Finished Size:
Finished scarf is 8 to 9 inches wide and approximately 80 inches long.

Materials:
Needles – sizes 11 and 15
Yarn – Jaeger Natural Fleece, 6 skeins. This is a bulky yarn with a ball band gauge of 10 stitches to 4 inches

Directions:

With size 11 needle, cast on 36 stitches
Work in k1 p1 ribbing for 10 rows

Change to size 15 needles
Work in k6 p6 ribbing for 8 rows then start pattern

Cable Patterning:
Row 1 – place first 6 st on holder (these will be 6 knit stitches) and hold to front, knit next 6 stitches (even though you’ve been purling them), knit 6 stitches from holder, #place next 6 st on holder and hold to front, purl next 6 st, knit 6 st from holder, repeat from #
Row 2, 4, 6, 8 – p 6, k 6, p 6, k 6, p 12
Row 3, 5, 7 – k 12, p6, k6, p6, k6
Row 9 – knit 6, #place next 6 stitches on holder and hold to back, purl 6 stitches, knit 6 from holder. Repeat once from #, knit last 6 stitches.
Row 10, 12, 14, 16 – p 12, k6, p6, k6, p6.
Row 11, 13, 15 – k6, p6, k6, p6, k12
Repeat rows 1-16 until scarf is approximately 75 inches long and end your cable patterning on either a row 8 or a row 16.

Change to size 11 needles and work 10 rows of k1 p1 ribbing.

Bind off.

Notes:
The first and last 6 stitches of every row are knit on the front side and purled on the back side, so you’ll have a k12 on the beginning or end of each front side row, depending on where in the pattern you are (12 on the right for rows 1-8 and 12 on the left for rows 9-16). Follow the stitching on the cable rows carefully to maintain the correct stitches because sometimes you’ll be changing from purls to knits with a cable cross.

I really looked closely at the original scarf and only for the first 8 rows does this scarf have the purl side showing at the left side of the scarf, where you start out on size 15s with the k6 p6 ribbing.

The scarf blocks nicely. It definitely gets longer when blocked. I did a wet block then laid it out on some towels on the floor in a room with a ceiling fan. It took about 24 hours to dry.

For the Chinese, bats are symbols of good luck, as is the colour red; you can’t go wrong wearing this cherry coloured scarf with flying bats. The bat motif is from Barbara Walker’s Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns.

All necessary materials/notions/tools:
• 2 skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (or other worsted weight yarn) in “Cherry Moon” colour
• 4.5 mm knitting needles
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle for weaving ends

Finished size:
Gauge is not critical for this project.

Abbreviations:
pm = place marker
k2tog = knit 2 sts together
sl-k2tog-psso = slip 1 st knitwise, k2tog, pass slipped st over
sl2-k-p2sso = slip 2 sts knit wise, k1, pass 2 slipped sts over
slm = slip marker
ssk = slip 2 sts knitwise, knit these 2 together
ktbl = knit through back loop
yo = yarn over

Directions:

Cast on 39 sts.
Knit 6 rows (3 garter stitch ridges).
Do the Pattern Repeat 12 times or as many times as desired for length of scarf.*
Knit 6 rows (3 garter stitch ridges).
Bind off and weave in ends. Block lightly.

* If you prefer a symmetrical scarf, make 2 halves of 6 bats each, then weave together.

Pattern Repeat (36 rows, 33 sts throughout):

Row 1: k3, pm, k14, yo, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, k14, pm, k3

Row 2 (and all even-numbered rows): k3, slm, p33, slm, k3

Row 3: repeat row 1

Row 5: k3, slm, k14, yo, k2tog, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, k14, slm, k3

Row 7: k3, slm, k3, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k2, ktbl, k2, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k3, slm, k3

Row 9: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 11: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 13: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 15: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, k13, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, k3 ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 17: k3, slm, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, ktbl, k1, ktbl, k3, k2tog, yo , k3, yo, ssk, k3, ktbl, k1, ktbl, k3, ssk, yo, k2, slm, k3

Row 19: k3, slm, k3, yo, k4, sl2-k-p2sso, k4, yo, ktbl, yo, sl2-k-p2sso, yo, ktbl, yo, k4, sl2-k-p2sso, k4, yo, k3, slm, k3

Row 21: k3, slm, k4, yo, k3, sl2-k-p2sso, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, k3, sl2-k-p2sso, k3, yo, k4, slm, k3

Row 23: k3, slm, k5, yo, k2, sl2-k-p2sso, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, ktbl, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, ktbl, yo, ssk, yo, k2, sl2-k-p2sso, k2, yo, k5, slm, k3

Row 25: k3, slm, k6, yo, k1, sl2-k-p2sso, k1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, sl2-k-p2sso, k1, yo, k6, slm, k3

Row 27: k3, slm, k7, yo, sl2-k-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, sl-k2tog-psso, yo, k5, yo, sl2-k-p2sso, yo, k7, slm, k3

Row 29: k3, slm, k7, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k7, slm, k3

Row 31: k3, slm, k8, ktbl, k5, ktbl, k3, ktbl, k5, ktbl, k8, slm, k3

Row 33: k

Row 34: p

Rows 35-36: Repeat last two rows.

Who doesn’t love the feel of cashmere? Knitting a sweater out of it can be very expensive so here is a pattern for a luxurious neck scarf out of sumptuous cashmere. You are worth it, your neck deserves it.

Materials:

• 1 skein Lang Cashmere-Luxe 100% cashmere 25g/50m
• 1 pair size US 10 ½ knitting needles
• tapestry needle

Seeded Rib Pattern: Multiple of 4 + 1

Finished measurements: 28 ½” length by 4 ¼ “ width.

Instructions:

Using long tail cast on, CO 17 sts on a US 10 ½ needle.

Row 1: (Right side) P1, *k3, p1; rep to end from *

Row 2: K2, p1, *k3, p1; rep from * to last 2 sts., k2.

Repeat rows until almost out of yarn, cast off in pattern. Block scarf lightly to open up pattern. Weave in ends.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Deanna prefers that you call her Dee. She knits too much, cleans too little, blogs a bit and lives in Chicagoland with her husband, two teenage sons and two adorable westies. She is organizing the second and now annual Heartland Knitting Retreat this December 2006 details at www.kneatles.com

Instructions:

CO 39 stitches.

Knit about 1 inch of garter stitch edging as follows:
(WS) p1, knit across until last stitch, p1
(RS) slip 1 knitwise, knit across until last stitch, slip 1 knitwise
Repeat for about 8 rows, or until it is as long as you like. End on a WS row.

Row 1 (RS): [Edge pattern] Slip 1 knitwise, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k2, [Leaf pattern] p2, K7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, p1, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k7, p2, [Edge pattern] slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k4, slip 1 knitwise

Row 2 (WS): P1, k2, p2tog, yo, p2, k2, p6, p2tog tbl, p3, k1, p3, p2tog, p6, k2, p2tog, yo, p2, k2, p1

Row 3: Slip 1 knitwise, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k2, p2, k5, k2tog, k1, (yo, k1) twice, p1, k1, (yo, k1) twice, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, p2, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k4, slip 1 knitwise

Row 4: p1, k2, p2tog, yo, p2, k2, p4, p2tog tbl, p5, k1, p5, p2tog, p4, k2, p2tog, yo, p2, k2, p1

Row 5: Slip 1 knitwise, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k2, p2, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, slip 1, knit 1, psso, k3, p2, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k4, slip 1 knitwise

Row 6: P1, k2, p2tog, yo, p2, k2, p2, p2tog tbl, p7, k1, p7, p2tog, p2, k2 p2tog, yo, p2, k2, p1

Row 7: Slip 1 knitwise, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k2, p2, k1, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p1, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, p2, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k4, slip 1 knitwise

Row 8: P1, k2, p2tog, yo, p2, k2, p2tog tbl, p9, k1, p9, p2tog, k2, p2tog, yo, p2, k2, p1

Repeat these 8 rows until the scarf is the length you want. Then repeat the instructions for garter stitch edge, then bind off, and weave in ends. It is very important to block this scarf to get the pattern to lie flat.

Copyright 2006, Brooke Nelson.

Anyways, I recently knit myself a kickass muffler. I needed a short scarf to sit under my bulky winter coat. I wanted it wide enough to keep my neck warm, but long enough that it’d stay crossed over when closed up in my coat. But, I didn’t want much bulk in the chest area. I mean, I already look like the stay puff man in my coat – no need to make matters even worse. So, I ended each end of the scarf in a point – it makes the scarf longer with less yarn, and reduces bulk.

I decided to name it Shag, because the particular colorway of Malabrigo I used looks exactly like 1970s shag carpet when viewed via my blog.

This is my very first pattern, so everyone should tell me what I did wrong. No, really.

Materials:
1 Skein Malabrigo, 100% Merino Wool. 215 yards per 100 grams skein.
US 9 needles, or whatever you need for gauge.

Gauge: 6 sts per inch in rib pattern, UNSTRETCHED.

Notes: The instructions below say to increase. Increase however you want! I tended to knit into the front and back of knit stitches, and purl into the front and back of purl stitches, depending on where I was in the ribbing pattern. But I highly doubt it actually matters.

Rib Pattern: K2, P2, repeat to end. You could actually use any ribbing you like, though. It’s crazy that way!

Pattern:

Cast On 3 stitches.

Increase Section:

Row 1 (RS): K2, increase one. (Four Stitches on needle)
Row 2: Increase one in the next following two stitches, P2. (Six stitches on needle)
Row 3: K2, P2, K1, increase one. (7 stitches on needle)
Row 4: Increase one in each of the next two stitches, p1, k2, p2 (9 stitches on needle)
Row 5: (k2, P2) twice, increase one (10 stitches on needle)
Row 6: increase one in each of the next two stitches, (k2,p2) twice (12 stitches on needle)

Main Body:

Continue in the same vein, incorporating the rib pattern into the new stitches until you have 40 stitches on the needle. Knit straight for 30 inches, ending with a RS row.

Decrease Section:

Row 1 (WS): Cast off two stiches, knit in rib pattern to the end.
Row 2 (RS): Knit in rib pattern to last two stitches, then decrease one.

Continue the above until you are out of stitches.

That’s pretty much it!