Border Classic Scarf
TheBorder Classicscarf is knit with a reversible cable.The cables give it a timeless look that can be worn well on both men and women. The pattern consists of clustered cables, each followed by a stretch of ribbed fabric, except at each end. Skills At A Glance Long tail cast on Reversible cables Charted and written instructions Size One Size Finished Measurements Width6 inches / 15 cm Length 70 inches / 178 cm Measured without blocking, or pressing the ribbed fabric flat. Simply lay on a flat surface to measure. (No blocking necessary for this scarf.)
Materials
· Solitude Wool, Border Leicester (BLW2610) 2-ply, sport wt., 240 yds / 219 meters, dyers coreopsis (pictured), 2 hanks · US#8 /5mm straight · Cable needle · Row counter (optional) · Clip on Open Stitch marker · Tapestry needle
Gauge
20 sts x 24 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm square in stockinette stitch. Obtain gauge to get the same pattern result. NOTE: If you are not a tight knitter, consider the use of a US #6 / 4.25 mm, or US #7 / 4.5 mm to get gauge.
Pattern Notes
+ There is a set-up row that is not charted; after the completion of the set-up row you may refer to the chart. \* The first three and last three stitches in each row are worked in garter stitch (knit every row). Starting after the set-up row, or on row one you will begin to slip the first stitch of every row, as if to purl. This step produces a chain effect along the edge of the scarf that gives it a more finished look. \* The reversible nature of this scarf makes it important for you to mark one side of your work. Marking one side helps you keep track of the even, or RS of your work, because the cables are worked on the even rows,orRS. Abbreviations: k = knit, p = purl, pm = place marker, RS = right side of work, sl1p = slip one purl wise (as if to purl), st(s) = stitches, WS = wrong side of work Slip 4 sts to a cn and hold in back of your work, k2, p2, then repeat k2, p2 from the (
Border Classic Scarf
Cast on 54 sts using a long-tail cast on method. Set up Row: k3, [k2, p2, k2, p2, k2] 5 times, k1. Charted instructions Rows 1 - 32: Work rows 1 - 8, 4 times. Rows 33 - 84: Repeat rows 1 and 2, 26 times, or continue until the length from last cable is 11 inches / 28 cm. Repeat Rows 1 - 84, 3 more times. Finishing Rows 1 - 32: Work rows 1 - 8, 4 times. Rows 33 - 39: Work rows 1 -7. Bind off in pattern k3, [k2, p2, k2, p2, k2] 5 times, k1. Cut yarn leaving a 4 inch / 10cm tail. With your tapestry needle weave in alloose ends. Written Instructions Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7 (wS): Sl1p, [k4, p2, k2, p2] 5 times, k3. Rows 2, 4, 6 (RS): Sl1p, k2 [k2, p2, k2, p2, k2] 5 times, k1. Row 8 (RS): Sl1p, k2, [4 x 4 RC, k2] 5 times, k1. Rows 9-40: Repeat Rows 1-8, 4 more times. Rows 33 - 84: Repeat Rows 1 and 2, 26 times, or continue until the length from last cable is 11 inches / 28 cm. Repeat Rows 1 - 84, 3 more times.
Finishing
Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7 (WS): Sl1p, [k4, p2, k2, p2] 5 times, k3. Rows 2, 4, 6 (RS): Sl1p, k2, [k2, p2, k2, p2, k2] 5 times, k1. Bind off in pattern k3, [k2, p2, k2, p2, k2] 5 times, k1. Cut yarn leaving a 4 inch / 10cm tail. With your tapestry needle weave in all loose ends.
The Designer
There is nothing like a dream to create the future. -Victor Hugo
My mother taught me to knit hats, scarves and mittens when I was young. I was content with knitting until she taught me how to sew. However, I never really left the needles alone, I kept returning to them for brief periods throughout my life. One day I picked up the needles, and years later I find myself spinning nature's fibers and designing patterns for clothing and accessories with luxury yarns. I am following my own dreams now as my present job as a full-time mother, since 1993, becomes more and more part-time. Life holds only new opportunities for me.
