Cable Infinity Scarf Knitting Pattern

This cable infinity scarf knitting pattern is knit flat, using 2 straight needles with bulky yarn, so it knits up relatively quick!

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About the Pattern

Available Sizes: Three
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Bonus: Video
Pattern Name: Slow Down

Techniques

Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:

Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Knit & Purl Stitches
Cable Stitches
Clean Edge

Yarn & Substitutions

Yarn Weight: Bulky
Yardage: 256 – 640 yards (234 – 585 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Cascade 128 Superwash, White

Needles & Notions

Needle Size: US 10.5 (6.5mm) Knitting Needles
Extras: Cable Needle

Gauge

21 STS & 19 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below

knitted swatch with a wood gauge

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Size Chart

Size / Width / # of CO STS / # of Cables / # of skeins / Yarn Required
S / 7” (18cm) / CO 39 STS / 2 Cables / 2-3 skeins / 256 – 384 yards (234 – 351m)
M / 10” (25cm) / CO 54 STS / 3 Cables / 3-4 skeins / 384 – 512 yards (351 – 468m)
L / 13” (33cm) / CO 69 STS / 4 Cables / 4-5 skeins / 512 – 640 yards (468 – 585m)

Photo Details

Medium Scarf Measurements (after seaming): 10″ wide x 28″ (25cm x 71cm)
Medium Scarf Measurements (before seaming): 10″ wide x 56″ (25cm x 142cm)
Medium Scarf Weight: 12.5oz (355g) = 3.55 skeins
Model is 5’9″(175cm), 130lbs with a 33″(84cm) chest, 27″(68cm) waist wearing mid-rise jeans with a medium sized scarf.

Knitting Abbreviations

*– * – repeat between * to end of round
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
C8F – cable8front (transfer 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 4 stitches and then knit the 4 stitches off the cable needle)
K – knit stitch (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
K1TBL – knit 1 stitch through the back loop
P – purl stitch (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
RS – right side
S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side
WYIF – with yarn in front

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Pattern Instructions, Knit Flat

CO 54 STS

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (WS): WYIF S1PW *[K1, P1 x3] K1, P8* [K1, P1 x3] K1, WYIF S1PW 

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 (RS): K1TBL *[P1, K1 x3] P1, K8* [P1, K1 x3] P1, K1TBL

Row 10 (RS): K1TBL *[P1, K1 x3] P1, C8F* [P1, K1 x3] P1, K1TBL

Repeat rows 1-10, until it measures 56″, or desired length.

To end:

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (WS): WYIF S1PW *[K1, P1 x3] K1, P8* [K1, P1 x3] K1, WYIF S1PW 

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 (RS): K1TBL *[P1, K1 x3] P1, K8* [P1, K1 x3] P1, K1TBL

Row 10 (RS): BO in all knit STS

Sew CO & BO edges together. The kitchener stitch looks nice.

Weave in the ends.

No blocking necessary, but blocking it will even out the stitches.

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