DESCRIPTION
This scarf features both thick and thin cables and moss stitch borders all round. I designed it to give me practice in knitting cables, before taking on a more ambitious pattern. You can make it as long as you like, and vary the wool, however a wool that is not too 'hairy' will show up the cable pattern better. GUAGE The guage is not critical, but an even tension will show off the pattern better. EQUIPMENT Wool: 8 ply Needles: 5mm, UK 6, US 8 Cables: 1 Double pointed needle or cable needle ABBREVIATIONS k - knit p -pearl rs - right side of knitting ws - wrong side of knitting STITCHES BORDER (5 stitches on each end made up of 2 edge stiches with 3 moss stitches) Right side - slip 1 knit wise, k1, p1k1 p1 (continue to last 5 stitches); p2; k 1, p1, slip 1 knit wise Wrong side - p2, k1, p 1, k1 (continue to last 5 stitches); k2; p 1, k 1, p 1
CABLEBRAIDS
Cable braids are knitted over 16 rows in a pattern of small, large, small, large, small. The small cable braid is over 6 stitches and 8 rows (ie repeated twice in 16 rows) with three small cables in each row The large cable braid is over 12 stitches and 16 rows with 2 large cables in each row All 5 cables are separated by 2 stitches, ie k2 (rs) or p2 (ws) SMALL CABLES Small front cable: slip 2 to cable needle front, k2, k2 from cable needle, k2 (Row 3 and Row 11). This cable turns left. Small back cable: k2, slip 2 to cable needle back, k2, k2 from cable needle (Row 7 and Row 15). This cable turns right. LARGECABLES Large front cable: slip 4 to cable needle front, k4, k4 from cable needle, k4 (Row 7). This cable turns left. Large back cable: k4, slip 4 to cable needle back, k4, k4 from cable needle (Row 15). This cable turns right. START PATTERN Cast on 60 stitches MOSS STITCH BOTTOM BORDER (At start and end of scarf) Rows 1,3,5 (rs) - 5 border stitches; then k1 p1, . continue to end ofrow), to last 5 border stitches Rows 2,4,6 (ws) - 5 border stitches; then p1k1, .. continue to end of row), to last 5 border stitches CABLE ROWS Row 1 (rs): 2 edge stitches; p1k1 p1 (ie moss stitch), k6 p2 k 12 p2 k6 p2 k 12 p2 k6 p2; k1 p 1, slip last stitch knit wise Row 2 (ws): 2 edge stitches; k1p1k1 (ie moss stitch), p6 k2 p 12 k2 p6 k2 p 12 k2 p6 k2;p1k1p1 Row 3 (rs - small front cables): 2 edge stitches; p 1k1 p1 (ie moss stitch); small front cable (ie slip 2 to cable front, k2, k2 from cable, k2); p2 k 12 p2; small front cable; p2 k 12 p2; small front cable; p2; k 1 p 1, slip one knit wise Row 4 (ws): as per Row 2 Row 5 (rs): as per Row 1 Row 6 (ws): as per Row 2 Row 7 (rs - small back cables, front large cables): 2 edge stitches; p1k1p1 (ie moss stitch); small back cable (ie k2, slip 2 to cable back, k2 from cable); p2; large front cable (ie slip 4 to cable front, k4, k4 from cable); p2; small back cable; p2; large fron cable; p2; small back cable; p2; 3 edge stitches Row 8 (ws): as per Row 2 Row 9 (rs): as per Row 1 Row 10 (ws): as per Row 2 Row 11 (rs): as per Row 3 (small front cables) Row 12 (ws): as per Row 2 Row 13 (rs): as per Row 1 Row 14 (ws): as per Row 2 Row 15 (rs - small back cables, large back cables): 2 edge stitches; p1 k1p1 (ie moss stitch), small back cable (ie k2, slip 2 to cable back, k2, k2 from cable); p2 ; large back cable (k4, slip 4 to back cable, k4, knit 4 from back cable) p2; small back cable; p2 ; large back cable; p2; small back cable; 2 edge stitches Row 16 (ws): as per Row 2 Abbreviated cable row pattern 1rs 2 ws 3 small front 4ws 5rs 6ws 7 small back, large front 8ws 9rs 10 ws 11 small front 12 ws 13 rs 14 ws 15 small back; large back 16 ws
