Difficulty: 
Time-Consuming:
This is a scarf that was designed for my mother. Though a scarf at the time seemed like a speedy present to create (scarves are every knitter's starter project, right?), I of course had to come up with a stitch pattern that demanded careful counting and planning. *Sigh*. So, be warned: though this is just a scarf, and therefore a repetition of the same pattern over and over, it is not necessarily one of those projects that require little focus while watching t.v. Truth be told, I was glad when I finished it. Still, I think it is quite lovely!For this project, I used 2 different colours of #4 medium-worsted wool and 5.5mm needles.
Abbreviations Used in Pattern:
Sts = stitches
K = knit (k4 = knit 4 stitches)
P = purl (p4 = purl 4 stitches)
YO = Yarn over: bring yarn around needle so that it will be knit/purled as a new stitch on the next row.
MC = Main colour.
CC = contrasting colour.
K2tog = knit 2 stitches together.
P2tog = purl 2 stitches together.
P2togtbl = purl 2 stitches together through the back of the loop.
S = Slip stitch (s1 = slip/pass one stitch onto the right-hand needle without knitting or purling it).
psso = pass slip stitch over (with the left-hand needle, take the previously slipped stitch off the right needle and pull it over the stitch knit after it was passed, as though it were being cast off).
Knitting the Scarf...
With MC, cast on 53 sts
Row 1: Purl (all in MC).
Row 2: in MC: k1, p1, (s1, k1, psso, k4, yo, k3, yo, k4, k2tog), p2, switch to CC: (s1, k1, psso, k4, yo, k3, yo, k4, k2tog), switch back to MC: k2, (s1, k1, psso, k4, yo, k3, yo, k4, k2tog), k1, p1.
Row 3: in MC: p1, k1, p2togtbl, p3, yo, p5, yo, p3, p2tog), k2, switch to CC: (p2togtbl, p3, yo, p5, yo, p3, p2tog), switch back to MC: k2, (p2togtbl, p3, yo, p5, yo, p3, p2tog), k1, p1.
Row 4: in MC: k1, p1, (s1, k1, psso, k2, yo, k7, yo, k2, k2tog), p2, switch to CC: (s1, k1, psso, k2, yo, k7, yo, k2, k2tog), switch back to MC: p2, (s1, k1, psso, k2, yo, k7, yo, k2, k2tog), p1, k1.
Row 5: in MC: p1, k1, (p2togtbl, p1, yo, p9, yo, p1, p2tog), k2, switch to CC: (p2togtbl, p1, yo, p9, yo, p1, p2tog), switch back to MC: k2, (p2togtbl, p1, yo, p9, yo, p1, p2tog), k1, p1.
Row 6: in MC: k1, p1, (s1, k1, psso, yo, k11, yo, k2tog), p2, switch to CC: (s1, k1, psso, yo, k11, yo, k2tog), switch back to MC: p2, (s1, k1, psso, yo, k11, yo, k2tog), p1, k1.
Row 7: in MC: p1, k1, (p1, yo, p4, p2tog, p1, p2togtbl, p4, yo, p1), k2, switch to CC: (p1, yo, p4, p2tog, p1, p2togtbl, p4, yo, p1), switch back to MC: k2, (p1, yo, p4, p2tog, p1, p2togtbl, p4, yo, p1), k1, p1.
Row 8: in MC: k1, p1, (k2, yo, k3, s1, k1, psso, p1, k2tog, k3, yo, k2), p2, switch to CC: (k2, yo, k3, s1, k1, psso, p1, k2tog, k3, yo, k2), switch back to MC: p2, (k2, yo, k3, s1, k1, psso, p1, k2tog, k3, yo, k2), p1, k1.
Row 9: in MC: p1, k1, (p3, yo, p2, p2tog, k1, p2togtbl, p2, yo, p3), k2, switch to CC: (p3, yo, p2, p2tog, k1, p2togtbl, p2, yo, p3), switch back to MC: k2, (p3, yo, p2, p2tog, k1, p2togtbl, p2, yo, p3), k1, p1.
Row 10: in MC: k1, p1, (k4, yo, k1, s1, k1, psso, p1, k2tog, k1, yo, k4), p2, switch to CC: (k4, yo, k1, s1, k1, psso, p1, k2tog, k1, yo, k4), switch back to MC: p2, (k4, yo, k1, s1, k1, psso, p1, k2tog, k1, yo, k4), p1, k1.
Row 11: in MC: p1, k1, (p5, yo, p2tog, k1, p2togtbl, yo, p5), k2, switch to CC: (p5, yo, p2tog, k1, p2togtbl, yo, p5), switch back to MC: k2, (p5, yo, p2tog, k1, p2togtbl, yo, p5), k1, p1.
Repeat rows 2-11 until scarf reaches the desired length.
Last row (facing the Right Side): in MC: knit and cast off.
