Although an easy pattern to knit, the instructions for the pattern are cryptic enough to make it difficult for many knitters (except maybe the very experienced). Here are some details.

1. Row 1: before slipping the last stitch purlwise, bring the yarn to the front (i.e. in relation to you). Do this for all rows where you have to slip the last stitch purlwise. This is what gives the decorative selvedge edge.

2. To increase, pick up the horizontal bar between 2 sts with left needle from front to back and knit it through the back of the loop as in this video:
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhorclJTKt0

3. I did 10 ridges of garter stitch over 24 sts after the increase and before dividing stitches for the rib band.

4. Dividing stitches: change over to US #6 double pointed needles (I used US #8 needles for the rest of the scarf). Then follow instructions from http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/beginners-knit-along-2/315... See below.

5. When knitting the neck band I increased 10 sts on one side only so that the neck band rolled over when wearing the scarfette. I like how that looks.

6. When decreasing stitches use the following: k1, k2tog through back of loop. This matches the increases (which were done at the beginning) very well.

7. End with a sewn bind off (I did Elizabeth Zimmerman style) which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Fy4GkpjPg

I really like the scarfette. I think I may make more of these.

Finally, here are the instructions on how to divide from the original post:

Divide stitches: //K1, put 1 st on DPN behind the piece// , repeat from // till // until end of row. Half of the stitches are now on the DPN and half on the working needle. Rib across the stitches on the working needle (K1, P1 and repeat). Break yarn. Slip ribbed stitches onto ANOTHER DPN, slip unworked stitches from DNP to working needle, rejoin yarn and rib across these stitches (make sure you rib the same number of rows as the first set of stitches). Put the 2 pieces together again by knitting 1 st from DPN and 1 stitch from the working needle until all stitches are back on the needle… and carry on.