The Seaman's Scarf Patterns

I posted pictures of these Seaman's Scarves here before and offered the PDFs at no cost to knitters who wanted to use them for fund-raising. So now I've decided to post the patterns and the charts here. I hope people will use them for charity knitting, fund-raising or just to add some brightness to another person's life. Happy knitting!

Two Seamen's Scarves

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Materials:     3 skeins worsted weight yarn (I used Laines Du Nord Maxi, 95 yds. per skein)
Needles:    #8

Although any fiber can be used, the Seaman’s Church Institute suggests using fibers that can be easily laundered; either a superwash wool or wool and acrylic blends.

Guernsey Style Seaman's Scarf

Size: 9” wide by 48” long (although this is knit with fewer cast-on stitches it works up wider because it does not have the cables used in the Aran-style

Cast on 39 stitches using the knitting-on method. Work in seed stitch for ten rows:
Row 1 (RS): (K1, P1) 19x, K1
Row 2 (WS): (P1, K1) 19x, P1
Begin working in pattern following the chart below. When you have completed 4 repeats of the pattern the scarf should be about 15” long. The chart shown for this design does not include WS stitches. On the WS you will work in pattern, purling in knit stitches and knitting in purl stitches except for the 5 stitch borders. Continue working border in seed stitch as you did for the beginning 10 rows.
Switch to a 3x3 rib stitch (K3, P3) ending with K3 for RS; (P3, K3) ending with P3 for WS. Knit 18” in ribbing.
Resume knitting following chart for 4 more repeats of pattern. Change to seed stitch for 10 rows. Bind off.

Aran Style Seaman's Scarf

Size: 8.5” wide by 48” long 

Cast on 44 stitches using the knitting-on method. Work in seed stitch for ten rows:
Row 1 (RS): (K1, P1) 22x
Row 2 (WS): (K1, P1) 22x
Begin working in pattern following the chart below. When you have completed 3 repeats of the pattern the scarf should be about 15” long. Switch to a 4x4 rib stitch (K4, P4) ending with K4 for RS, (P4, K4) ending with P4 for WS. Knit 18” in ribbing. Resume knitting following chart for 3 more repeats of pattern. Change to seed stitch for 10 rows. Bind off.

I hope you'll let me know if you give them a try.

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