Knitted Scarf

Knitted Scarf for those cooler nights.

This is a quick and easy Cable Knit Scarf.  Great for when the days and nights are getting cooler.  Or in some parts of the world, down right cold.

This gorgeous knit scarf makes the perfect cold-weather accessory.

Difficulty: Easy

What You Need:

• 12 oz. bulky-weight yarn
• Size 15 knitting needles or size needed to obtain correct gauge
• Cable needle, Measuring tape, Scissors

Finished size: Scarf measures about 6-1/2 in. wide x 62 in. long without fringe.

Instructions

HELPFUL ABBREVIATION GUIDE:
k: knit
p: purl
sl: slip
sts: stitches
WS: wrong side
[ ] Instructions between brackets are repeated as directed

KNITTING:

1. Download and print Craft Pattern

Gauge:

1. Working in seed stitch, 5 sts and 7 rows=2in.

Special stitches:

1. SS=seedstitch:k1,p1, Row 1: K 1, p 1 Row 2: P the k sts and k the p sts Repeat Row 2.
2. c4F = cable 4 sts
3. Front: Sl next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front of work, k the next 2 sts, then k the 2 sts from the cable needle.
4. c4b = cable 4 sts back: Sl next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in back of work, k the next 2 sts, then k the 2 sts from the cable needle.

SCARF:

1. Cast on 18 sts.
2. Row1:WS:K1,p1,k2,p10,k2,p1,k1: 18 sts.
3. Row2:K1,p1,k1p1,k2,[C4F]twice,p 1,k1,p1,k1:18sts.
4. Row3:K1,p1,k2,p10,k2,p1,k1.18sts.
5. Row4:K1,p1,k1,p1,[C4B]twice,k2,p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1: 18 sts.
6. Rows 5-208: Repeat Rows 1-4 fifty-two times. Bind off on WS in pattern of Row 1.

FRINGE:

1. Cut twenty 24-in. strands of yarn.
2. Using 2 strands as one, fold strand in half and pull loop through sts on one narrow end of scarf.
3. Thread loose ends through the loop and pull to tighten.
4. Repeat 5 times across each narrow end of scarf.

Finished size: Scarf measures about 6-1/2 in. wide x 62 in. long without fringe.

Craft originally sent in by Catherine Perrigo of Bridgeport, New York.