Cable Lace Scarf Pattern

 

Abbreviations

RS – Right side

WS – Wrong side 

K – Knit 

P – Purl 

YO – Yarn forward then over needle (makes lace hole)

SSK – Slip, Slip Knit (same as k1, sl1, psso) (Left leaning

decrease)

PSSO – pass slipped stitch over

K2TOG – knit two together (Right leaning decrease)

C2B – Cross 2 back (put first st on cable needle, hold at back of work, k1 from left hand needle, k1 from cable needle) 

C2F - Cross 2 forward (put first st on cable needle, hold at front of work, k1 from left hand needle, k1 from cable needle)

C3F – Cross 3 Forward – (Put first st on cable needle and hold at front of work, k2 from left hand needle, k st from cable needle

C6B – Cable 6 Back (slip next 3sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work. Knit next 3 from left hand needle, then knit 3sts from cable needle) 

C6F – Cable 6 Forward (slip next 3sts onto cable needle and hold at front of work. Knit next 3 from left hand needle, then knit 3sts from cable needle) 

C8F - Cable 8 Forward (slip next 4sts onto cable needle and hold at front of work. Knit next 4 from left hand needle, then knit 4sts from cable needle)

C8B - Cable 8 Back (slip next 4sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work. Knit next 4 from left hand needle, then knit 4sts from cable needle)

 

Pattern

Cast on 45sts

(Pattern Part A)

Row 1 (RS) Knit

(2)  (WS) p8, k29, p8 

(3) C8F, k29, C8B

(4) – as row 2

(5) – As row 1

(6) – As row 2

(7) – As row 1 

(8) -  As row 2

Repeat these 8 rows once more

 

(Pattern Part B)

Next row (1) (WS) and all following WS rows – purl

(2)(RS) – C8F, k1, *C2F, k1, c2b, k6; repeat from * to last 14sts, c2f, k1, c2b, k1, c8b

(4) k10, *c3f, k1, c6f, k1, repeat from * to last 13sts, c3f, k10

(6)  k9, *C2F, k1, c2b, k6; repeat from * to last 14sts, c2f, k1, c2b, k9

(8) k10, *c3f, k8, rep from * to last 13sts

Repeat these 8 rows twice more 

 

(Pattern Part C) 

Next row (1) (WS) and all following WS rows – purl

(2) (RS) –  c8f,k1, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, rep from * to last 14sts, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, c8b

(4) – k10, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, c6f, k1, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, c6b, k1, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo,k10

(6) – k9, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, rep from * to last 14sts, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k9

(8) -  k10, *yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k8, repeat from * to last 13sts, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k10

 

Repeat Pattern C until work measures 180cm from cast on. (Or to almost the length you want if you have more yarn, remembering that your scarf will shrink by about 20% in length when you wash it) 

 

Once knitting is required length, repeat pattern B again (Adding 24 rows)

Then repeat pattern C again (Adding a final 16 rows)

Cast off. 

 

There is a subtle asymmetry in the design to allow the scarf to hang well.