Knitted Knotwork Scarf

Materials:

• Patons Silk Bamboo (65 g/2.2 oz; 93 m/102 yds), 85219 Sea; 5 balls
• Sizes 4.5 mm (U.S. 7) and 5 mm (U.S. 8) knitting needles, or size needed to obtain tension.
• Cable needle
• Cable pattern chart (linked)

Gauge:
19 sts and 25 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] with larger needles in stockinette st.

Measurements:
Approx 9.5 ins x 65 ins [24 cm x 165 cm]

Abbreviations:
C2B = Knit into front of 2nd stitch on left hand needle, then knit 1st stitch, slipping both sts off needle.
C4B = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then K2 from cable needle.
C4F = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. K2, then K2 from cable needle.
C5F = Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. K2, then slip purl stitch back onto left hand needle. P1, then K2 from cable needle.
C6B = Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K3, then K3 from cable needle.
C6F = Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. K3, then K3 from cable needle.
M1P = Make one stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and purling into back of loop.
T3B = Slip next stitch onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then P1 from cable needle.
T3F = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. P1, then K2 from cable needle.
T4B = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then P2 from cable needle.
T4F = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. P2, then K2 from cable needle.
Work 5tog = Slip next 3 stitches purlwise. *Pass 2nd stitch on right hand needle over first stitch and slip first stitch back to left hand needle. Pass 2nd stitch on left hand needle over first stitch.* Slip stitch back to right hand needle and repeat from * to * once. P1.

Instructions:

With smaller needles, cast 39 sts.
Work 9 rows garter st (knit every row) noting first row is WS and inc 8 sts evenly across last row. 47 sts.

Change to larger needles and proceed as follows:
1st row: (RS). K3. (C2B. P2) twice. Work 1st row of Panel Pat. (P2. C2B) twice. K3.
2nd row: K3. (P2. K2) twice. Work 2nd row of Panel Pat. (K2. P2) twice. K3.
These 2 rows form side pat. Panel Pat is now in position.

Panel Pat (worked over 25 sts - see chart):
1st row: (RS). P3. K2. P2. K2. P7. K2. P2. K2. P3.
2nd and alt rows: Knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts as they appear.
3rd row: As 1st row.
5th row: P3. K2. P2. K2. P3. M1P. (K1. P1. K1) in next st. M1P. P3. K2. P2. K2. P3. 29 sts.
7th row: P3. K2. P2. T3F. T4B. P1. T4F. T3B. P2. K2. P3.
9th row: P3. K2. P3. C4B. P5. C4B. P3. K2. P3.
11th row: P3. T3F. T4B. T4F. P1. T4B. T4F. T3B. P3.
13th row: P4. C4F. P4. C5F. P4. C4F. P4.
15th row: P2. T4B. T4F. T4B. P1. T4F. T4B. T4F. P2.
17th row: P2. K2. P4. C4B. P5. C4B. P4. K2. P2.
19th row: P2. T4F. T4B. T4F. P1. T4B. T4F. T4B. P2.
21st row: As 13th row.
23rd row: P3. T3B. T4F. T4B. P1. T4F. T4B. T3F. P3.
25th row: As 9th row.
27th row: P3. K2. P2. T3B. T4F. P1. T4B. T3F. P2. K2. P3.
28th row: K3. (P2. K2) twice. K1. Work 5tog. K1. (K2. P2) twice. K3. 25 sts.
29th to 32nd rows: As 1st and 2nd rows twice.
These 32 rows form Panel Pat.

Cont in pat, keeping cont of panel pat, until work from beg measures approx 64 ins [162.5 cm], ending with 30th row of Panel Pat and dec 8 sts evenly across last row. 39 sts.

Change to smaller needles and work 9 rows garter st. Cast off knitwise (WS).