Are you so sick of seeing pink you could puke? Well, it’s going to be around for a while yet, I’m afraid :)
The mittens...ahem. I did work up a cable “bracelet” and some ribbing.
Cable and cuff
And I thought - that would be perfect! It wouldn’t be too difficult to execute and it would echo the procedure used on the hat. So I picked up the stitches around the bottom of the cuff, cast on about 25 more (so the ribbing could be doubled over - again like the hat brim) and worked around the cuff in vertical garter, slipping the middle stitch (and purling it on the reverse side) so there’d be a nice chain along the botton of the cuff.
When it was all done, and sewn up, I tried it on. It fit pretty well, snugly, but not tight - perfect. But the seaming of the ends of the cable and of the garter band looked ugly.
And then it whacked me upside the head. I had worked these as two pieces, attaching them to each other as I went along. But they could have been worked together as one piece since the stitches are running the same way. ACK! Where was my brain when I thought this out? Actually, I hadn’t thought this out far enough and that’s the problem :) I’ll be redoing this cuff.
Here’s the scarf pattern along with both cable chart and “pithy” instructions. It is intended to echo the design elements of the Pinwheel cap but should go reasonably well with most other things. A minor warning - this is cable intensive and there are cable-crossing on every right side row. Being able to cable without a needle (see tutorial on the sidebar) is very useful and saves a lot if time.
Materials:
Worsted Weight yarn
One pair US size 7 needles
Terms:
C4B Slip next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, then k2 from the cable needle.
C4F Slip next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k2, then K2 from cable needle.
FC Slip next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, P1, then k2 from cable needle.
BC Slip next st to cable needle and hold in back, k2, then P1 from cable needle.
Chart for cable panel
For chart readers, simply work three knit stitches at each edge of the scarf and between the cable panels.
Cast on 39 sts
Row 1: *K3, P1, Sl1 wyib, P1, K2, P2, C4B, P2, Sl1 wyib, P1*; repeat from * to *; end K3.
Row 2: *K4, P1, K2, P4, K2, P2, K1, P1, K1*; repeat from * to *; end K3.
Row 3: *K3, P1, Sl1 wyib, P1, FC, BC, FC, P1, Sl1 wyib, P1*; repeat from * to *; end K3.
Row 4: *K4, P1, K1, P2, K2, P4, K2, P1, K1*; repeat from * to *; end K3.
Row 5: *K3, P1, Sl1 wyib, P2, C4F, P2, K2, P1, Sl1 wyib, P1*; repeat from * to *; end K3.
Row 6: *K4, P1, K1, P2, K2, P4, K2, P1, K1*; repeat from * to *; end K3.
Row 7: *K3, P1, Sl1 wyib,P1, BC, FC, BC, P1, Sl1 wyib, P1*; repeat from * to *, ens K3.
Row 8: *K4, P1, K2, P4, K2, P2, K1, P1, K1*; repeat from * to *; end K3.
Repeat rows 1-8 for desired length. Fringe or trim as desired.
The width of the scarf can be easily adapted by adding or subtracting garter stitches or, if much greater width is desired, another cable panel + 3 garter stitches could be added.
The usual restrictions apply. You can share the pattern with your friends, you can make scarves for yourself or for gifts, but please don’t sell either the pattern or the scarf.
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not tired of the pink at all- such a happy shade!
don’t you just hate those ‘well duh!’ moments? i tend to have them frequently- the latest one occured when i held up 2 fronts of a sweater to see if they matched- i’d cast off and just wanted to make sure everything was right- well, duh! i’d made 2 just alike! that was not one of those ‘well, duh!’ with lightbulb over head times like you have when a plan finally goes together-
today is ‘baby day’- the wee princess willa is going to be greeting her adoring fans any minute now- guess i shouldn’t try to work on anything that requres even mindless repetition- i think i am too excited for even garter stitch today-
stay happy-
Heheh - yep, “Well DUH!” about covers it :) I’m holding a good thought for Willa Claire and no, you probably shouldn’t do anything more exacting than practicing your garter stitch - God knows even that would be beyond me under your circumstances!
I am not tired of the pink either… Funny you should be designing a mitten. I have been playing with a similar mitten idea to go with The “Coronet” hat I made for a Christmas present. I was thinking of the same idea...running the cable around in a bracelet. I’ll be interested to see your one piece swatch. I am finishing up the second pair of mittens to go with ponchos I made for my nieces.
Maureen - A pair to go with the Coronet is a terrific idea! Only goes to show that great minds think alike, eh?
I’m not tired of pink either. I will probably be trying your pattern for some Christmas scarves. I’m not into gloves or mittens yet (whispers...I’m afraid it will hit me like the sock madness has.)
Bliss - Give yourself a bit of time with the scarf - it won’t knit up overnight :) And if you do decide to give it a shot, please let me know if you run into any problems!
I love reading about you and your socks :) Wouldn’t mittens be a nice “swap-off” project once in a while?
hi, robbyn- an update
the tiny princess willa claire arrived a little while ago- after a long day in labor, her mommy finally had a c-section and the result is our 6 lb. 2 oz. little charmer-
whew, this has been a lot harder than actually giving birth myself! it’s just amazing how we keep on wanting to protect our children from each tiny ache and pain even when it is going to have such a delightful outcome-
stay happy- i think i am going in and indulge in a bit of the bubbly!
I don’t think I could ever get tired of pink and it works fantastically well with your cabling :)
I’ll print out the instructions & put the scarf on my “to-do” list. I might have to make it in pink ‘cause now I can’t get the color outa my head. 
The smiley has nothing to do with anything - I just like it. Hehehe
Barb - Yeah!! (Much clapping, whistling and stamping of feet) Glad to hear she’s arrived anf that all is well. Bubbly sounds like just the thing!
Pam, Bron - Glad the pink isn’t boring you :) I’m quite liking it myself!
Bron, sorry about the brain-washing (snicker) - wholly unintentional, I assure you!
I like it too!
