noro scarf - free pattern

When we were at stoffenidee for WWKIP day, I bought 2 skeins of Noro wool. And although it is summertime, I have knitted another scarf.  It was a pattern I have seen on many blogs, a wavey kind of pattern, with a few little openings in it so that it looked lacey.
I figured out how to knit this. 

4 nld repeat, creates this soft wavey effect

I love the noro colours, how they appear while you knit

a very easy pattern !

I used needles nr 8, to create a soft loosely knitted scarf.

I cast on 28 stiches  (My 28 stiches formed 20 cm, a good width for a scarf )
Knit a few rows   (I did 4)

then the pattern repeats itself in 4 rows.

row 1 :  knit
row 2 : knit 2 (creates a ribbed border)  purl to the last 2 stiches, knit 2 (creates ribbed border on other side)
row 3 : knit 2, K2Tog,  K2Tog,  4x (Yarn over, knit 1) , 4x  K2Tog, 4x (Yarn over, knit 1), K2Tog, K2Tog, knit 2.
row 4 : knit

You repeat these 4 rows as often as you like, until the scarf is the lenght you desire.  End with a couple of knitted rows to create a ribbed border.

Because of the knitted stiches on both sides, and the knitted borders at the beginning and the end of the scarf, it will not curl , but stay flat.  You probably won't even have to steam of block it. 

Another plus is that you don't have to purl a lot in this pattern.  I don't like to purl, I prefer to knit.  How funny is that ?

Because I wanted an extra accent in my scarf, I used a different wool for the rows 1 and 4.  They form a wavey rib, in a different colour.  But you can use the same wool of course, but you might need 3 skeins of wool then. You could even use a very different wool altogether, to create  a more accentuated wave.

It is a very quick and easy knit, I finished it in a couple of evenings.  

For the duch speaking people : this is the translation of the pattern :

Zet 28 steken op (ongeveer 20 cm) en brei enkele naalden rechts. 

Het stekenpatroon herhaalt zich over 4 naalden : 

nld 1 : brei rechts

ndl 2 : brei 2 steken rechts, 24 st averechts, brei de 2 laatste rechts. 

nld 3 : 2 st rechts, 2 x 2 steken samen breien, 4 x (1 omslag, 1 rechts), 4 x 2 steken samen breien, 4 x (1 omslag, 1 rechts) , 2 x 2 steken samen breien, 2 rechts. 

nld 4 : brei rechts

Brei tot de gewenste lengte, brei dan enkele naalden rechts en kant af. 

Veel plezier ermee !