Cabled scarf

ScarfIntermediateAran / worsted

Three cables on a purl background, framed by seed stitch. A great project to learn cables.

The scarf is worked flat from end to end. The pattern is only 8 rows long, with a single cable row, so you get the hang of it quickly.

Seed stitch borders keep the sides from curling.

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Good to know

Row 1 of the chart is the only cable row. The counter tells you when it comes back.
For mirrored cables, work the left cable as C6F instead of C6B.

The pattern

Starting border

Cast on 36 sts.
Row 1 (RS): *k1, p1; repeat to end.
Row 2 (WS): *p1, k1; repeat to end.
Repeat these 2 rows twice more (6 rows of seed stitch in all).

Body

36-stitch panel · 8 rows

Read the chart from bottom to top. Right-side rows are read from right to left, wrong-side rows from left to right. Each square is one stitch as seen from the right side.

Key

Knit on RS, purl on WS
Purl on RS, knit on WS
C6B: slip 3 to cable needle, hold in back, k3, k3 from cable needle

Written instructions

Row 1 (RS) : k1, p1, k1, p3, C6B, p3, C6B, p3, C6B, p2, k1, p1, k1, p1
Rows 2, 4, 6 and 8 (WS) : p1, k1, p1, k3, p6, k3, p6, k3, p6, k2, p1, k1, p1, k1
Rows 3, 5 and 7 (RS) : k1, p1, k1, p3, k6, p3, k6, p3, k6, p2, k1, p1, k1, p1

Work the 8 rows of the chart. The first 4 and last 4 stitches of each row continue the seed stitch.
Repeat these 8 rows until the scarf measures about 157 cm, ending with row 8.

End border and finishing

Work 6 rows of seed stitch over all stitches, as for the starting border.
Bind off loosely, working the stitches as they appear.
Weave in the ends. Wash, roll in a towel to remove water and dry flat without stretching the cables.