Last summer, 
my husband’s entire family (and I do mean entire, there were over 40 of us) went to Ireland. It was an amazing trip. Ireland is just beautiful. Words can not describe the landscapes and pictures just do not do them justice. Along with an overwhelming feeling of awe and wonder at the majestic scenery, I left there inspired to get home and knit. The sweaters, scarves and blankets were just extraordinary. One item in particular stood out for me, a hooded scarf my sister-in-law spotted, which is not surprising considering I am a scarf junky. Some women love shoes, others purses, for me, its scarves. I hope you enjoy this scarf as much as I do. It not only warms me and gives me that wonderful, snuggly feeling, but it brings back memories of the trip of my lifetime and reminds me how truly lucky I am to have such a loving family.
Enjoy!
Nikki, In Stitches
Materials:
900 yards of yarn (Caron Country Merino Wool Blend in Spruce is pictured)
Size 8 (5 mm) needles
Spare circular needles for grafting
Cable needle
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
2 1″ – 1 ½” buttons
Scarf (Note: The center of the Scarf Pattern is taken in part from “Balanced Floral Ring Scarf” which can be found free, online at Knit N’ Style)
Cast on 47 stitches.
- Purl row.
- (RS) Knit row.
- Purl row.
- K21, sl 1 as if to knit, move yarn to front, sl 1 as if to knit, pass the first slipped stitch over the second and off the needle. Continue to sl 1 and pass first over and off until a total of four stitches have been bound off. Sl last stitch on right needle back to left. Turn. Move yarn to front. Cast on 5 sts using a twisted purlwise cast on. Turn. Sl 1 as if to knit, pass the extra cast on stitch over the next stitch. Slip stitch back to left needle. K22. (Note: This buttonhole design was taken from Knitting on the Net)
- Purl row.
- Knit row.
Rows 7 to 54: Repeat Scarf Pattern 3 times.
55. Purl row.
Rows 56 to 471: Repeat Scarf Pattern 26 times.
472. Knit row.
Rows 473 to 520: Repeat Scarf Pattern 3 times.
521. Purl row.
522. Knit row.
523. Purl row.
524. K21, sl 1 as if to knit, move yarn to front, sl 1 as if to knit, pass the first slipped stitch over the second and off the needle. Continue to sl 1 and pass first over and off until a total of four stitches have been bound off. Sl last stitch on right needles back to lift. Turn. Move yarn to front. Cast on 5 sts using a twisted purlwise cast on. Turn. Sl 1 as if to knit, pass the extra cast on stitch over the next stitch. Slip stitch back to left needle. K22.
525. Purl row.
526. Knit row.
Bind off.
Block.
Sew sides of pockets to edges of scarf.
Attach buttons to scarf.
Weave in all loose ends.
Scarf Pattern 
- P9, K4, P4, K2, [P1, K1] (4), P1, K2, P4, K4, P9
- K9, P4, wrap 4, P2, [K1, P1] (4), K1, P2, wrap 4, P4, K9
- P9, K4, P4, K2, [P1, K1] (4), P1, K2, P4, K4, P9
- C6B, K3, P3, 1/1RPC, 3/1LPC, P1, [K1, P1] (5), 1/3RPC, 1/1LPC, P3, C6B, K3
- P9, K3, P1, K2, P3, [K1, P1] (5), K1, P3, K2, P1, K3, P9
- K9, P2, 1/1RPC, P2, 3/2LPC, [P1, K1] (3), P1, 2/3RPC, P2, 1/1LPC, P2, K9
- P9, K2, P1, K5, P3, [K1, P1] (3), K1, P3, K5, P1, K2, P9
- K3, C6F, P1, 1/1RPC, P5, 3/3LPC, K1, 3/3RPC, P5, 1/1LPC, P1, K3, C6F
- P9, K1, P1, K9, P7 tog, K9, P1, K1, P9
- K9, P1, K1, P9, m1, yo, K1, yo, m1, P9, K1, P1, K9
- P9, K1, P1, K9, P2 [P1, yo, P1] in next stitch, P2, K9, P1, K1, P9
- C6B, K3, P1, 1/1LPC, P5, 3/3RPC, k1 tbl, 3/3LPC, P5, 1/1RPC, P1, C6B, K3
- P9, K2, P1, K5, P3, [K1, P1] (3), K1, P3, K5, P1, K2, P9
- K9, P2, 1/1LPC, P2, 2/3RPC, P1, [K1, P1] (3), 3/2LPC, P2, 1/1RPC, P2, K9
- P9, K3, P1, K2, P3, [K1, P1] (5), K1, P3, K2, P1, K3, P9
- K3, C6F, P3, 1/1LPC, 1/3RPC, [P1, K1] (5), P1, 3/1LPC, 1/1RPC, P3, K3, C6F
Hood (The short row method of shaping this hood, and only that method, is taken from a very similar hooded scarf found in Interweave Knits Winter 2008)
Cast on 80 stitches.
- Sl 1, work Row 8 of Hood Pattern A, P20, pm, P16, pm, P20, work Row 8 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- (RS)Sl 1, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern A, K20, sl m, M1R, knit to next m, M1L, sl m , K20, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern B, p1.
Continue in pattern and work increases as established every 4th row 7 more times, ending with Hood Pattern Row 8. – 96 sts
Continue in pattern, work Rows 1 to 8 of Hood Pattern twice more, then work Rows 1 to 4 of Hood Pattern again and at the same time work increases every RS row 10 times. – 116 sts
Work even through Row 8 of Hood Pattern, then work even Rows 1 – 8 of Hood Pattern again.
Shape Crown: Work short-rows without wrapping stitches as follows:
- Sl 1, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, turn.
- Sl 1, P5, sl m, P20, work Row 2 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 115 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 3 of Hood PatternA, knit to second marker, sl m, K20, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 2 of Hood Pattern A, purl to first marker, sl m, P5, P2 tog, turn.
- Sl 1, K5, sl m, K20, work Row 3 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 4 of Hood Pattern A, purl to second marker, sl m, P20, work Row 4 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 114 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 5 of Hood Pattern A, knit to second marker, sl m, K20, work Row 5 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 6 of Hood Pattern A, purl to second marker, sl m, P20, work Row 6 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 7 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, turn.
- Sl 1, P5, sl m, P20, work Row 8 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 113 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern A, knit to second marker, sl m, K20, work Row 7 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 8 of Hood Pattern A, purl to first marker, sl m, P5, P2 tog, turn.
- Sl 1, K5, sl m, K20, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 112 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 2 of Hood Pattern A, purl to second marker, sl m, P20, work Row 2 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 3 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, knit to 7 sts before second marker, K2 tog, knit to second marker, sl m, K20, work Row 3 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 110 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 4 of Hood Pattern A, purl to second marker, sl m, P20, work Row 4 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 5 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, knit to 7 sts before second marker, K2 tog, knit to second marker, sl m, K20, work Row 5 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 108 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 6 of Hood Pattern A, purl to second marker, sl m, P20, work Row 6 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 7 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, knit to 7 sts before second marker, K2 tog, knit to second marker, sl m, K20, work Row 7 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 106 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 8 of Hood Pattern A, purl to first marker, sl m, P21, pm, purl to second marker, sl m, P 20, work Row 8 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, turn.
- Sl 1, P5, sl m, P20, work Row 2 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 105 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 3 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, knit to 3 sts before center marker, ssk, K1, sl m, K1, K2 tog, knit to 7 sts before third marker, K2 tog, knit to third marker, sl m, K20, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 101 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 2 of Hood Pattern A, purl to first marker, sl m, P5, P2 tog, turn.
- Sl 1, K5, sl m, K20, work Row 3 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 4 of Hood Pattern A, purl to third marker, sl m, P20, work Row 4 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 100 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 5 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, turn.
- Sl 1, P5, sl m, P20, work Row 6 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 99 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 7 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, knit to 3 sts before center marker, ssk, K1, sl m, K1, K2 tog, knit to 7 sts before third marker, K2 tog, knit to third marker, sl m, K20, work Row 5 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 95 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 6 of Hood Pattern A, purl to first marker, sl m, P5, P2 tog, turn.
- Sl 1, K5, sl m, K20, work Row 7 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 94 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 8 of Hood Pattern A, purl to third marker, sl m, P20, work Row 8 of Hood Pattern B, P1.
- Sl 1, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, K5, ssk, knit to 3 sts before center marker, ssk, K1, sl m, K1, K2 tog, knit to 7 sts before third marker, K2 tog, knit to third marker, sl m, K20, work Row 1 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 90 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 2 of Hood Pattern A, purl to first marker, sl m, P2 tog, purl to 3 sts before center marker, P2 tog, P1, sl m, P1, P2 tog tbl, purl to 2 sts before third marker, P2 tog tbl, sl m, P20, work Row 2 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 86 sts
- Sl 1, work Row 3 of Hood Pattern A, knit to first marker, sl m, ssk, knit to 3 sts before center marker, sssk, sl m, K3 tog, knit to 2 sts before third marker, K2 tog, sl m, K20, work Row 3 of Hood Pattern B, P1. – 80 sts
Sl 40 sts onto spare circular needle. With wrong sides together, join using a Kitchener stitch.
Block.
Sew hood to scarf in desired location.
Weave in all loose ends.
Hood Pattern A:
- K9, P1, K1 tbl
- P9, K1, P1 tbl
- C6B, K3, P1, K1 tbl
- P9, K1, P1 tbl
- K9, P1, K1 tbl
- P9, K1, P1 tbl
- K3, C6F, P1, K1 tbl
- P9, K1, P1 tbl
Hood Pattern B:
- K1 tbl, P1, K9
- P1 tbl, K1, P9
- K1 tbl, P1, C6B, K3
- P1 tbl, K1, P9
- K1 tbl, P1, K9
- P1 tbl, K1, P9
- K1 tbl, P1, K3, C6F
- P1 tbl, K1, P9
Abbreviations
st(s)…………stitch
sl…………….slip
cn……………cable needle
K…………….knit stitch
P…………….purl stitch
pm………….place marker
psso………..pass slipped stitch over
inc…………..increase
tbl……………through back loop
RS……………right side
ssk…………..slip 1 knitwise, slip 1 knitwise, k2 sl sts together tbl (decrease)
sssk………….ssk dec worker over 3 sts instead of 2
tog…………..together
1/1RPC…….sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, K1, P1 from cn
1/1LPC……..sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, P1, K1 from cn
3/1LPC……..sl 3 sts to cn and hold to front, P1, K3 from cn
1/3RPC……..sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, K3, P1 from cn
3/3RPC……..sl 3 sts to cn and hold to back, K3, P3 from cn
3/3LPC……..sl 3 sts to cn and hold to front, P3, K3 from cn
2/3RPC……..sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, K3, P2 from cn
3/2LPC……..sl 3 sts to cn and hold to front, P2, K3 from cn
2/1LPC……..sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, P1, K2 from cn
C6B…………slip next 3 sts to cn and hold to back, K3, K3 from cn
C6F…………slip next 3 sts to cn and hold to front, K3, K3 from cn
m1……………make 1 st
yo……………yarn over
wrap 4………sl 4 sts to cn, wrap yarn counterclockwise once around these 4 sts, then K4 from cn
seriously that is awesome! I want to make one!!!
Very cool! Thanks for sharing the pattern
Added to My Favorites in Ravelry. So cute!
[...] Nikki In Stitches sent me this link. Very pretty! And it’s a free pattern on her blog. Scarves are very useful, and this one complete with hood AND pockets is just great. I love the color, Nikki, thanks for sending it in! [...]
Lovely pattern. Any chance you’ll be working up a chart? I could just do it myself, of course
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Thanks, Jocelyn! Yes, I know this would probably be easier to follow with a chart. I have a long plane ride coming up….maybe that will keep me busy! I’d love to see pics of your finished scarf. Feel free to ask questions along the way!
WOW, that is gorgeous! I love the inspiration story as well. I’ll be linking!
What a great looking scarf! I hear the same thing about Ireland from all I know that make it there…hope to go soon!
Thanks, Debbie!
Let me know how your scarf goes, and feel free to ask questions along the way!
I’d love to see pics!
Nikki
Wow, just found this via StumbleUpon. It’s beautiful! I can’t wait to make one of my own. Thanks for the pattern!
Emily,
Thanks so much! Feel free to ask questions along the way and I’d love to see pics of your finished scarf!
Enjoy,
Nikki
Yeah! I’m #89!
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nikki,
your work is lovely!!! the hooded scarf is so dramatic and different. love it!! what a great website. thanks for sharing.
your new connecticut friend,
victoria
wow! you have simply no idea how much i love this! i absolutely want to make this except i have never knit in my entire life |: this is wonderful. how long did it take for you to make it yourself?
love the pattern. Not sure how to do P7 together on Row 9 of scarf patter. Is there some sort of trick to Purling 7 stitches together? I’m stuck at this step. can’t get my needle under 7 stitches to purl them together.
Beth,
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I, too, had trouble at first figuring out how I was going to purl all those stitches together. You’re right…you can’t get your needle under all seven. The trick is to slip 6 stitches as if to purl to your right needle. Purl the next stitch, then slip those previous 6 stitches back over the stitch you just purled. You get the same result as you would if you actually did purl all 7 of them together. Let me know if this helps or if you have any other questions!
I hope the rest of the scarf goes well! I’d love to see pics of your finished product!
Nikki
eek! I have been looking for a pattern or to buy a knitted one online for over a year… i too went to Ireland and fell in love with the hooded scarf idea along with everything else! Lol! Im thrilled to finally find as close to the real deal, thought i was going to have to make another trip over the pond…. Thank you so much!
Hi there,
I absolutely love this pattern. I am currently working on the scarf and also had some problems with the purl 7 tog; however I found a way to do it – but will try using your method as stated above; it seems much easier.
I have a couple of questions:
1. I have had some trouble with these sts in Row #10 (m1, yo, K1, yo, m1). I have somehow made it work; however each time I work this row – I am a little uncertain that I am knitting these sts correctly. Do you have any tips or specifics about these sts that might help me?
2. Also, I read the hood pattern and I am confused about the first sections where you are instructed to:
“Continue in pattern and work increases as established every 4th row 7 more times, ending with Hood Pattern Row 8. – 96 sts”
“Continue in pattern, work Rows 1 to 8 of Hood Pattern twice more, then work Rows 1 to 4 of Hood Pattern again and at the same time work increases every RS row 10 times. – 116 sts”
“Work even through Row 8 of Hood Pattern, then work even Rows 1 – 8 of Hood Pattern again.”
Which hood pattern (A or B) should be used in the sections listed above?
Thanks and Thanks for sharing such a beautiful pattern
Sincerely,
Allison
Allison,
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, and for your compliments on my scarf. I’m going to take each of your questions one by one and I hope I answer them clearly, If not, feel free to ask away!
1. Row 10 of the scarf – I’m assuming you are asking which type of increase did I use for the M1.
I believe I used a traditional M1 where you lift the strand of yarn between the two stitches by inserting the right hand needle into this strand from front to back. Slip that strand to the left needle, and knit into the back of it.
2. The hood
I’ve had a few questions about this part, and I understand how what I wrote could be a little confusing. Take for example the first set of directions:
“Continue in pattern and work increases as established every 4th row 7 more times, ending with Hood Pattern Row 8. – 96 sts”
This means that you are really going to knit 28 more rows. Each row you start with Hood Pattern A and finish with Hood Pattern B. This gives you a mirror image of the braid along the edge. If you look in the directions above that, you can see that in Row 1 you start with Hood Pattern A, Row 8, and then at the end of the row, you work Hood Pattern B, Row 8. For row 2, you start with Hood Pattern A, Row 1, and then at the end of the row, you work Hood Pattern B, Row 1. Continue going through the rows of the hood patterns, while at the same time working the increases as instructed, and each row, start with Hood Pattern A and finish with Hood Pattern B.
Does this help? It is so hard to explain these things over email. I hope I answered your questions and didn’t create any new ones for you! But please don’t be afraid to ask for more help if you need it, and I would love to see pictures of your finished scarf!
Thanks again for stopping by!
Nikki
Nikki,
Thanks so much for responding to all of my questions. I really appreciate the help. I will be happy to send you a picture of my finished scarf
I do have additional questions regarding Rows 9-11.
*I am having trouble with these three rows and I’m not sure why because I have knitted patterns that called for purl tog, M1, and yarn over, however, each time I come to this part of the pattern (i.e. the end of Row 11) I find that I do not end up with 47 sts (i.e. I end up with 46).
*Also, when making the M1 sts, are you purling or knitting these?
I am guessing that I have either incorrectly knitted the M1, yo, K1, yo, M1 section of Row 10 and/ or the P1, yo, P1 section of Row 11. I have a small gap (i.e. hole) on the left side of the mid floral part and it appears that I have possible dropped one of the M1 sts?????
Do you any tips or specific instructions regarding these sections? Any help is greatly appreciated
I know this might be really confusing to answer, so if you don’t know how to answer this question or you need more info from me, please let me know.
*Also, is the K1 tbl on row 12 just knitting into the back loop, or is ths meant to be an increase as well?
Thanks so much for all of your help
This is beautiful… I just started it and I can’t wait to finish it
When you say “Work even through Row 8 of Hood Pattern, then work even Rows 1 – 8 of Hood Pattern again” do you mean dong 12 more rows without increasing or your only dong the even rows (4, 6, 8, 2, 4, 6, 8). I already made the scarf and it’s beautiful.
Thanks for sharing the pattern!
Atari
Nikki, I would really like to buy one of your hooded scarves. I’ve been looking for a hooded scarf everywhere…and the ones I find that I like the design, never have the hand pockets…. could you sell these?? It’s gorgeous! And if I must, I’ll learn to knit, then maybe I’ll have a hooded scarf by next winter!
Thanks Nikki!
Nikki
I have the same question as Allison posted on Sept. 26th at 5:43pm. I too will come up with only 46 stitches after row 11. help!
Hi Ell,
Thanks so much for your interest in my scarf. I apologize that you are having some trouble with it. Take me through Rows 9 – 11. How are you doing your M1’s? Tell me at the end of Row 9 how many stitches you have, and at the end of Row 10 how many stitches you have. The problem may not be in Row 11. If none of these things work, you could be loosing one of your yarn overs somehow. It’s so hard to help people without being able to see their project or watch them make their stitches, but we’ll keep going back and forth until we work this out! I know you’re going to love the scarf and it will be worth it. If we can’t figure it out over a few emails, I’ll work up a mock up and take some pics along the way. Maybe seeing my stitches will help!
Nikki
hiya!
(( and it's so pretty!!
i’ve just found your pattern and i want to make this my autumn project ^^
i’ve made little bits and pieces; knucks, scarves, a mobius scarf today and various other things.
i’ve always looked at the bigger projects and whilst i’d love to do them, i’m put off mainly because i can’t follow the pattern ><
i'm a uni student in London, England and i was wondering if you had the address of any good websites i can get supplies from and delivered to me at a reasonable price. (i can't spend my entire student loan on handicrafts – although i'd love too!)
also i need some advice please.
i completed a long striped scarf out of a mix of Noro Silk Garden, Merino Wool and Acrylic. i've made scarves from acrylic before with no problems but when i wear this new one, i find that it's really itchy. i've washed it once but that hasn't seemed to help
thanks in advice.
kindest regards
koda
Wow! This is an awesome scarf and I can hardly wait till I can start to make one. I love anything “Aran” as I used to live in Northern Ireland and I used to design Aran sweaters for clients. That’s many moons ago now though.
Thanks for sharing this pattern!
This is a message for Koda – the university student living in London. I know of a super wool shop on the border of Hackney and Islington. The address is 169 Blackstock Road, N4 2JS. they have a website – http://www.woolsandcrafts.co.uk
They stock the more expensive brand – Rowan – also Patons and several other brands. I’ve bought loads of wool there over the past couple of years – they have all the tools you need for knitting, crocheting and other crafts, patterns and books etc. They are open Monday to Saturday but closed on Thursdays and Sundays. You can also try John Lewis which has a nice selection of wools. I’ve knitted an Alan Dart Nativity over the past year and am now crocheting granny squares to make a blanket for my daughter when she goes off to uni next year. I’ll certainly be trying this scarf too – it’ll make great presents for Christmas. Many thanks XX
Love this hooded scarf! What would you say the difficulty level is?
Hi Nikki,
Thank you so much for posting this pattern. It’s so beautiful and looks like it can be very cozy. I, too, am running into the same problem as Allison and Ell. At the end of row 9, I have 41 stitches, at the end of row 10 I have 45 stitches. I am not sure what I’m doing wrong, but I’ve attempted to re-do it a couple times and seem to run into the same problem. Perhaps I’m missing something in the (m1, yo, K1, yo, m1) section??
Please help!
Hi Nikki!
To avoid redundancy, I’ll try not to gush about how much I love this pattern, but needless to say, the second I found it I ran out and bought the yarn to make my own (and after I’ve made that rough draft, likely more for my mom and sisters).
I’ve been working the scarf pattern up with some scrap yarn before I move to my nicer stuff, and I have it all figured out except for one (probably simple) part near the beginning. I’m largely self taught, and some terms are a little new to me and I’m not sure I understand correctly.
My problem is line 2 of the scarf pattern, the wrap 4. Is this a wrap stitch in order to add a short invisible row? How do I work this with a cable needle/it sounds like you wrap all 4 at once? I’ve attempted to search for instructions elsewhere, but am still not 100% what is meant by this portion of your pattern or how to go about doing it.
If you or any other readers have the chance to post a quick ‘wrap 4 for dummies’ explanation for me, I would be endlessly grateful…till then I’ll be playing around trying to figure it out on my own.
Thanks again for the beautiful pattern!
Heidi,
Thanks so much for your compliments on my scarf. I’m so glad you like it. I actually had another reader ask the same questions yesterday, so I thought I’d post my reply as well as email it to you, in case future readers also have problems with the wrap. There are directions for it in the pattern. It’s actually the very last row of the post, but here is a break down of what to do:
The wrap is strictly for decoration. It doesn’t add a stitch or a row. I’ve never seen it used in another pattern, so that could be why you’re not finding instructions for it elsewhere.
1. Slip 4 stitches to your cable needle.
2. Wrap your yarn around these stitches in a counterclockwise direction. (No stitch here…literally just pick up your yarn, bring it behind the cable needle, to the left, down, across front of the cable needle, then back to the right…this kind of cinches the stitches that are on the cable needle together.
3. Knit the four stitches on the cable needle.
Let me know if this helps. If not, I can work up a few rows of the pattern, and send you pictures of what it should look like. Please, don’t hesitate to more questions and I’d love to see pics of your finished scarf!
Nikki
I’m having great fun knitting this scarf! It’s the first time I’ve ever tried a cable so while it’s going slowly, I’m learning loads and can’t wait until it’s finished!
Thanks for all the extra help (I’m glad I’m not the only one who misunderstands patterns from time to time) and I think I’ll have to ask a few questions about the hood when I get to it…
I’ll try and email pics of the scarf when I’m done but it’ll be a while!
Hi nikki,
Thank you for the pattern, I just started it today and like most of the other posters I too am having trouble with rows 9 to 11. I finish row 9 with 41 stitches, row 10 with 45.
Which means on row 11 I don’t have the right number of stitches to complete the pattern for the row. I end up with 46 stitches. I’m getting confused at the “P2, (P1, yo, P1)in next stitch” what do you mean by in next stitch?
I’d really appreciate any help you can offer. I’m learning a lot of new knitting stitches with this pattern which is part of the reason i’m trying it out
Tara
It seems like there have been a lot of problems with Rows 9 – 11 of the Scarf Pattern. I’ve been sending emails to all of you that have had questions, but thought I’d post my tips here, so other readers can see them, too. Of course, if you have further questions, don’t hesitate to ask. As many of you know, if my emails are not helping, I will work up a few rows of the pattern and take pictures along the way to help. Just let me know!
Tips for Rows 9 – 11:
1. After Row 9, I only have 41 stitches. How do you do your purl 7 together? Here’s how I cheat: Slip 6 stitches purlwise. Purl the next. Pass those 6 slipped stitches back, over the stitch you just purled.
2. I end up with 45 stitches after Row 10. This may or may not make a difference, but for my M1’s… I pick up the bar between the two stitches, put it on my left needle, then knit through the back of that stitch.
3. I get back to 47 after Row 11 . Here are a few things for this row: p1, yo, p1….P1, do NOT pull the stitch off the left needle, just pull the right needle out of the stitch so that you can do the yo, then insert the right needle back into the stitch (exactly the way it was when you pulled it out), purl it again, then finally slip the stitch off the left needle.
Once again, I hope this helps those of you that are struggling with these three rows, and if not, let me know!
This is absolutely adorable! I don’t know how to knit; I’m a “hooker” lol..I’m going to try to make one of my own design. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Nikki
I love this scarf, but am having trouble reading the hood part.
I read your response to Allison, but am still a bit confused. So, basically I cast on 80 sts, then work 1 & 2 as written. After that do I do:
Hood pattern A row 1, p20, sl m, p16, sl m, p20, work row 1 hood pattern B.
Hood pattern A row 2, k20, sl m, M1R, knit to next marker, M1L, sl m, k20, work row 2 hood pattern B
etc… and just keep slipping the middle bits of 1 and 2 into the hood patterns 1 for odd and 2 for even rows? If so, where do the “every 4th row increases” come in because this way it seems we would be increasing every other row? and the “increases every RS row 10 times” would that be using 1 and 2?
If it isn’t too much trouble would you write out how to knit the pattern repeat you are referring to?
Thanks for your help as I am mostly self taught, so sometimes patterns get a little confusing to me when it is something I haven’t encountered before.
Shalee