Warmth for My Man

A Christmas gift for my man.

 

 

A warm and soft scarf knitted in the wonderful

yarn Lima from Rowan.

 

A simple classic and timeless pattern.

You find the scarf knitted in another yarn

in the post 'Keep your man warm'.

 

Below you find the pattern for this scarf.

Material: 5 skeins Lima from Rowan
Needles: 5 1/2 mm (US 9, UK 5)
Size: about 15 x 200 cm

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.