Cabot Scarf – Free Crochet Pattern | Cable Stitch Scarf for Toddler, Child, Adult Small & Adult Large

This is a free crochet pattern and video tutorial showing how to crochet my Cabot Scarf, a cozy, cable stitch scarf. Four sizes included: Toddler, Child, Adult Small and Adult Large so you can make one for everybody in the family!

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I recently started working on a cable stitch wreath for my EyeLoveKnots blog, and the whole time I was working on it (it’s almost finished), I was thinking about how nice it would be as a scarf. I had to take a break from the wreath because I needed some brown yarn, but when I ordered the brown, I also ordered this gray yarn for the scarf, and when it came in, I couldn’t help but start!

I designed my earrings several years ago. I have a free plastic canvas pattern for these Penguin Earrings on my EyeLoveKnots blog.

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Materials:

• 160 (406, 624, 930) Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn – I used Emma’s Yarn Washable Worsted in the Jackie-O colorway (beige-ish, gray)
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook – I love my ergonomic hooks from SiennasBowtique on Etsy
• Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends

Material Notes:

Similar Yarns [Wool]: Lion Brand Wool Ease, WeCrochet Swish, Berroco Vintage; or use your favorite worsted weight yarn

If you opt for a 3.25″ (3 1/4″) wide Toddler scarf, you’ll need 181 yards.

I worked the Adult Small following the provided instructions, and I had a little bit of yarn left from my third skein. For a 63″ scarf, work one more repeat. I didn’t as I wouldn’t have had enough yarn. It requires 690 yards.

Time Spent:

I had the Adult Small size ready in just under 7 hours.

Measurements:

• Toddler: 2.75″ Wide by 32″ Tall
• Child: 4.88″ (4 7/8″) Wide by 45.38″ (45 3/8″) Tall
• Adult Small: 6″ Wide by 57.13″ (57 1/8″) Tall
• Adult Large: 7″ Wide by 72″ Tall

Gauge:

In Pattern, Width as found in Measurements section. 13 Rows = 4.13″ (or 4 1/8″) Tall

Abbreviations (US Terms):

• HDC – Half Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet
• BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet
• Cr4F – Cable Over 4 Stitches
• How to Cr4F: Skip the next 3 stitches, FPDC around the next 2 posts, chain 1, then working in front of the stitches just created, FPDC around each of the skipped 2 posts starting with the one furthest right all while leaving the center HDC unworked.

Pattern Notes:

Toddler size shown with Child, Adult Small and Adult Large in parenthesis.

The Toddler size scarf is a touch smaller then my normal goal. It’s around 2.75″ (2 3/4″) wide, and my usual goal is 3″. By working one more repeat width-wise, you get 3.88″ (3 7/8″). To get closer to the goal, I was able to get there by starting with a chain 16, half double crocheting across in pattern, which resulted in 15 stitches, then come Round 3, half double crochet into the first 3, work across in pattern and half double crochet into the last 3. The only difference is on the ends, but these extra 2 stitches will give you a scarf of about 3.25″ (3 1/4″) wide, which is closer to the goal. I’m leaving the written instructions below for the smaller width since that’s what I follow in my video tutorial (forgot about this when I was filming).

This scarf has a built in border created by the half double crochet rows in the beginning and end, and at the beginning and end of each row. You could add one if you wanted, but I found the sides to look nice as is. The half double crochets within the scarf have the cable stitches to pull them in, where as the half double crochets at the beginning and end of the scarf don’t, and for that reason these rows may butterfly out. To combat this, you can go down a hook size for these four rows only, block the finished scarf, or add a border. Mine was minimal, so I just left it as is.

Cabot Scarf Video Tutorial:

Cabot Scarf Written Pattern:

Chain 14 (24, 29, 34), then work a HDC into the 2nd chain from the hook, and each chain across. [13 (23, 28, 33) HDC]

R2: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into the 1st HDC, and into each HDC around. [13 (23, 28, 33) HDC]

R3: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, FPDC around each of the next 4 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, FPDC around each of the next 4 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [13 (23, 28, 33) stitches]

R4: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, BPDC around each of the next 4 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 4 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [13 (23, 28, 33) stitches]

The next row uses a modified Cr4F as there isn’t a half double crochet within the cable stitch yet. We’re going to add it into the next row increasing the total number of stitches in the row, and this stitch count will remain until the last cable row worked. This row will have instructions for this modified cable, and the rest will follow as dictated in the Abbreviations section.

R5, Begin Cable: Chain 1, turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, skip the next 2 stitches, FPDC around the next 2 posts, chain 1, then working in front of the stitches just created, FPDC around each of the skipped 2 posts starting with the one furthest right, (HDC into the next stitch, skip the next 2 stitches, FPDC around the next 2 posts, chain 1, then working in front of the stitches just created, FPDC around each of the skipped 2 posts starting with the one furthest right) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [13 (23, 28, 33) stitches]

R6: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [15 (27, 33, 39) stitches]

R7: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, FPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, FPDC around each of the next 2 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, FPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, FPDC around each of the next 2 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [15 (27, 33, 39) stitches]

R8: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [15 (27, 33, 39) stitches]

R9, Cable with actual Cr4F: Chain 1, turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, Cr4F, (HDC into the next stitch, Cr4F) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [15 (27, 33, 39) stitches]

R10: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [15 (27, 33, 39) stitches]

R11: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, FPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, FPDC around each of the next 2 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, FPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, FPDC around each of the next 2 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [15 (27, 33, 39) stitches]

R12: Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts, HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 2 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [15 (27, 33, 39) stitches]

R13 – 18: Repeat Rows 9 – 12, then 11 – 12 again.

R19 – 22: Repeat Rows 9 – 12.

R23 – 26: Repeat Rows 9 – 12.

R27 – 96 (138, 180, 222): Repeat Rows 13 – 26.

The next row uses a modified Cr4F as this is the last cable work we’ll work, and we need to now take out the half double crochet that is within the cable stitch, or decrease back to the total number of stitches we had when we started.

R97 (139, 181, 223): Chain 1, turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, skip the next 2 stitches, FPDC around the next 2 posts, then working in front of the stitches just created, FPDC around each of the skipped 2 posts starting with the one furthest right, (HDC into the next stitch, skip the next 2 stitches, FPDC around the next 2 posts, then working in front of the stitches just created, FPDC around each of the skipped 2 posts starting with the one furthest right) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [13 (23, 28, 33) stitches]

R98 (140, 182, 224): Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, BPDC around each of the next 4 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, BPDC around each of the next 4 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [13 (23, 28, 33) stitches]

R99 (141, 183, 225): Chain 1, and turn. HDC into each of the 1st 2 HDC, FPDC around each of the next 4 posts, (HDC into the next stitch, FPDC around each of the next 4 posts) 1x (3x, 4x, 5x), HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. [13 (23, 28, 33) stitches]

R100 (142, 184, 226) – 101 (143, 185, 227): Chain 1, and turn. HDC into the 1st HDC, and into each HDC around. [13 (23, 28, 33) HDC]

Fasten off, and weave in ends.

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