Seville Scarf

Whether you’ve traveled to Seville, Spain to see the Royal Alcázar palace in person or have seen photos of it, you surely remember its extraordinary plasterwork and will understand why we named Aubrey Baumgartner’s design the Seville Scarf. Extra elegant in our undyed cashmere and alpaca Cygnet yarn, this scarf is as graceful and lovely as it is transportive!

Latticed with diamonds as dimensional as if carved in relief, the Seville Scarf is a beautiful and intriguing knitting challenge. Left and right crosses travel smoothly across the fabric, forming diamonds that frame reverse stockinette in the negative spaces between them.

The 2-stitch crosses pass single knit stitches over single purl stitches, either to the left or right, to create diagonal movement. On the wrong side, the stitches travel in the opposite direction and the knits and purls are reversed, as if mirrored in one of the Alcázar’s tranquil reflecting pools.

An exquisite blend of 70% finest white cashmere and 30% natural-color baby alpaca, Cygnet is one of the most special yarns you’ll ever hold in your hands. Spun from six very fine plies, this delicate fingering-weight yarn brings lustrous definition to the cables, incredible drape to the fabric, and over-the-top softness to the hand. You’ll need 3 skeins of this wondrous yarn for the narrower scarf, or 8 skeins for the wider version we made.

Cygnet’s undyed palette comes directly from the range of naturally occurring colors in the alpacas’ fleeces. The five neutral shades are the perfect match for this architectural beauty, with colors like alabaster Heirloom White or the gypsum-like Rock Salt we used in our sample.

Eye-catching, unbelievably soft, and equally beautiful from either side, the Seville Scarf is a true heirloom, a creation that will inspire awe and pride for generations to come.

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Aubrey Baumgartner is a New York based knitwear designer originally from Greenwood, Indiana. Geometry and bold colors drive her designs, and she draws inspiration from her love of nature, architecture, and history. Aubrey is a wife and mother to three children and loves being outdoors, singing, gardening, doing arts and crafts with her kiddos. She hopes to one day pass her passion for knitting on to them.

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Materials

• 3 (8) skeins of Purl Soho’s Cygnet, 70% undyed white cashmere and 30% natural- color alpaca. Each skein of this fingering-weight yarn is 164 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 492 (1,305) total yards required. We used the color Rock Salt. 
• US 2 (3.0 mm) straight or 16- or 24-inch circular needles
• A cable stitch holder

NOTE: The Small size uses almost the entire three skeins. To avoid running short, be sure to check your gauge, reuse your swatch yarn, and keep tails short.

GAUGE

32 stitches and 44 rows= 4 inches in stitch pattern

SIZES

Small (Large)

Finished Dimensions: 5 inches wide x 68¾ inches long (12½ inches wide x 72 inches long)

NOTES

STITCH MULTIPLE

This pattern works over a multiple of 20 + 2 stitches.

SLIP STITCHES

On right side: Slip stitches purlwise with yarn in back (wyib).

On wrong side: Slip stitches purlwise with yarn in front (wyif).

RPC + LPC (Right + Left Purl Cross)

RPC (Right Purl Cross): Slip 1 stitch to cable stitch holder and hold in back of work, k1 from left needle, then p1 from cable stitch holder.

LPC (Left Purl Cross): Slip 1 stitch to cable stitch holder and hold in front of work, p1 through the back loop from left needle, then k1 from cable stitch holder.

PATTERN

Cast on 42 (102) stitches. We used a Long Tail Cast On. 

Set-Up Row (wrong side): Slip 1 (see Notes), *k5, p10, k5, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Now follow either the Written or Chart Instructions, both below.

SEVILLE PATTERN: WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS 

Row 1 (right side): Slip 1, *p4, RPC (see Notes), k8, LPC (see Notes), p4, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, *k4, p1, k1, p8, k1, p1, k4, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 3: Slip 1, *p3, [RPC] 2 times, k6, [LPC] 2 times, p3, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 4: Slip 1, *k3, [p1, k1] 2 times, p6, [k1, p1] 2 times, k3, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 5: Slip 1, *p2, [RPC] 3 times, k4, [LPC] 3 times, p2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 6: Slip 1, *k2, [p1, k1] 3 times, p4, [k1, p1] 3 times, k2, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 7: Slip 1, *p1, [RPC] 4 times, k2, [LPC] 4 times, p1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 8: Slip 1, *[k1, p1] 4 times, k1, p2, [k1, p1] 4 times, k1, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 9: Slip 1, *[RPC] 5 times, [LPC] 5 times, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 10: Slip 1, *[p1, k1] 4 times, p1, k2, [p1, k1] 4 times, p1, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 11: Slip 1, *k1, [RPC] 4 times, p2, [LPC] 4 times, k1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 12: Slip 1, *p2, [k1, p1] 3 times, k4, [p1, k1] 3 times, p2, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 13: Slip 1, *k2, [RPC] 3 times, p4, [LPC] 3 times, k2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 14: Slip 1, *p3, [k1, p1] 2 times, k6, [p1, k1] 2 times, p3, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 15: Slip 1, *k3, [RPC] 2 times, p6, [LPC] 2 times, k3, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 16: Slip 1, *p4, k1, p1, k8, p1, k1, p4, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 17: Slip 1, *k4, RPC, p8, LPC, k4, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 18: Slip 1, *p5, k10, p5, repeat from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 19: Slip 1, *k4, LPC, p8, RPC, k4, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 20: Repeat Row 16. 

Row 21: Slip 1, *k3, [LPC] 2 times, p6, [RPC] 2 times, k3, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 22: Repeat Row 14. 

Row 23: Slip 1, *k2, [LPC] 3 times, p4, [RPC] 3 times, k2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 24: Repeat Row 12. 

Row 25: Slip 1, *k1, [LPC] 4 times, p2, [RPC] 4 times, k1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 26: Repeat Row 10. 

Row 27: Slip 1, *[LPC] 5 times, [RPC] 5 times, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 28: Repeat Row 8. 

Row 29: Slip 1, *p1, [LPC] 4 times, k2, [RPC] 4 times, p1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 30: Repeat Row 6. 

Row 31: Slip 1, *p2, [LPC] 3 times, k4, [RPC] 3 times, p2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 32: Repeat Row 4.

Row 33: Slip 1, *p3, [LPC] 2 times, k6, [RPC] 2 times, p3, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 34: Repeat Row 2. 

Row 35: Slip 1, *p4, LPC, k8, RPC, p4, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 36: Slip 1, *k5, p10, k5, repeat from * to last stitch, p1.

Repeat Rows 1–36 twenty (21) more times, until piece measures approximately 68¾ (72) inches from cast-on edge. 

Go on to Finishing section below.

SEVILLE PATTERN: CHART

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Starting in the bottom right corner of the Chart below, work right-side (odd number) rows from right to left and wrong-side (even number) rows from left to right.

Work Rows 1–36 twenty-one (22) times. [Piece measures approximately 68¾ (72) inches from cast-on edge.]

KEY

CHART

NOTE: Want to see it bigger? Download this chart (and key) as a PDF!

FINISHING

With right side facing you, bind off loosely in pattern. 

Weave in all ends. Gently wet block to finished dimensions.  

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