Keep your man warm

To knit something as a gift is a real joy! To figure out what the person would like and then to plan the creation. Maybe you find a pattern that suits perfectly or you create your own design.

This scarf is inspired from several patterns. The design is simple and easy to make and also very easy to change. It is knitted in a warm and soft merino yarn. The yarn used in this design, Jaeger Extra Fine Merino (50g, 125m, needles 4mm), is discontinued. But I wanted to use it as I find the colour very handsome and masculine.

There are a lot of merino yarns on the market. Zara from Filatura di Crosa or Mérinos from Anny Blatt are very good choices.

Material: 4 skeins

Cast on 54 sts, (first row and RS).

Pattern:

Row 2 and all WS rows: Sl 1 pwise, p2, k2, p4, k2, p4, k3, p6, k3, p4, k2, p4, k2, p4, k2, p3, k2, p4.

Row 3, 7 and 11: Sl 1 pwise, k3, p2, k3, p2, k4, p2, k4, p2, k4, p3, k6, p3, k4, p2, k4, p2, k3.

Row 5 and 13: Sl 1 pwise, k3, p2, k3, p2, slip next 2 sts to cable ndl and hold in back, k2, knit 2 sts from cable ndl, p2, k4, p2, k4, p3, slip next 3 sts to cable ndl and hold in back, k3,  knit 3 sts from cable ndl, p3, k4, p2, k4, p2, k3.

Row 9: S 1 pwise, k3, p2, k3, p2, slip next 2 sts to cable ndl and hold in back, k2, k2 sts from cable ndl, p2, k4, p2, k4, p3, k6, p3, k4, p2, k4, p2, k3.

Once through the pattern it's easy to follow. You knit p sts on p sts and k sts on k sts and keep track of the rows to place the cable on the right row. Knit until out of yarn, the scarf measures approx 140cm (55''). Bind off on row 3.