FIL Cable Scarf - knit

FIL Cable Scarf- a cabled scarf I designed for my FIL. Unfortunately, I did it in acrylic, so it wouldn't block when it eventually curled itself into a tube. I also did it in a varigated yarn, while lovely, completely hid the pattern. So for all those who are interested in this pattern, keep in mind that I only got about 1.5 feet into the scarf before I frogged it. I'm not sure how it will look done in a solid yarn with some blocking. Maybe someday I'll make it again. But until then, maybe someone else can use it.

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Size 10 knitting needles
Paton's Shetland Chunky Yarn
Cable needle
Tapestry needle for working in the ends

abreviations:
k - knit
p - purl
Cable Front - slip the next two stitches onto a cable needle and hold to the FRONT of the work, knit the next two stitches, then knit the two stitches on the cable needle.
Cable Back - slip the next two stitches onto a cable needle and hold to the BACK of the work, knit the next two stitches, then knit the two stitches on the cable needle.

Directions:
Cast on 24 stitches.
Knit 4 rows for garter stitch border before beginning pattern rows
row
1. (rs) k4, p4, k8, p4, k4
2. (ws) k8, p8, k8
3. Repeat row 1
4. Repeat row 2
5. k4, p4, Cable Front, Cable Back, p4, k4 (there is a strip of 8 knits in the middle. The first four are a cable and the second 4 are a cable with the top rows coming in towards each other at the center. So you are cableing twice here. Once with the first 4 stitches and once with the second 4 stitches)
6. Repeat row 2
7. Repeat row 1
8. Repeat row 2
9. Repeat row 1
10. Repeat row 2
11. k4, p4, k2, Cable Front, k2, p4, k4 (out of the strip of 8 knit stitches in the middle you are cableing the center 4 stitches while leaving the 2 on each side alone)
12. Repeat row 2

Repeat rows 1-12 until scarf is desired length. Knit 4 rows for garter stitch border before binding off. Bind off loosely. Work in loose ends with a tapestry needle.

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