Alfie Mock Cable Scarf by Jeanette Sloan

Alfie Mock Cable Scarf

Knitting
May 2009
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
220 yards (201 m)
One size
English
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The design is great for a beginner as it uses simple knit & purl with a touch of slip stitch for effect. The mock cable detail is worked on a background of reverse stocking stitch. You could easily make this scarf more generous in size by increasing the length

Skill level: Beginner upwards

Materials
200g Jeanette Sloan Chunky Baby Alpaca (100m / 100g hank)
or Eden Cottage Whitfell Chunky (100m / 100g hank)

Needles
6.00 mm (or size required to achieve stated tension)

Tension
16 sts and 21 rows to 10 cm measured over stocking stitch using 6.00 mm needles

Also needed
Darning needle for sewing in ends and creating mock cable

Finished measurements
21 cm wide x 98 cm long