Close Cable Scarf: Free Scarf Knitting Pattern

Введение

Close Cable Scarf

A charming, giftable little scarf that slips neatly around your neck with no need for a knot, our Close Cable Scarf pattern is a terrific opportunity to spend some time knitting simple cables in a truly beautiful yarn… Meet Big Mountain Cormo Worsted, our new breed-specific yarn from the mountains of Montana and the wonderful people of Earthstar Farm!

To knit your Close Cable Scarf, you’ll start and end with ribbing that flows smoothly into five tidy cable columns. A single purl stitch between each one is enough to clearly define each cable. When you get to the clever 2-slit keyhole, you’ll knit each section separately and then join them all together again to finish your scarf.

Our new Big Mountain Cormo Worsted is a perfect yarn for cable knitting, its round three-ply structure lending beautiful stitch definition and pleasing fullness to the richly cabled fabric, not to mention velvety next-to-skin softness. To bring you this incredibly special undyed 100% Cormo wool yarn, we teamed up with Earthstar Farm, a small regenerative organic farm tucked at the foot of Montana’s Big Mountain.

Cormo wool is prized for its exceptional softness, elasticity, and lightweight warmth, and all the wool for Big Mountain Cormo Worsted comes from Earthstar Farm’s small, beloved flock of pasture-raised sheep. The wool is combed and spun into yarn by a family-run mill in Wyoming, and the whole process, from shearing to milling, happens just once a year… This is truly a small-batch yarn!

Happy Cormo sheep at Earthstar Farm, who grow all the wool for our new Big Mountain Cormo Worsted yarn | Photo courtesy of Earthstar Farm

Choose from five undyed shades, a naturally beautiful palette straight from the sheep themselves! For our scarves, we chose creamy white Swan and Dove, a warm grayish-brown created by mixing the wool from moorit sheep with white fleece.

With timeless, universal appeal and three sizes to choose from, the Close Cable Scarf can be worn by anyone. Pick up 2 or 3 skeins of Big Mountain Cormo Worsted and create a knitted testament to the beauty of cables and Montana wool!

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Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. See even more of Hiromi’s work on her Instagram!

Story written by Andrea Lotz for Purl Soho.

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Materials

2 (3, 3) skeins of Purl Soho and Earthstar Farm’s Big Mountain Cormo Worsted, 100% undyed Cormo wool yarn. Each skein of this worsted weight yarn is 110 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 220 (245, 270) total yards required. We used the colors Swan and Dove.
US 6 (4 mm), 24-inch circular knitting needles
US 7 (4.5 mm), 24-inch circular needles
A cable stitch holder
Stitch holders or scrap yarn

NOTE: If you’re knitting the Medium size, you may not need the 3rd skein (we used every last bit of 2 skeins, plus an extra few yards for our Dove sample). If you don’t end up needing it, you can return unwound yarn for a refund within 30 days of purchase, or within 6 months, for store credit. Our Return Policy has all the details!

GAUGE

30 stitches and 28½ rows = 4 inches in Repeating Cable, on larger needles

30 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in Ribbing, on smaller needles

NOTE: To check your gauge (and not run out of yarn!), we recommend casting on and knitting the pattern for a few inches, then place your work on scrap yarn without cutting the main yarn and block your piece. If necessary, frog and re-knit on different needles.

SIZES

Small (Medium, Large)

To fit actual neck circumference of 11½– 13½ (13½–15½, 15½ -17½) inches. (If you’re between two sizes and want to style your scarf with both ends even, we recommend going up one size. Before moving on to the final Ribbing section, try it on and check the fit!)

Finished Dimensions: 4½ inches wide x 30½ (33, 35½) inches long

SAMPLES: The Swan sample is the Small size, and the Dove sample is the Medium size.

NOTES

STITCH MULTIPLE

This pattern works over a multiple of 7 plus 6 stitches.

SLIP STITCHES

Slip all stitches purlwise.

CABLE 6 BACK (C6B)

NOTE: Our Cable Tutorial shows you the basic steps of working a cable.

Slip 3 stitches onto cable stitch holder and hold in back of work, k3, then k3 from cable stitch holder.

PATTERN

Cast 34 stitches onto smaller circular needles. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

RIBBING

Set-Up Row (wrong side): *P2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, p2, k2, p1, slip 1 (see Notes) with yarn in front (wyif).

Row 1 (right side): *K2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, k2, p2, k1, slip 1 with yarn in back (wyib).

Row 2 (wrong side): *P2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, p2, k2, p1, slip 1 wyif.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until Ribbing measures 3 inches from cast-on edge, ending with Row 2.

CABLE

Switching to larger circular needles…

Row 1 (right side): Cable 6 Back (C6B, see Notes), *p1, C6B, repeat from * to end of row.

Row 2 (wrong side): P6, *k1, p6, repeat from * to end of row.

Row 3: K6, *p1, k6, repeat from * to end of row.

Rows 4–5: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Row 6: Repeat Row 2.

Repeat Rows 1–6 two more times, then repeat Rows 1–5 one more time, ending with a right-side row.

KEYHOLE

DIVIDE FOR KEYHOLE

Division Row (wrong side): P6, *k1, p6, repeat from * to last 7 stitches, place previous 27 stitches onto stitch holder or scrap yarn, k1, p6. [7 stitches on needles]

WORK RIGHT KEYHOLE

Working 7 live stitches…

Row 1 (right side): C6B, p1.

Row 2 (wrong side): K1, p6.

Row 3: K6, p1.

Rows 4–5: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Row 6: Repeat Row 2.

Repeat Rows 1–6 two more times, then repeat Rows 1–5 one more time, ending with a right-side row.

Place stitches onto stitch holder or scrap yarn, and cut yarn.

WORK CENTER KEYHOLE

With right side facing you, place the next 20 on-hold stitches onto larger circular needles, leaving 7 stitches on hold for Left Keyhole. [20 stitches on needles]

Joining main yarn…

Row 1 (right side): C6B, *p1, C6B, repeat from * to end of row.

Row 2 (wrong side): P6, *k1, p6, repeat from * to end of row.

Row 3: K6, *p1, k6, repeat from * to end of row.

Rows 4–5: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Row 6: Repeat Row 2.

Repeat Rows 1–6 two more times, then repeat Rows 1–5 one more time, ending with a right-side row.

Place stitches onto stitch holder or scrap yarn and cut yarn.

WORK LEFT KEYHOLE

With right side facing you, place on-hold Left Keyhole stitches onto larger circular needles. [7 stitches on needles]

Joining main yarn…

Row 1 (right side): P1, C6B.

Row 2 (wrong side): P6, k1.

Row 3: P1, k6.

Rows 4–5: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Row 6: Repeat Row 2.

Repeat Rows 1–6 two more times, then repeat Rows 1–5 one more time, ending with a right-side row.

Do not cut yarn.

JOIN KEYHOLES

NOTE: You will now resume working across all stitches, starting with the Left Keyhole stitches.

Joining Row (wrong side): P6, k1, return all on-hold stitches to left needle tip, p6, *k1, p6, repeat from * to end of row.

CONTINUE

Work Rows 1–6 of Cable section 21 (24, 27) more times, then repeat Row 1 one more time.

Changing to smaller needles…

Repeat Ribbing section, beginning with Set-Up Row.

With right side facing you, bind off in pattern, knitting the knit stitches and purling the purl stitches.

FINISHING

Weave in the ends and gently wet block.

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LEARN ABOUT BIG MOUNTAIN CORMO WORSTED + ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL YARNS

Our Big Mountain Cormo Worsted brings the heart of the Montana Rockies to this project! Spun from the fleece of a single, happy flock, this 100% Cormo wool yarn from Earthstar Farm is a small-batch treasure and a celebration of the breed’s soft, springy, and wonderfully warm wool. A round, worsted-weight yarn with beautiful stitch definition and velvety next-to-skin softness, every stitch tells the story of its place, its sheep, and the care taken to create it.

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