I’ve been playing with this pattern for a while now, as in, for about a year and a half or so! I started it when I was a beginning knitter, but it is only now that I was able to figure this out so that the two sides on either side of the cable mirrored each other. And by jove, I think I’ve finally got it! I’m so excited that I thought I would share it now, even though my scarf, as you can see, isn’t even done yet!!
Here ya’ go!
Cast on 35 stitches.
Rows 1 and 5: (RS) K3, P3, K3, P4, K9, P4, K3, P3, K3
Row 2, 4, 6, 8: P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P9, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1
Row 3: K3, P3, K3, P4, Front Cross (Slip next 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, knit next 3 stitches, then knit 3 stitches from cable needle), K3, P4, K3, P3, K3
Row 7: K3, P3, K3, P4, K3, Back Cross (Slip next 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in back, knit next 3 stitches, then knit 3 stitches from cable needle), P4, K3, P3, K3
Repeat rows 1-8 for pattern.
Notes:
- If you prefer, (which I usually do), you can slip the first stitch of every row after row 1. I find this helpful for getting a nice smooth edge.
- Gauge isn’t really that important for this pattern. The bigger your yarn, and the larger your needles, of course, the wider your scarf will be.
- I prefer solid or slightly heathered yarns for this pattern. I’ve tried it with handpaints and varigateds, and the stitch pattern and texture get somewhat lost. Choose a yarn which is known for good stitch definition and try needles a size or two smaller than you normally would for your chosen yarn. (In my swatch shown here, I am using Caron Simply Soft, but mostly because it happened to be in a bag next to me as I was getting started.)
I hope you enjoy this pattern. Please feel free to let me know!
omg, I was looking for a pattern for a reversible cable scarf, that’s beautiful, simple, yet elegant, but easy to knit (only been knitting a year, and cabling for … um, an hour!) The google search gave me 2,000,000 results – of either ‘too hard’ or ‘too prissy’ or too whatever, but yours is the one! (ok, so I didn’t check every single result….!) It’s entirely perfect though! I’m gonna make this for my mum, to go with the jumper I’m attempting. Thank you SO much for sharing your design!
*does happy dance*. Thank you 
*bows then does happy dance again* 
x
I searched the web and found a different cable pattern for a scarf and after working on it all Labor Day weekend, ripping it out several times and having several experienced and expert knitters read the pattern and check my work, I ditched the pattern. (They said the directions were throwing me off and to find a different pattern. I am so thankful to find YOURS! Thank you so much! This looks simple, easy to read and very similar to the other pattern in the way it looks. I can’t wait to get my needles out and try again! Thanks, again!