Reversible three-cable snood.

BushcraftZ 2014

I have not knitted a cable project for a few years and wanted to refresh my memory. I found this inspiring you-tube tutorial   which shows how to knit cables that are identical on both the front and back of the work, making an ideal pattern for a scarf or snood showing both sides. Inspired to try this I decided to practice my cable knitting skills by using left over yarn in various shades of pink and made this berry colored snood.

I share my easy pattern with you based on three basic cable designs.

Materials:

• 3 100g Elle pure gold, 4 ply,  approx 312m ( I used 3 different shades of pink)
• 3.25mm knitting needles (US 2-3, UK10-12)
• cable needle
• scissors ,crochet hook (optional), blunt darning needle for sewing the pieces and ends together.

Note: Repeat the three cable sections until most of the yarn is used up. Ensure that each of the three sections is the same length before casting off. The three sections will be joined and one has the option to circularize the scarf to make a snood by sewing the ends together as I did for this scarf.

Abbreviations:

• K = knit
• P = purl

Pattern

Section 1:

Cast on 40 stitches

Row 1-8: K1, P1 from beginning to end

Row 9: * K1,P1*  repeat from * to * 5 times. Slip 10 stitches into cable needle and hold at back of work. K1,P1 for the next 10 stitches, then K1,P1 for the next 10 stitches from cable needle, and continue with K1,P1 pattern to end of row.

Row 10-30: K1, P1 from beginning to end

Repeat pattern from row 9 to 30 approximately 21 times ending with 12 rows of K1,P1. Cast off.

Section 2:

Cast on 40 stitches

Row 1-8: K1, P1 from beginning to end

Row 9: * K1,P1*  repeat from * to * 4 times. Slip 6 stitches into cable needle and hold at back of work. K1,P1 for the next 6 stitches, then K1,P1 for the next 6 stitches from cable needle, Slip 6 stitches into cable needle and hold at front of work. K1,P1 for the next 6 stitches, then K1,P1 for the next 6 stitches from cable needle, and continue with K1,P1 pattern to end of row.

Row 8-20: K1, P1 from beginning to end

Repeat pattern from row 7 to 20 approximately 34/35 times ending with 4 rows of K1, P1. Cast off.

NB: Measure length of section 2 to be exactly the same as section 1 and 3 before casting off.

Section 3

Cast on 40 stitches

Row 1-6: K1, P1 from beginning to end

Row 7: * K1,P1*  repeat from * to * 2 times. ^#Slip 4 stitches into cable needle and hold at front of work. K1,P1 for the next 4 stitches, then K1,P1 for the next 4 stitches from cable needle. K1, P1 for the next 4 stitches^#. Repeat from ^# to ^#  three times.  

Row 8-12: K1, P1 from beginning to end

Repeat pattern from row 8 to 12 approximately 70/72 times ending with 4 rows of K1, P1. Cast off.

NB: Measure length of section 3 to be exactly the same as section 1 and 2 before casting off.

Join the three sections of the snood with crochet stitches or sew together. Close the snood by attaching the ends to form a circle or leave open for a long scarf.

BushcraftZ 2014

BushcraftZ 2014