Crossover - A cozy for the neck

Here you go, the Habu/Avril Neckwarmer that I was knitting a while back. I'm sure my neck will thank me very much this winter :O).

Yarn: 2 strands of Habu Cashmere Nep (Colour 8) and 1 strand of King cashmere/silk blend.
Needles: Clover size 7 (4.2 mm)

There's no name for this stitch pattern from a Japanese stitch dictionary. Given the small crosses the stitches made, I would call it 'Crossover'. Now, the 'formula':

Cast on 30 stitches. The stitch pattern is a 4-stitch repeat and I added 2 selvedge stitches, 1 on each side.
Set up row and all wrong side rows: S1 purlwise, purl to end.
Row 1: S1 knitwise, *S1 purlwise, K1, pass slipped stitch over but don't drop it and knit it, K2, repeat from * until last stitch, K1.
Row 3: S1 knitwise, K2, pass the second stitch on left-hand needle over the first (similar to cast off) but don't drop it and knit these 2 stitches.
Make a loop for your favourite button.
Sew on button and enjoy!

The finished size for mine is 5" across and 21.5" long.

Note: The way to knit the crossover stitch is very similar to how the 'My So Called Scarf' is worked. You can even view it on Youtube here, amazing technology.

So you've seen this stitch pattern worked in a somewhat tweedy yarn like the Habu Cashmere Nep above. How will it look in hank of luxury Plain Yarn that I have? Or that special skein of special hand-dyed Variegated Yarn?

Here are some swatches for your reference.

Swatch 1 in Plain Yarn - Here I used RYC Cashsoft Aran.

Swatch 2 in Variegated Yarn - Knitted in Fleece Artist Bluefaced Leicester Aran, leftover from the February Baby Sweater.

They all look just as nice, don't you think. Well you, or your neck, decide. Do let me know if you do knit one. It would be nice to see how yours turn out.

Comments

[Jessica]

That's one of the best neck warmers I've seen. There have been more and more of them being knit lately. At first I was wondering what the point was. Then I was in San Francisco without a scarf one afternoon. I discovered their purpose! Must knit one, now and this looks like the perfect one.

[Priscilla]

love reading your blog you always have lovely projects to show and thank you for sharing the pattern for the Crossover Scarf.

[Tania Ho]

ah, that's so cute ! Thanks for sharing the pattern, I'm going to make one next winter for sure :)

[Teresa]

That is such a pretty stitch and I love the soft grey yarn - it really shows off the stitch well!

[fleur]

That's really, really nice! Thanks!

[Jennifer]

Ooo, I love it! This looks like a great quick project.

[Debbie]

Thanks so much for the pattern! It looks wonderful on you. Just wanted to say I like you new blog colors/design. I've been lurking a long time....

[Ling]

Wonderful design. Wow! I'm definitely making a few for the winter.

[Jeanie]

Really cute neck warmer, and really cute new look for your blog-I love it:)

[Salihan]

Very pretty! I stumbled upon your blog from Flickr (I think) and I'm glad I found it! I'm a Singaporean too and living in Australia now for 4 years. That's where I picked up knitting and have time to indulge in crafty things. It's good to see another creative Singaporean out there. Lovely blog!

[Christy]

Thanks so much for posting this. It looks awesome.
Now where is that hank....

[Patricia Fontes]

Love the color and love the stitch! Tks so much!!! Your scarves are great as well! I need to start my Kusha Kusha as well (bought a kit last year at Habu in NYC)!
Happy knitting

[teresa mattson]

Hi again, Thanks for sharing the 'recipe' for the crossover stitch. Your neck warmer looks beautiful and it is a real motivator for me to get started on one myself! Thanks again, and I love reading your blog - you are so talented.