The pattern is based on a traditional seaman scarf construction, worked from the middle tail to the end with a provisional cast on and then the stitches are picked up for the ribbed neck and worked to the other end so both ends match.
The cable is worked on a background of reverse stockinette. The width of the scarf can be easily changed by changing the amount of stockinette around the cable.
Worked in a DK weight yarn, light enough to be a pleasure but warm enough when needed on cold days. The scarf blocked is approximately 12 x 55 and takes approximately 500 yards. Worked at a gauge of 20 st x 24 rows in the cable pattern.
The idea came to me when a friend was huddled into their coat and the wind was beating down the back of their neck. I decided a seaman scarf was just what was needed. The ribbed neck keeping the back of the neck warm while the cable is attractive to look at. Simple and elegant.
I really enjoyed doing this pattern up and Tall Gal has a few more patterns in the works for the summer...The pattern is for sale on Ravelry for $3.00 and can be found here.
There is also a link at the top of my blog to my Tall Gal Knits pattern page here showing all my patterns currently available with links to Ravelry for downloading.
Enjoy!
This is a very nice pattern
Posted by: Jeff | May 19, 2010 at 03:24 AM