Impress your friends and family by spinning out this classic, sexless scarf. This instructable will teach you how to do so. I've put it in video format so that you can watch each step of the process, and follow along with your own set of needles at home.
These instructions are designed to be useful to a range of knitting ability levels.
Somebody who has never picked up a set of needles should be able to follow these steps sequentially to learn every element necessary to complete the scarf.
A more moderately experienced knitter may already know the knit and purl stitches, but wants to learn the cable stitch, for example. They can follow the pattern (as given below) and skip ahead to step five to reference instructions for cables.
The time it takes you to finish the scarf will vary depending on your ability level as well as how long you'd like to make the scarf. Keep in mind that for most, knitting is a hobby to unwind--see it as a marathon, not a sprint!
The first tool you'll need for making this scarf is the following pattern. You may want to copy it down for reference as you watch the following videos.
Cable-Knit Scarf Pattern
Key:
CO: Cast on
K: Knit
P: Purl
CBL: Cable
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CO 20
Row 1: [K3, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K3]
Row 2: [P3, K1, P4, K1, P2, K1, P4, K1, P3]
Row 3: Repeat Row 1
Row 4: Repeat Row 2
Row 5: [K3, P1, CBL 2, K2, P1, K2, P1, CBL 2, K2, P1, K3]
Rest of Scarf: Repeat Rows 2-5 until end
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The following video briefs the remaining supplies you'll need for this pattern.
These instructions are designed to be useful to a range of knitting ability levels.
Somebody who has never picked up a set of needles should be able to follow these steps sequentially to learn every element necessary to complete the scarf.
A more moderately experienced knitter may already know the knit and purl stitches, but wants to learn the cable stitch, for example. They can follow the pattern (as given below) and skip ahead to step five to reference instructions for cables.
The time it takes you to finish the scarf will vary depending on your ability level as well as how long you'd like to make the scarf. Keep in mind that for most, knitting is a hobby to unwind--see it as a marathon, not a sprint!
The first tool you'll need for making this scarf is the following pattern. You may want to copy it down for reference as you watch the following videos.
Cable-Knit Scarf Pattern
Key:
CO: Cast on
K: Knit
P: Purl
CBL: Cable
______________________________________________
CO 20
Row 1: [K3, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K3]
Row 2: [P3, K1, P4, K1, P2, K1, P4, K1, P3]
Row 3: Repeat Row 1
Row 4: Repeat Row 2
Row 5: [K3, P1, CBL 2, K2, P1, K2, P1, CBL 2, K2, P1, K3]
Rest of Scarf: Repeat Rows 2-5 until end
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The following video briefs the remaining supplies you'll need for this pattern.
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Thank you for this 'ible. I teach auto shop and am male so I don't even know if I am allowed to knit,
(however I am pretty darn good with a sewing machine)
(get it ? Darn - sewing.. I crack myself up!)
but this made me want to try it.
Everything is clear except step #5 the cable stitch. I understand that you grab 2 stiches with the giant brass safety pin and then knit right past them...
But then what do you do? Do you just release them from their brass safety pin imprisonment? Is there something else that happens at the end of the video that I missed?
Please tell me, the suspense is killing me!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Mikey
Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you've found this helpful.
It looks like I accidentally uploaded the incorrect version of the cable-stitch video.
I'm not able to edit the step to include the correct video at the time, but I think it's okay if I include it in this comment box (I did this project for a class and it hasn't been graded yet, so I can't change anything).
Hopefully the new video is more helpful. If not, here it is:
Pull the two stitches off the safety pin, then (like you said) knit the next two stitches on the needle.
Next take the two stitches that are on the stitch holder, and replace them on the left needle. So pretty much what you're doing is just flipping the order in which you knit the set of four--instead of knitting stitch 1, 2, 3, 4, think of it as 3,4,1,2.
Then just continue as normal: purl 1, knit 2, purl 1. Here, you reach the second cable, and you'll repeat the cable stitch.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions and I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible.
You can edit you steps by logging into you account, click the "you" link at the top right of the page, then click on your "instructables" tab in the center of the window. A list of your published instructables will come up and then just click the "edit" link that shows up right after the name.
I would infer that you are taking a teaching methods class of some sort?
Thanks again for the step by step. It did clear things up!
Mikey
One question though: How did you add the fringe to the bottom of your scarf in the first picture? I'd really like to be able to do that with mine.
Sometimes when I'm knitting I accidentally pick up extra stitches, which I would assume is what you're doing (although I can't be sure). This is an easy mistake to make when you're cabling.
What I usually do to fix this mistake is combine the extra stitches you have with the ones that should be there until you have the right amount of stitches. Do this by knitting two stitches together. The way you do it is the same as when you're casting off: just knit two stitches at a time. Except, until casting off, don't move the gained stitch to the left needle. Just keep on knitting like nothing changed.
This will not fix the mistake in the pattern...you'll still be able to see the mistake, but it keeps you from having to start over. Honestly, most of my projects have dozens of mistakes in them, but when you give them as gifts, people are so thrilled to get something hand made that they don't notice.
I hope this helps!
Good luck!
I was wondering/hoping someone knew how to do a scarf like that and if they happen to have a pattern or something I can use. Any help would be appreciated! :)
i'm so glad you enjoyed the project :)
which scarf are you talking about? the one on the far left? that one is actually crocheted, which I have very little experience in. However, if you are comfortable with knitting, i'd suggest the website Ravelry.com. Are you part of this? It's free membership, and I LOVE it. You can just search "scarf" and narrow your search to 'knitting' and 'free patterns' and it will come up with thousands of varieties. I'm sure you can find one similar to the one you're looking at if you don't want to learn to crochet.
If you're new with knitting (I apologize if you're experienced), and you are intimidated when you look at a knitting pattern, just google the abbreviations you're confused with. It's literally how I learned.
:) Let me know if you have any specific questions, I'd love to help!
CO 28
Row 1: K3, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K3
Row 2: P3, K1, P4, K1, P2, K1, P4, K1, P2, K1, P4, K1, P3
Rows 3-4 repeat 1 & 2
Row 5: K3, P1: CBL 2, K2, P1, K2, P1, CBL 2, K2, P1, K2, P1, CBL 2, K2, P1, K3
Repeat rows 2-5 until end of scarf.
It's working out pretty well.
I'm so glad you tried it out! When I wrote this Instructible I was still fairy new at knitting, so I didn't understand the importance of specific yarn size and needle size. So I'm glad you were able to figure it out despite my ambiguity on the matter :). You should post a pic when you're all done! I'd love to see it!
Thank you so much! 10/10
Also if you have never received a hand knit gift from a girlfriend it may be she believes the "sweater curse"...which basically says that if you hand knit something for a boyfriend then the relationship will soon end.
Sydney your scarf looks almost as good on the back side as the front! Nice job.