The "Perfect" Man-Scarf

The “Perfect” Man-Scarf

I searched and I searched...and I searched some more. There aren’t very many “man scarves” out there that I think are worth the time and yarn. Maybe I’m too much of girly-girl in my quest for my man to be well "scarfed"...but a lot of guy scarves out there are well, ugly. And boring. The list goes on. So I decided to design a really simple but crowd pleasing, interesting don’t forget interesting, scarf. Here are my results.

Gauge really isn’t an issue.

Cast on 40

Row 1—K 40.

Row 2—K 8, P 24, K 8.

Repeat row 1 and 2 until you have worked 10 rows total.

Row 11—k 8, P 24, K 8.

Row 12—K 40.

Repeat rows 11 and 12 ten times. 20 rows total. Go back to repeating rows 1 and 2 ten times, then repeat rows 11 and 12 ten times. This creates an alternating St st stripe with a garter st border.

Repeat to desired length.

Note, depending on the yarn and gauge you may need to increase or decrease the total stitches used. I like wide scarves so that is why I set 40 stitches as the starting point. 

[Mod.] Irish Cable Scarf

This is a modified version of a cable pattern I found years ago. Enjoy!

CO 40 st

Row 1—sl 1 kwise, P1, K1, P2, YO, k2tog, P2, K3, YO, k2tog, K3, P2, YO, k2tog, P2, K3, YO, k2tog, K3, P2, YO, k2tog, P2, K1, P1, K1.
Row 2— sl 1 pwise, *knit the k and purl the p*, ending with P1.
Row 3— sl 1 kwise, P1, K1, P2, ssk, YO, P2, K3, ssk, YO, K3, P2, ssk, YO, P2, K3, ssk, YO, K3, P2, ssk, YO, P2, K1, P1, K1.
Row 4— sl 1 pwise, *knit the k and purl the p*, ending with P1.

Repeat rows 1-4 once.
Repeat row 1-2 once.

Row 11– sl 1 kwise, P1, K1 P2, ssk, YO, P2, K8, P2, ssk, YO, P2, K8, P2, ssk, YO, P2, K1, P1, K1.
Row 12— sl 1 pwise, *knit the k and purl the p*, ending with P1.
Row 13— sl 1 kwise, P1, K1 P2, YO, k2tog, P2, C8L, P2, YO, k2tog, P2, C8L, P2, YO, k2tog, P2, K1, P1, K1.
Row 14— sl 1 pwise, *knit the k and purl the p*, ending with P1.

Repeat rows 1-14 until desired length is reached. BO all st.

NOTES:
C8L— slip 4 kwise onto cable needle, hold to front. K4 from left needle, K4 st from cable needle.

If you run into any problems or the pattern gives you any trouble feel free to email me at annatempler@gmail.com. Remember, it's just one knit among the purls of life!