Note: measuring gauge in cable pattern rather than stockinette stitch because cables “pull in” the stitches

Supplies needed:
size 8 needles, may use 2 straight or one circular
yarn 390 to 400 yards medium worsted, 100% acrylic
cable needle

Glossary
RS, WS: right side, wrong side
BO: bind off
CO: cast on
st, sts: stitch, stitches
rep: repeat
P: purl
K: knit
YO: yarn over
SSK: slip slip knit
K2tog: knit 2 stitches together
2/1/2RPC: 2/1/2 right purl cross

How to work 2/1/2RPC: slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, K2, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, P1, K2 from cable needle

Pattern is worked in a 28 row rep.
Using longtail CO 37 sts

Pattern:
Row 1 (RS): P1, * YO, SSK, K3, P1, K3, K2tog, YO, P1; rep from * to end
Row 2 (WS): K1, * P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K1; rep from * to end
Row 3: P1, * K1, YO, SSK, K2, P1, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, P1; rep from * to end
Row 4: K1, * P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K1; rep from * to end
Row 5: P1, * K1, P1, YO, SSK, K1, P1, K1, K2tog, YO, P1, K1, P1; rep from * to end
Row 6: K1, * P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1; rep from * to end
Row 7: P1, * K1, P1, K1, 2/1/2RPC, K1, P1, K1, P1; rep from * to end
Row 8: K1, * P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1; rep from * to end
Row 9: P1, * K1, P1, K2tog, YO, K1, P1, K1, YO, SSK, P1, K1, P1; rep from * to end
Row 10: K1, * P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K1; rep from * to end
Row 11: P1, * K1, K2tog, YO, K2, P1, K2, YO, SSK, K1, P1; rep from * to end
Row 12: K1, * P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K1; rep from * to end
Row 13: P1, * K2tog, YO, K3, P1, K3, YO, SSK, P1; rep from * to end
Row 14: K1, * K5, P1, K5, P1; rep from * to end
Row 15: P1, K3, K2tog, YO, P1, * YO, SSK, K3, P1, K3, K2tog, YO, P1; rep from * to last 6 sts, YO, SSK, K3, P1
Row 16: K5, P1, K1, * P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K1; rep from * to last 6 sts, P1, K5
Row 17: P1, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, P1, * K1, YO, SSK, K2, P1, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, P1; rep from * to last 6 sts, K1, YO, SSK, K2, P1
Row 18: K5, P1, K1, * P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K1; rep from * to last 6 sts, P1, K5
Row 19: P1, K1, K2tog, YO, P1, K1, P1, * K1, P1, YO, SSK, K1, P1, K1, K2tog, YO, P1, K1, P1; rep from * to last 6 sts, K1, P1, YO, SSK, K1, P1
Row 20: K3, P1, K1, P1, K1, * P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1; rep from * to last 6 sts, P1, K1, P1, K3
Row 21: P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, * K1, P1, K1, 2/1/2RPC, K1, P1, K1, P1; rep from * to last 6 sts, K1, P1, K3, P1
Row 22: K3, P1, K1, P1, K1, * P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1; rep from * to last 6 sts, P1, K1, P1, K3
Row 23: P1, K1, YO, SSK, P1, K1, P1, * K1, P1, K2tog, YO, K1, P1, K1, YO, SSK, P1, K1, P1; rep from * to last 6 sts, K1, P1, K2tog, YO, K1, P1
Row 24: K5, P1, K1, * P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K1; rep from * to last 6 sts, P1, K5
Row 25: P1, K2, YO, SSK, K1, P1, * K1, K2tog, YO, K2, P1, K2, YO, SSK, K1, P1; rep from * to last 6 sts, K1, K2tog, YO, K2, P1
Row 26: K5, P1, K1, * P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K1; rep from * to last 6 sts, P1, K5
Row 27: P1, K3, YO, SSK, P1, * K2tog, YO, K3, P1, K3, YO, SSK, P1; rep from * to last 6 sts, K2tog, YO, K3, P1
Row 28: K6, P1, * K5, P1, K5, P1; rep from to last 6 sts, K6
Repeat rows 1-28

Repeat 28 rows 17 x’s, BO on row 28 cont pattern.
Bring the CO edge together with the BO edge, careful not to have any twists in the scarf, and stitch the edges together matching the pattern.