Seedy Cables Scarf

For those of you who knit...here is my very first pattern!  It can also be found on Ravelry.

Seedy Cables Scarf

Materials:
Red Heart Super Soft (Worsted weight) - Off White (1.5 – 2 skeins)

U.S. size 8/5 m.m. straight needles
Stitch markers

Cable needle

Row counter (optional)

Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

Co = Cast on

Sts = stitches

K = knit

P = purl

Sl = slip

Cn = Cable needle

Size:
One size fits all...you can make it as long as you like.

Pattern:
Co 52 sts.

Work 8 rows in seed stitch pattern (see seed stitch pattern below).

NOTE:  The body of the scarf is worked in blocks of 8 rows.  Row 1 sets the pattern.

Row 1:  *Work 8 sts in seed stitch pattern (See seed stitch pattern, row 1, below).

Place marker.

Work 14 sts in wide cable pattern (See wide cable pattern, row 1, below).

Place marker.

Repeat from * once more.

Work 8 sts in seed stitch pattern (See seed stitch pattern, row 1, below).

Row 2:  Repeat 8, 14, 8, 14, 8 sts pattern set above using row 2 of the seed stitch and wide cable patterns below.  Continue in this manner through row 8.

Start back at Row 1 above and continue working in blocks of 8 rows until your scarf reaches the desired length.

After last block of 8 rows, work 8 rows in seed stitch pattern only.

Finishing:

Bind off loosely and cut yarn leaving a 6-inch tail.  Weave in all yarn ends using tapestry needle.

Seed stitch Pattern:

Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7:  *K1, P1; repeat from *.

Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8:  *P1, K1; repeat from *.

Wide Cable Pattern:

Row 1:  P5, sl 2 to cn and hold in back, K2, K2 from cn, P5.

Row 2:  K5, P4, K5.

Row 3:  P4, sl 1 to cn and hold in back, K2, K1 from cn, sl 2 to cn and hold in front, K1, K2 from cn, P4.

Row 4:  K4, P2, K2, P2, K4.

Row 5:  P3, sl 1 to cn and hold in back, K2, K1 from cn, P2, sl 2 to cn and hold in front, K1, K2 from cn, P3.

Row 6:  K3, P2, K4, P2, K3.

Row 7:  P2, sl 1 to cn and hold in back, K2, K1 from cn, P4, sl 2 to cn and hold in front, K1, K2 from cn, P2.

Row 8:  K2, P2, K6, P2, K2.