Stylish Buttoned Knitted Scarf Pattern — Cable & Stripe Wrap (Acadia Yarn)

Create a cozy, statement scarf that doubles as a buttoned wrap. This pattern combines garter stitch, bold two-color stripes, and cable panels, finished with a 3-stitch I-cord bind-off and buttons. Worked in The Fibre Company Acadia, it’s a warm, elegant accessory that layers beautifully over autumn and winter outfits.

Skills required: knit, purl, yarn overs, slipping stitches, simple 4-stitch cables (C4B/C4F), and an I-cord bind-off. Below are the full materials, gauge, pattern notes, and step-by-step directions.

SIZE

One

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

• Length: 11.5 inches along center
• Width: 86 inches along BO edge
• Note: Measurements taken after blocking

MATERIALS

• Yarn
• The Fibre Company Acadia [60% Merino, 20% Silk, 20% Alpaca; 145 yd/133m per 100g skein]
• [MC] Driftwood, 2 skeins
• [CC] Asparagus, 2 skeins
• Recommended needle size
• [always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]
• 1 40-inch US #6/4mm circular needle

Notions

• cable needle
• yarn needle
• 18 stitch markers
• 7 1.5-inch buttons

GAUGE

18 sts/40 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch

PATTERN NOTES

• Carry strands of yarn along the right edge while striping.
• Slip markers when you come to them unless otherwise indicated. All stitches are slipped purlwise.
• C4B: Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in back; k2, then k2 from cable needle
• C4F: Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in front; k2, then k2 from cable needle

DIRECTIONS

SETUP

Using MC, CO 72 sts.

K 5 rows.

Row 6 [RS]: K3, yo, (k10, yo, pm, k4, pm, yo) 4 times, k10, yo, k3. 82 sts.

Row 7 [WS]: (K to m, p4) 4 times, k to end of row.

SECTION 1

Join CC.

Row 1 [RS]: Using CC, k3, yo, (k to m, sl4) 4 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 2 sts increased.

Row 2 [WS]: (K to m, sl4) 4 times, k to end of row.

Row 3 [RS]: Using MC, k3, yo, (k to m, yo, slm, C4B, slm, yo) 4 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 10 sts increased.

Row 4 [WS]: (K to m, p4) 4 times, k to end of row.

Row 5 [RS]: Using CC, k3, yo, (k to m, sl4) 4 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 2 sts increased.

Row 6 [WS]: (K to m, sl4) 4 times, k to end of row.

Row 7 [RS]: Using MC, k3, yo, (k to m, yo, slm, k4, slm, yo) 4 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 10 sts increased.

Row 8 [WS]: (K to m, p4) 4 times, k to end of row.

Repeat last 8 rows 4 more times, then repeat Rows 1-3 once more. There should be 11 CC stripes and 214 sts: 48 before first marker; 34 between the cables; 48 sts after the last marker.

In the next row, place additional markers; leave the existing ones in place.

Next Row [WS]: K29, (pm, p4, pm, k15, p4, k15) 4 times, pm, p4, pm, k29.

SECTION 2

Row 1 [RS]: Using CC, k3, yo, (k to m, sl4) 9 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 2 sts increased.

Row 2 [WS]: (K to m, sl4) 9 times, k to end of row.

Row 3 [RS]: Using MC, k3, yo, (k to m, C4B, k to m, yo, slm, k4, slm, yo) 4 times, k to m, C4B, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 10 sts increased.

Row 4 [WS]: (K to m, p4) 9 times, k to end of row.

Row 5 [RS]: Using CC, k3, yo, (k to m, sl4) 9 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 2 sts increased.

Row 6 [WS]: (K to m, sl4) 9 times, k to end of row.

Row 7 [RS]: Using MC, k3, yo, (k to m, k4, k to m, yo, slm, C4B, slm, yo) 4 times, k to m, k4, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 10 sts increased.

Row 8 [WS]: (K to m, p4) 9 times, k to end of row.

Repeat Rows 1-7 once more. There should be 15 CC stripes and 262 sts: 37 sts before the first marker; 19 sts between the cables, and 37 sts after the last markers.

In this next row, you’ll remove the first set of the markers but leaving the second set in place.

Next Row [WS]: (K to m, p4, k to m, remove m, k4, remove m) 4 times, k to m, p4, k to end of row.

SECTION 3

Row 1 [RS]: Using CC, k3, yo, (k to m, sl4) 5 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 2 sts increased.

Row 2 [WS]: (K to m, sl4) 5 times, k to end of row.

Row 3 [RS]: Using MC, k3, yo, (k to m, yo, C4B, yo) 5 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 12 sts increased.

Row 4 [WS]: (K to m, p4) 5 times, k to end of row.

Row 5 [RS]: Using CC, k3, yo, (k to m, sl4) 5 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 2 sts increased.

Row 6 [WS]: (K to m, sl4) 5 times, k to end of row.

Row 7 [RS]: Using MC, k3, yo, (k to m, yo, k4, yo) 5 times, k to last 3 sts, yo, k3. 12 sts increased.

Row 8 [WS]: (K to m, p4) 5 times, k to end of row.

Repeat last 8 rows 4 more times. 402 sts.

FINISHING

Using strand of CC attached to shawl, work a 3 stitch I-cord BO as follows:

CO 3 sts.

Row 1: K2, k2tog tbl. Slip these 3 sts back to left hand needle.

Repeat Row 1 until all shawl sts have been cast off. 3 sts rem.

Break yarn and pull it through remaining 3 sts.

Weave in ends. Block to desired dimensions. Sew buttons as pictured. The yarn overs along the shawl’s edge serve as buttonholes.