Two-Color Cable Scarf

Free Scarf Knitting Pattern

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This pattern shows you how to knit a scarf with a two-color cable design. One yarn forms the left side of the scarf while the other yarn forms the right side. The two yarns meet in the center to create one cable that runs down the middle. You work the cable using stitches from both yarns. The design uses intarsia method.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:
-Knit & purl, cast on & bind off
-Slipped sts
-Cables
-Intarsia

Size: length 60” (150 cm), width 9” (22 cm)

Materials: Noro (affiliate link) Retro aran weight yarn (64% Wool, 24% Silk, 12% Angora), 110 yds (101 m)/ 50 gr, color 2 – 3 balls (MC1)
Noro (affiliate link) Kureyon aran weight yarn (100% wool), 109 yds (100 m)/ 50 gr, color 255 – 3 balls (MC2)

Needles: straight needle US # 8 (5.00 mm), OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Gauge: 16 sts x 28 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in seed st

Notions: yarn needle, cable needle

Abbreviations:
k - knit
p – purl
slip - Slip the 1st st
MC1 – main color yarn 1
MC2 – main color yarn 2
8/8 LC with MC2 and MC1 – slip 8 sts, knitted in MC1 to cable needle and place in front of work, knit next 8 sts, knitted in MC2.
8/8 LC with MC1 and MC2 - slip 8 sts, knitted in MC2 to cable needle and place in front of work, knit next 8 sts, knitted in MC1.
St, sts – stitch, stitches
RS – right side
WS – wrong side


Pattern Notes:

Intarsia – cross yarns at the back of the work whenever you change the color.

The pattern uses 8/8- left slip 2-color cable: slip next 8 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, cross the MC1 and MC2 yarn at the back of the work and k8 with the other yarn.

The selvedge/edge stitches are worked as follows: slip the first stitch and purl the last one in row.


Short Overview of the Pattern:

The scarf features 2-color cable at the center and seed st on the sides of the scarf. The 2-color cables are worked using intarsia technique.


Scarf

With MC2 cast on 25 sts, change to MC1 and cast on another 25 sts.

Row 1 (RS): (K1 with MC1, p1 with MC1) × 8, k8 with MC1, k8 with MC2, (p1 with MC2, k1 with MC2) × 8, p2 with MC2. (50 sts)

Row 2 (WS): Sl with MC2, p2 with MC2, (k1 with MC2, p1 with MC2) × 7, k1 with MC2, p9 with MC2, p9 with MC1, (k1 with MC1, p1 with MC1) × 6, k1 with MC1, p2 with MC1.

Rows 3-8: repeat rows 1-2.

Row 9: Sl with MC1, (p1 with MC1, k1 with MC1) × 7, p1 with MC1, 8/8 LC with MC2 and MC1, (p1 with MC2, k1 with MC2) × 8, p2 with MC2.

Row 10: Sl with MC2, (p1 with MC2, k1 with MC2) × 8, p1 with MC2, p8 with MC1, p8 with MC2, (p1 with MC1, k1 with MC1) × 7, p2 with MC1.

Row 11: Sl with MC1, (p1 with MC1, k1 with MC1) × 7, p1 with MC1, k8 with MC2, k8 with MC1, (p1 with MC2, k1 with MC2) × 8, p2 with MC2.

Row 12: Repeat row 10.

Rows 13-24: repeat rows 11-12

Row 25: Sl with MC1, (p1 with MC1, k1 with MC1) × 7, p1 with MC1, 8/8 LC with MC1 and MC2, (p1 with MC2, k1 with MC2) × 8, p2 with MC2.

Row 26: Sl with MC2, (p1 with MC2, k1 with MC2) × 8, p9 with MC2, p9 with MC1, (k1 with MC1, p1 with MC1) × 6, k1 with MC1, p2 with MC1.

Row 27: Sl with MC1, (p1 with MC1, k1 with MC1) × 7, p1 with MC1, k8 with MC1, k8 with MC2, (p1 with MC2, k1 with MC2) × 8, p2 with MC2.

Row 28: Repeat row 26.

Rows 29-40: repeat rows 27-28.

Repeat rows 9-40 to desired length. In the last repeat work rows 9-32 only.

Bind off.


Finishing:

Weave in all yarn ends. Block.

Have fun!