This stitch pattern will look nice on any garment but it’s especially good for a scarf because it is reversible. Both the right and the wrong sides of this pattern that can easily be used as a right side of your project.
The pattern repeat is 16 stitches so for your project you should cast 16, 32, 48, 64, 80 etc stitches plus 2 selvage stitches if you want to make a nice-looking edge.
Work stitches in right side rows according to the chart below. In every wrong side row work stitches as they appear.
Repeat rows 1 to 12 as necessary for completing your project.
Note: the chart depicts stitches in right side rows from right to left (that is, your first stitch in right side row will be the first stitch on the right of the chart), and stitches in wrong side rows from left to right (that is, your first stitch in wrong side row will be the first stitch on the left of the chart). To make this concept easier, the number of each row is shown at the beginning of the row (number 1 is on the right side of the chart and number 2 is on the left side).