This was an easy project knit while watching TV. It’s a gift for a friend who lives several states away. She loves scarves, so it seemed an obvious choice for her birthday.
I used 2 skeins of Moda Dea Dream in raspberry. With size 10 needle I cast on 24 stitches and used the following pattern:
Row 1 – P3 K4 P2 K6 P2 K4 P3
Row 2 – K3 P4 K2 P6 K2 P4 K3
Row 3 – P3 K4 P2 K6 P2 K4 P3
Row 4 – K3 P4 K2 P6 K2 P4 K3
Row 5 – P3 K4 P2 K6 P2 K4 P3
Row 6 – K3 P4 K2 P6 K2 P4 K3
Row 7 – P3 C4F P2 C6F P2 C4F P3
Row 8 – K3 P5 K2 P6 K2 P4 K3
The scarf is about 5 feet long and unbelievably soft. It’s hard to see in the picture, but the raspberry color is vibrant and the texture really pops.
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December 20, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Marge Crowder
In this pattern on row 7 what is C4F and C6F
Thanks,
Marge
PS: I think it is a beautiful scarf and want to make it, thanks for the pattern..
December 20, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Diana Mican
Hi, Marge! C4F and C6F are abbreviations that tell you how to make the cable. There are three cables running down the scarf. The one in the middle is 6 stitches wide, and the other two are only 4 stitches wide. The F tells you that, when making your cables, the stitches you put on hold should be held in the front instead of the back. Otherwise it would have said C4B and C6B. By changing it from front to back, you change the direction that your cables are turning.
So, C4F means place the next two stitches on a cable needle and hold it in front, knit the next 2 stitches (skipping the two you put on hold), then knit the two stitches you put on hold. By doing this you have created a twisting in your “fabric”, thus making a left-slanting cable. If that doesn’t help, you can find videos online that show you how to make a cable. Good luck, and thanks for visiting!