Chunky Cable Knit Infinity Scarf DIY

I saw a photo of THE dream chunky scarf a few weeks ago...layers of off white happiness cascading over the model's neck like a big, fluffy hug and I just had to make one! 

So today, I debut this knot-ball of happiness. 

Now, the trick to getting the scarf to be so chunky is to knit with three skeins of yarn at the same time.  As you can see, it turns into a little bit of a cat's cradle situation if you don't keep your yarn in order.  

I crammed the project into my purse a few times so I could sneak in time to work on it here and there, this resulted in lots of knots and a minor blush explosion/scarf scrub session, so I don't recommend that.  Other than that this scarf went fairly smoothly - although knitting with three skeins sounds intimidating, once you get the hang of it, it is manageable.   

What I used: 

Lion Brand Wool Ease yarn - Color: Natural Heather

I used 3 skeins and picked the color because it just screamed my name.  No really, it did. 

Knitting Needles 

I picked these because the stub on the bottom of the needles helps keep all the stitches on the needle, I did a loose stitch on this scarf so the stub was a must for me.  Plus, how cute are they in gold?

The total cost for me was just under $20.

Now for the how to:   

• Cast on 25 stitches 
• Row 1: knit 4, purl 6, knit 5, purl 6, knit 4 
• Row 2: purl 4, knit 6, purl 5, knit 6, purl 4
• Repeat rows 1 & 2 five times
• Row 11: knit 4, purl 6, knit 5, purl 6, knit 4 
• Row 12: purl 4, move next 3 stitches (stitches 5-7) off left hand needles, knit next 3 stitches, put stitches 5-7 back on left hand needles, knit 3 stitches, purl 5, move next 3 stitches (stitches 16-18) off left hand needles, knit next 3 stitches, put stitches 16-18 back on left hand needles, knit 3, purl 4.  Oh hey boo, you just made your first cable! 
• Rows 1-12 repeat until you are almost out of yarn.  
• Cast off. 
• Turn scarf inside out and sew the ends together.  
• Drape around your neck & get cozy! 

A note:

If this is your first rodeo with a cable knit, I would recommend doing a little trial run with only one skein of yarn to get used to the stitch, a few rows should get you comfortable.  

For this trial run the cable will be created from the 4 stitches in the middle portion and since this is just for practice it doesn't really matter if you create the cable after 5 rows or 10 rows just as long as you get used to making it, make the cable using a knit stitch, get a feel for how much play in the yarn you need so that you don't accidentally drop the stitches but mostly the trial run is just so you don't send me hate mail for suggesting that you make the scarf with three skeins instead of just one!

To make a trial run like the photo below: 

• Cast on 10 stitches
• Row 1: knit 3, purl 4, knit 3
• Row 2: purl 3, knit 4, purl 3
• Repeat rows 1 & 2 five times
• Row 11: knit 3, purl 4, knit 3
• Row 12: purl 3, move next 2 stitches (stitches 5-6) off left hand needles, knit next 2 stitches, put stitches 5-6 back on left hand needles, knit 2 stitches, purl 3
• Rows 1-12 until you feel comfortable with the pattern and your needles  

Here is a quick tutorial for a cable knit, she uses an extra needle so that the stitches aren't just stranded out in space (which is what I do), but just do what works for you.   

  

Five Minute Cable Knit Tutorial

Hope you have fun week creating & enjoying this beautiful season of the year!  

~D & H

Hi!

Welcome to our blog!

This is me, I'm Heather

and this is my husband Donald

This year we bought our first home in beautiful northern California and are in the exciting, exhausting and seemingly endless stages of fixing it up.  He is a carpenter and I love interior design, so the possibilities seem endless!  

His creative process is methodical and calculating while mine is brash and fearless.  His finished work shows his craftsmanship and attention to detail, while mine is just, well finished - it's funny how the balance of our personalities naturally plays out in our projects!  

I've wanted to share some of our DIY projects on a blog but only in a way that it would add to the substance on the web, not the clutter.  

Something I don't want to add to the web is a shop - we create things because we love the process and we love the results.  It's fun coming home after work and investing our time and creativity in things that inspire & challenge us, that make our home special, that make unique gifts and that give us time together to learn and grow - the kinds of things that you can't buy at a store. 

So here it is, our blog of vetted projects.  Our bad ideas.  Our good ideas.  Someone else's good ideas that we tried to make.  Someone else's bad ideas that we wish we were warned about.  Probably some occasional pictures of our dog Laila because she is just so darn cute.  

I know right?

Everything on this blog is ours, and we want to encourage you to make it, and make it yours!

~D & H