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Sunday, 18 September 2011

The Snuggly Reversible Cable Scarf - Christmas Tutorial No 4

Right, who is already running screaming for the door at the thought that not only are you going to cable but your knitting is going to be the same on each side?  I promise you it will be really easy, think about it there are three stitches that look the same on both sides: garter, rib and moss or seed stitch and we will be using rib and moss stitch, and to help you further there is a YouTube demo of cabling pasted at the end of the pattern.


The scarf is made with Sirdar Big Softie and measures 6' 6" and the great thing is it will knit up really quickly... I made mine in two days on the train (45 min train journeys) and the great thing is with size 10 needles few are brave enough to sit next to you!  The good news is this scarf is butch enough for chaps and, soft and snuggly enough  for girls.


The Pattern


4.5 balls of SirdarBig Softie Yarn
1 pair of size 10 needles
1 cable needle (the chunky variety)


Abbreviations
K - Knit
P - Purl
C6 fwd - Cable 6 stitches forward (slip  stitches onto your cable needle and bring them to the front of your work, k1, P1 the next 6 stitches from the left hand needle, k1, p1 3 times from the cable needle


Cast on 24 stitches
Row 1 - K1 P1 to the end of the row
Row 2 - P1 K1 3times, K1 P1 6 times, P1 K1 3 times
Repeat the first two rows 3 times
Row 9 - K1 P1 3 times, C6 fwd, K1 P1 3 times
Row 10 - P1 K1 3times, K1 P1 6 times, P1 K1 3 times


These 10 rows are the pattern, repeat 19 times and cast off.


Knitting Tip - When you are coming to the end of the ball, start your new ball at the beginning of a row as this means you will be able to sew in your ends neatly and they will not show up like they might if you have do this in the middle of a row.


Now stand with your nose pressed to the window watching for the cold weather to come so you or your recipient can swank out in your impressive scarf.
And now it's time to go over to take a look at Wendy's Handmade Monday, she's been on her hols so you just know that she will have come back inspired.
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32 comments:

  1. lovetartan18 September 2011 at 19:55

    I love your tutorials. 'Cables' are in this year (so my daughter tells me) so if I can get some time I'll make her this scarf.

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  2. Wendy18 September 2011 at 20:13

    Hmmm...very funny! It seriously would not look the same both sides if I knitted it. Accidental dropstitch is my most accomplished knitting stitch. Love the scarf though and it makes me wish my knitting skills were . . . well, skills.

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  3. CarolC118 September 2011 at 20:23

    Beautiful scarf. Loved your comment about size 10 needles, so true on busses too. lol.

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  4. Ali18 September 2011 at 21:06

    Such a lovely looking scarf - I can only imagine how snuggly and warm it is!

    I'm with Wendy on the knitting skills though - now if I could cast on, that might be a start!!

    Ali x

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  5. Kazies Magical Designs18 September 2011 at 22:16

    too complicated for me Im afraid looks stunning though Its enough for me to remember what row im on making scarves lol xxx

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  6. Jan18 September 2011 at 23:08

    Gosh, if I could attempt to knit this and get it right I would make my dear ol' mum ever so proud. It's really lovely Ros.

    Jan x

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  7. Carolee Crafts19 September 2011 at 06:10

    I love aran and this has inspired me to have another go, a jumper no way but a scarf in aran could just about do, thank you for sharing

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  8. anne - Imagination Beads19 September 2011 at 08:40

    The finished scarf looks so complex and impressive, but you make it sound so easy.

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  9. Caroline Lovis (Redneedle)19 September 2011 at 09:39

    Love the comment about the size 10 needles. This looks like such a great scarf, I was thinking of knitting a cable cardy for this year, but I think I've left it a bit late now.

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  10. Helen19 September 2011 at 10:36

    I love your tutorials ros just wish i had more time to try them out!

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  11. Christmas Pie Crafts19 September 2011 at 11:39

    I love the scarf and although I am a 'reasonable' knitter, cable is something I could never get to grips with. Well done.

    Jill

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  12. Anonymous19 September 2011 at 12:31

    The scarf looks lovely and warm. I'm playing with cables at the moment for my next sheep knitting kit. Mammoth TV and knitting session yesterday!

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  13. Planet Penny19 September 2011 at 16:06

    It's beautiful and when I have no distractions I'm going to have a look to see how it's done! Thanks...

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  14. PuppyFly Boutique19 September 2011 at 19:45

    I'll be honest, this tutorial terrifies me! But I'm happy to just watch in awe :) Clever lady. Anna xx

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  15. Anonymous19 September 2011 at 21:32

    Yet again a great post! have bookmarked your tutorial for when I have learnt to knit and feeling adventurous! x

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  16. Anonymous21 September 2011 at 01:26

    I love cables, they make the pattern more insteresting and the finished garment or scarf looks so warm and snuggley...

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  17. Nancy21 September 2011 at 01:28

    Cables are great, this is an old skilll which looks fabulous in a hat or cardign, so warm. That's the only nice thing about winter. I have been doing cable patterns for a long time now. I just love them.

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  18. Made in Suisse21 September 2011 at 12:03

    Such a beautiful scarf! Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial, I need to give it a try!

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  19. Jennifer Jain23 September 2011 at 19:54

    That is a gorgeous scarf! I can't knit very well, certainly not cables, wish I could manage something like this!

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  20. Anonymous16 October 2011 at 12:16

    Cables are really easy to do - I hope everyone who said they couldn't do it, actually, looked on youtube at the video.
    Honestly, once you have done it, you will feel amazed and satisfied that you CAN do it......try it!!

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  21. Aurelia9 November 2011 at 12:48

    I can't wait to try this pattern. Thanks so much for posting & sharing your talent. Sorry if this is a silly question, but just wanted to double check regarding the needle size. That's 10mm, correct? Otherwise the size comment wouldn't make much sense. I'm reading from the US & am not used to seeing mm needle sizes. Or maybe it's because I'm still such a novice??? Thanks in advance for clarifying for me.

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  22. Unknown10 November 2011 at 19:18

    Hi Aurelia - just to confirm that the US needle size would be a US 15... hope that helps and thanks for the kind comments :)

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  23. Diane H28 December 2011 at 14:23

    Thanks very much for this (saw you on Totally Tuts). I picked apart an ugly sweater and have been looking for a great cable scarf pattern to reknit this wool with.
    Can't wait to get started.

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  24. Nitalinb28 December 2011 at 15:21

    Lovely. Thank you!

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  25. Make handmade29 December 2011 at 04:42

    So beautiful ! i love it.

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  26. Anonymous1 October 2012 at 05:29

    Well, it's October 1st in less than an hour.. can you help me.. pattern for this shows row 1 and 2 and then ames repeat the first two rows 3 times... and then it says row 9... SO, I presume that you knit the first 2 rows and then repeat the first 2 rows 2 more times for a total of 8 rows... is this correct? i don't want to make a blunder right on the beginning... love the scarf and cannot wait to start it. Thanks a lot for sharing the great pattern. Jane, Memphis, TN

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  27. Unknown3 October 2012 at 16:23

    Hello there Ros here...

    In answer to your question, you do the first two rows and then you repeat them three more times. ie, Row 1 and then Row 2, Row 3 and 4 is the first repeat, Row 5 and 6 is the second repeat, Row 7 and 8 is the third repeat.

    If this does not make sense, please send me an email roslet@hotmail.co.uk

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  28. Samantha Hernandez16 November 2012 at 00:11

    I was wondering if you could tell me how to purl?

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  29. Anonymous3 March 2013 at 15:36

    This was my first attempt at cabling and it turned out great. It was a gift for my sister, using Lion Brand Wool Ease in Heather. Thanks for sharing this and showing me that I can cable!

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  30. Anonymous22 August 2013 at 19:08

    Hi Ros!

    I saw your pattern for the Snuggly Reversible Cable Scarf (http://rosmademe.blogspot.com/2011/09/snuggly-reversible-cable-scarf.html) and just love that idea! I am the editor of AllFreeKnitting.com and would love to feature your tutorial on my site with full credit to you. I've noticed you have some other great projects on your site, and I would love to link to all of your free knitting patterns as well. I know my readers would just love them and in return would generate some nice traffic to your site. If you agree and would like us to feature your project and/or other free projects, our readers will simply click the link to your blog to get your full tutorial. It’s really that simple. Your project will look similar to this project already on my site:

    http://www.allfreeknitting.com/Knit-Hats/arctic-snowball-hat

    My site is part of Prime Publishing and we publish 19 cooking and crafting web sites. We have over 3.5 million active e-mail subscribers and about 10 million page views per week. You can learn more about us at www.primecp.com.

    Please let me know if you would like to get started. Just a reply to this e-mail is all it takes.
    Thanks, and look forward to hearing from you!

    Julie DaMario
    jdamario@primecp.com
    Prime Publishing LLC

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  31. Jude29 December 2013 at 18:50

    I have been knitting for many years, normally without pattern/tension problems but found for this pattern 4.5 balls of Sirdar Big Softie were not nearly enough to get the length stated. Have used UK 10mm (000) needles.Any thoughts anyone?

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  32. Unknown3 June 2015 at 12:16

    Hi there. Made it. Love it. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome pattern. Regards Esmeralda

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