stash buster for Sport weight yarn. Designed by Louise Zass-Bangham.
Mix and Marl Scarf
Fun and cozy accessory knit in the round with a main color while other colors are brought in, one at a time, and held together with the main color to create an awesome marled effect. The ends are finished off with fringe. Perfect for stash busting worsted weight yarn. Designed by Courtney Flynn.
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.
