How to Knit a Seed Stitch Scarf Using Bernat Cotton-ish Yarn
Knitting Needle Size
Size 3 or 3.25 mm
Yarn Weight
(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials
Bernat® Cotton-ish™ by Vickie Howell (2.4 oz/70 g; 282 yds/258 m) Jade Jersey (85700) - 1 ball
Size U.S. 3 (3.25 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
21 sts and 28 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Seed Stitch Pattern.
Measurements
Approx 2½" [6 cm] wide x 55½" [141 cm] long.
Instructions
Cast on 2 sts
1st row: (RS). K1. P1.
2nd row: P1. K1.
3rd row: [(P1. K1) in next st] twice. 4 sts.
4th row: (K1. P1) twice.
5th row: (K1. P1) in first st. K1. P1. (K1. P1) in last st. 6 sts.
6th row: *P1. K1. Rep from * to end of row.
7th row: (P1. K1) in first st. (P1. K1) twice. (P1. K1) in last st. 8 sts.
8th row: *K1. P1. Rep from * to end of row.
9th row: (K1. P1) in first st. *K1. P1. Rep from * to last st. (K1. P1) in last st. 10 sts.
10th row: As 6th row.
11th row: (P1. K1) in first st. *P1. K1. Rep from * to last st. (P1. K1) in last st. 12 sts.
12th row: As 8th row.
13th row: As 9th row. 14 sts.
14th row: As 6th row.
15th row: As 11th row. 16 sts.
16th row: As 8th row.
17th row: As 9th row. 18 sts.
Continue even in established Seed Stitch Pattern until piece measures 21" [53.5 cm] from point, ending on a WS row.
Next row: (RS). Ssk. Pattern to last 2 sts. K2tog. 16 sts.
Continue even in pattern until piece measures 54½" [138.5 cm] from point, ending on a WS row.
Next row: (RS). Ssk. Pattern to last 2 sts. K2tog.
Next row: Work even in pattern.
Repeat last 2 rows 5 times more. 4 sts.
Next row: (RS). Ssk. K2tog. 2 sts.
Cast off.
