wake

Like the frothy trail of a boat that dissipates into a placid surface, the cables of Wake churn in a central spine of alternating swirls before spreading languidly to the edges of the scarf.

This scarf is worked flat, repeating a cable chart up to the desired length, flanked by a twisted rib border on all sides. The cable pattern is provided in both written and charted form.

Skill Level
Appropriate for a knitter who is proficient in basic cable knitting and ready for a challenge

Techniques
Long-tail cast on, cable knitting, twisted stitches
Optional: reading charts

Yarn
740 yards/680 meters of DK weight animal fiber yarn
Sample was knit with 6 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor, in color Seaglass

Gauge
23 stitches & 33 rows per 4” x 4”/10 cm x 10 cm in stockinette stitch
Each 70-stitch, 20-row repeat of the cable pattern measures 7.5”/19 cm wide by 2.75”/7 cm long

Needles
One set of straight needles or one 24”/60 cm or longer circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge
Suggested Size: 4.0 mm (US 6)

Dimensions
7.5”/19 cm wide by 72”/183 cm long, after blocking

Tools
Blunt tapestry needle, cable needle