Knitting Pattern: Seeds and Cables Scarf | Finishing Touches Knit Along #2

Today’s knitting pattern is the Seeds and Cables Scarf. It’s the second pattern in the Finishing Touches Knit Along with KAL Corner. If you love the bold look of cables, this may become your new favorite scarf. This seed stitch and cables scarf keeps your project from curling.

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I love the look of cables, but I’m a relatively slow knitter. When Lion Brand released the Wool-Ease Thick and Quick Bonus Bundle yarn, I was pretty excited. It’s a larger skein of Wool-Ease Thick and Quick with enough yarn for a scarf in one skein.

I love that the cables really pop, but with a super bulky yarn, I can knit up the scarf much faster. And, of course, there are fewer yarn tails to weave in with one skein than with two!

If you prefer an infinity scarf, I’ve included instructions for seaming the scarf together. You may want to leave off the garter stitch borders, but I actually think they would add a nice touch on an infinity scarf.

(I just tucked the ends of the scarf underneath for the photo. My version is still a regular straight scarf.)

I chose a marled color and I love how it turned out! This would also look great in a solid color yarn.

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Seeds and Cables Scarf

Seed Stitch and Cables Knitting Pattern by Underground Crafter

Make a bold statement with classic cables. The seed stitch background sets off the cables while keeping your project from curling.

Finished Size

• Adult: 6.5” (16.5 cm) width x 48” (122 cm) length.

Materials

• Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick Bonus Bundle yarn (80% acrylic/20% wool, 10 oz/283 g, 174 yd/157 m) – 1 skeins in 542 Seaglass, or 2 skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn, or approximately 174 yd (157 m) in any super bulky weight yarn.
• US 15/10 mm knitting needles, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
• Yarn needle.
• Cable needle.

Gauge

• 19 sts = 6.5” (16.5 cm) across in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

• BO – bind off
• C4F – 4-stitch cable – Sl 2 sts to cn, hold cn at front, k2, k2 from cable needle. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.

• If you can’t see the C4F video above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
• cn – cable needle
• CO – cast on
• k – knit
• p – purl
• rep – repeat
• sl – slip stitch knitwise
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• *Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.

Pattern Note

• This scarf can be easily made into an infinity scarf. At the end, fasten off with a long yarn tail (approximately 24”/61 cm) for seaming. Thread yarn needle with long yarn tail and seam short edges together using the mattress stitch. A video tutorial for seaming with the mattress stitch is available below.

• If you can’t see the video tutorial for the mattress stitch above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.

Pattern Instructions

Scarf

• CO 19 or any multiple of 7 sts, + 5 sts.
• Row 1: K to last st, p1.
• Row 2: Sl 1, k to last st, p1.
• Rows 3-4: Rep Row 2 twice.
• Row 5: (Right Side) Sl 1, *p1, k1, p1,** k4; rep from * across to last 4 sts, rep from * to **, p1.
• Row 6: Sl 1, *p1, k1, p1,** p4; rep from * across to last 4 sts, rep from * to **, p1
• Row 7: Sl 1, *p1, k1, p1,** C4F; rep from * across to last 4 sts, rep from * to **, p1.
• Row 8: Rep Row 6.
• Rows 9-12: Rep Rows 5-6 twice.
• Rep Rows 5-12 until scarf measures approximately 2” (5 cm) (or length of your Rows 1-4) shorter than desired length, ending after Row 6.
• Rows 13-16: Rep Row 2, 4 times.
• BO in pattern for Row 2.

Finishing

• With yarn needle, weave in ends.

© 2019 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/2019/01/17/knitting-pattern-seeds-and-cables-scarf. Thanks for supporting indie designers!