Sharpe's Purple Cabled Scarf

Materials:

• Caron Simply Soft Eco (Violet Plum): 2 skeins
• US Size 7 Straight Needles (or whatever you need to obtain gauge)
• 2 Stitch Markers
• Cable Needle
• Tapestry Needle to Weave in Loose Ends

Gauge:

TBD

Pattern Difficulty:

Intermediate for intricate cabling

Pattern Abbreviations:

C4B: Slip 2 stitches to CN and hold in back. K2 from regular needle, then K2 from CN.
C4F: Slip 2 stitches to CN and hold in front. K2 from regular needle, then K2 from CN.
C3BP: Slip 1 stitch to CN and hold in back. K2 from regular needle, then P1 from CN.
C3FP: Slip 2 stitches to CN and hold in front. P1 from regular needle, then K2 from CN.
C4BP: Slip 2 stitches to CN and hold in back. K2, then P2 from CN.
C4FP: Slip 2 stitches to CN and hold in front. P2, then K2 from CN.
C2B: Slip 1 stitch to CN and hold in back. K1, then K1 from CN.
C2F: Slip 1 stitch to CN and hold in front. K1, then K1 from CN.

Beginning Ribbing:

CO 54 stitches.
Row 1 (RS): [p2, k2] repeat to end, k2
Row 2 (WS): [k2, p2] repeat to end, k2
Row 3: p2, c2f, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2f, p2, c2b, p2, c2f, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2b, p2, c2f, p2, c2b, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2b, p2
Row 4: Repeat row 2.
Row 5: Repeat row 1.
Row 6: Repeat row 2.
Row 7: p2, c2b, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2f, p2, c2b, p2, c2f, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2b, p2, c2f, p2, c2b, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2f, p2 (changes are made in bold)
Row 8: Repeat row 1.
Repeat rows 1-8 once, making a total of sixteen rows. End with row 8.

Main Body:

Row 1 (RS): p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p1, pm, p2, c4b, p4, c4b, p4, c4b, p2, pm, p1, k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2
Row 2 (WS): k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1,pm, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2, pm, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2
Row 3: p2, c2f, p2, k2, c4f, k2, p1, pm, p1, c3bp, c4fp, c4bp, c4fp, c4bp, c3fp, p1, pm, p1, k2, c4b, k2, p2, c2b, p2
Row 4: k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1, pm, k1, p2, k3, p4, k4, p4, k3, p2, k1, pm, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2
Row 5: p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p1, pm, c3bp, p3, c4f, p4, c4f, p3, c3fp, pm, p1, k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2
Row 6: k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1, pm, p2, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, p2, pm, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2
Row 7: p2, c2b, p2, c4b, k2, p2, k2, p1, pm, k2, p3, c3bp, c4fp, c4bp, c3fp, p3, k2, pm, p1, k2, p2, k2, c4f, p2, c2f, p2
Row 8: k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1, pm, p2, k3, p2, k3, p4, k3, p2, k3, p2, pm, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2
Row 9: p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p1, pm, k2. p3, k2, p3, k4, p3, k2, p3, k2, pm, p1, k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2
Row 10: k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1, pm, p2, k3, p2, k3, p4, k3, p2, k3, p2, pm, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2
Row 11: p2, c2f, p2, k2, c4f, p2, k2, p1, pm, k2, p3, c3fp, c4bp, c4fp, c3bp, p3, k2, pm, p1, k2, p2, c4b, k2, p2, c2b, p2
Row 12: k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1, pm, p2, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, p2, pm, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2
Row 13: p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p1, pm, c3fp, p3, c4f, p4, c4f, p3, c3bp, pm, p1, k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2
Row 14: k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1, pm, k1, p2, k3, p4, k4, p4, k3, p2, k1, pm, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2
Row 15: p2, c2b, p2, c4b, k2, p2, k2, p1, pm, p1, c3fp, c4bp, c4fp, c4bp, c4fp, c3bp, p1. pm, p1, k2, p1, k2, c4f, p2, c2f, p2
Row 16: k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1, pm, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2, pm, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2
Repeat until scarf is desired length (about 58-60 inches), ending with Row 1.

Ending Ribbing:

Row 1 (WS): [k2, p2] repeat to end, k2
Row 2 (RS): p2, c2f, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2f, p2, c2b, p2, c2f, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2b, p2, c2f, p2, c2b, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2b, p2
Row 3: Repeat row 1.
Row 4: [p2, k2] repeat to end, k2
Row 5: Repeat row 1.
Row 6: p2, c2b, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2f, p2, c2b, p2, c2f, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2b, p2, c2f, p2, c2b, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, c2f, p2 (changes are made in bold)
Row 7: Repeat row 1.
Row 8: Repeat row 2.
Bind off loosely (but firmly) in pattern.

Pattern Credits:

Center Panel: Saxon Braid (pp 139-141) from Pawlowski, Jackie. Field Guide to Knitting: How to Identify, Select and Work Virtually Every Stitch. Philadelphia: Quirk Books. 2007.

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