Rowan 10 Scarf Knitting Pattern

Rowan 10 Scarf

What is Being Made

The Rowan 10 Scarf is a long, elegant knitted wrap designed as a seamless, flat-worked accessory. The finished scarf measures 32 cm (12½ inches) wide and 247 cm (97¼ inches) long, making it a generous length suitable for versatile styling. This project is classified as Skill Level 2, indicating it is appropriate for knitters with some foundational experience.

Techniques Used

This scarf is constructed using several key knitting techniques that create visual interest and texture:

• Bottom-up construction: The scarf is cast on and worked from the bottom edge upward to the final length, allowing knitters to try on and adjust the final dimensions as needed.
• Worked flat: The piece is knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, creating a traditional two-sided fabric.
• Cable work: The pattern features decorative cable stitches that form the primary design element, creating raised, twisted columns of texture throughout the width of the scarf.
• Seamless construction: The scarf is worked as a single continuous piece with no seaming required, resulting in a smooth, professional finish.

Stitches Used

The Rowan 10 Scarf employs a 24-row repeating pattern that combines basic knit and purl stitches with specialized cable maneuvers. The primary cable abbreviations are:

• C2B (Cable 2 Back): Slip the next stitch onto a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, knit 1 stitch from the left needle, then knit 1 stitch from the cable needle. This creates a cable that twists to the right.
• C2F (Cable 2 Front): Slip the next stitch onto a cable needle and hold at the front of the work, knit 1 stitch from the left needle, then knit 1 stitch from the cable needle. This creates a cable that twists to the left.

The pattern alternates these cable crosses with knit (K) and purl (P) stitches to create a balanced, symmetrical design. The 24-row pattern repeat is worked continuously until the scarf reaches the desired length of approximately 247 cm, with the pattern ending after row 2 and with the wrong side facing for the final cast-off row.

Materials

The Rowan 10 Scarf is knitted using Rowan Kid Classic yarn, a soft and luxurious fiber choice. The pattern requires 7 x 50 gram balls of yarn, providing ample yardage for the full length of the finished piece. The photographed sample is worked in the colorway Cement 890.

Knitting is worked on 4½mm (US size 7) straight needles, with a separate cable needle required for executing the cable stitches. The recommended tension is 20 stitches and 38 rows to 10 centimeters when measured over the pattern using the specified needle size, ensuring proper drape and finished dimensions.

Pattern Structure

The scarf begins with a cast-on of 64 stitches and immediately enters the 24-row pattern repeat. The pattern is organized with edge stitches (2 knit stitches on each side) that frame 5 complete pattern repeats across the width. This structured approach creates a balanced, symmetrical design with cable columns distributed evenly across the scarf. Knitters continue working the pattern repeat until the scarf measures approximately 247 centimeters, then cast off in pattern on the wrong side to complete the project.