Starting and Finishing

Here are the ends of the scarf with the reversable cables. (The color represention isn't accurate in either picture although this picture is closer. It's really a Wedgewood blue.)

The scarf starts with a tubular cast on, has about 2" inches of 1/1 ribbing and then the cable pattern begins. I think I started with a set up row of k3, p3 but I'm not sure. At the end, I did another 2" of 1/1 ribbing, divided the stitches putting all the knit stitches on one needle and all the purl stitches on another and then used the Kitchner stitch to bind them off, which produces an edge that is identical to the tubular cast on.

This cast on/bind off combination produces a very firm edge, which works well for something like a scarf but not so well for a sweater or anything that requires some give.