Strawberry Scarf

I am a scarf fanatic.  I'm wearing one just about every day in the winter, and have made them in a wide variety of colors and cables.  I don't really know why I haven't shared a scarf pattern with you, yet, but after finishing my Strawberry Floppy Hat, I decided it needed a Strawberry Scarf to go with it.  This one is knit fairly tightly, so it will keep you nice and warm as we ease into no-jacket weather!






Materials:

• 2 skeins Caron Simply Soft in Plum Wine
• Size 8 knitting needles (or size needed to obtain guage)
• Cable needle
• Crochet Hook

Guage: 

26 sts and 26 rows = 4" over pattern using size 8 needles

Stitch Glossary:

CB4: sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k2, then k2 from cn.
CF4: sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k2, then k2 from cn.


POP:
     Row 1: inc1, k1, inc1, k1, inc1, turn.
     Row 2: p5, turn.
     Row 3: k5, turn.
     Row 4: p5, turn.
     Row 5: k2tog, k3tog.

BCB - worked over 12 sts
     Row 1: k2, CB4, CF4, k2
     Row 2 (and all WS rows): p across.
     Row 3: CB4, k1, POP, k1, CF4.
     Row 5: repeat row 1.
     Row 7: k5, POP, k5.
     Row 9: repeat row 1.
     Row 11: CF4, k1, POP, k1, CB4.
     Row 13: k2, CF4, CB4, k2.

LCB - worked over 8 sts
     Row 1: CB4, CF4.
     Row 2 (and all WS rows): p across.
     Row 3: k3, POP, k3.
     Row 5: repeat row 1.
     Row 7: repeat row 3.
     Row 9: CF4, CB4.

Instructions:

Scarf

Cast on 48 sts.

Row 1 (RS):   (p1, k1) 2 times, p1, k8, (p1, k1) 2 times, p1, k12, (p1, k1) 2 times, p1, k8, (p1, k1) 2 times.

Row 2 (and all WS rows): (k1, p1) 2 times, k1, p8, (k1, p1) 2 times, k1, p12, (k1, p1) 2 times, k1, p8, (k1, p1) 2 times, k1

Row 3: (p1, k1) 2 times, p1, begin LCB, (p1, k1) 2 times, p1, begin BCB, (p1, k1) 2 times, p1, begin LCB, (p1, k1) 2 times.

Continue working rows 2-3, until scarf measures desired length.

Finishing

Cut pieces of yarn 12" in length, and using a crochet hook, attach as fringe to both ends of the scarf.

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