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Blue Rondo - Highland Duo

 Highland Duo is an amazingly soft blend of Baby Alpaca and Merino Wool.  It is the solid dyed family member of the Duos (which also includes Eco Duo, Eco Highland Duo and Color Duo).  A while ago I designed a cowl in Highland Duo since it feels so nice and warm against your skin.
I love cables - especially reversible ones. With enough wool to make the Alpaca behave, Highland Duo cables quite nicely and works up into a lovely, soft scarf. This 16 row pattern works up fairly quickly into a warm scarf.
Materials:
- 2 skeins Highland Duo (70% Baby Alpaca/30% Merino Wool - 197 yds/100 g) - shown in 2324 (Dark Blue)

 - US 9 needles

 - Cable needle (or dpn in at least 1 size smaller)

 - Yarn needle

 Gauge:
40 sts = 5" (in ribbed cable pattern)
Abbrevations:
- K - Knit

 - P - Purl

 - C8BRib - Hold 4 stitches in back with cable needle, [K1, P1] 2 times and [K1, P1] the 4 stitches on the cable needle

 - C8FRib - Hold 4 stitches in front with cable needle, [K1, P1] 2 times and [K1, P1] the 4 stitches on the cable needle

 - C16FRib - Hold 8 stitches in front with cable needle, [K1, P1] 4 times and [K1, P1] the 8 stitches on the cable needle
Pattern:

Cast on 40 sts

1 - K1, P1
2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16 - K1, P1
3 - K1, P1
5 - [K1, P1], C8BRib, [K1, P1] - 10 xs,  C8FRib, [K1, P1]
7 - K1, P1
9 - [K1, P1] - 6 xs, C16FRib, [K1, P1] - 6 times
11 - K1, P1
13 - [K1, P1], C8BRib, [K1, P1] - 10 xs,  C8FRib, [K1, P1]
15 - K1, P1

Continue until reach desired length
Bind off loosely.
Weave in ends.





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  1. JoyJanuary 18, 2015 at 6:02 PM

    Can someone interpret the numbers in row 2? I don't understand what that means. Also, on rows 5-9-13 there is xs; does that mean extra-small? Really like the pattern

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    1. UnknownMay 7, 2015 at 10:37 AM

      Row 2 is simply saying all even rows in the pattern. You'll notice that the other rows are all odd.

      Not sure of "xs". I do not see this in the patten now. Perhaps because there is such a span of time, someone actually fixed the pattern?

      Hope this helps,
      Sheree

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  2. FredaBosNovember 3, 2016 at 4:47 PM

    I think that the xs means 'times'? You do need to do the stitches in the brackets 10 times

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