Ashaway
A Knitting pattern by Pam Sluter
Ashaway is a cushy, cabled cowl designed to keep the chill off. Button tabs add a little extra style and are perfect for showing off those special buttons you've been holding on to. The cowl is worked flat beginning with a provisional cast on. The seam is finished by grafting. The button flaps are picked up and knit last. Gauge: 16 sts / 20 rows over 4 "/10 cm in stockinette stitch on Us 8/ 5.0 mm needles. Size: 7 % "/ 19 cm high x 29 "/ 73.5 cm long.
Abbreviations
k2tog- knit 2 together 2/2 RC- Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold to back, k2, k2 from cable needle. 4/4 RC- Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold to back, k4, k4 from cable needle.
Directions
This cowl begins with a provisional cast on. With scrap yarn and crochet hook, chain 40. Break yarn and draw through last loop in chain. The crochet chain has a smooth side and a side with a bump. Hold the chain with the bump facing towards you. Insert a knitting needle into each bump on the back of the chain, and using the working yarn pick up 32 stitches (one at a time).
NOTE: ROWS 1-24 ARE WORKED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. Stitches for the button flaps are bound off while working the third and fifth repeats of ROWS 1-24.
Row 1 (RS): K, p, k9, p3, [2/2 RC], p3, k9, p, k. (32 sts) Row 2 (WS): K, p, k, p4, k7, p4, k3, p4, k5, p, k. Rows 3 - 10: Repeat rows 1 - 2. Row 11: K, p, k, 4/4 RC, p3, 2/2 RC, p3, 4/4 RC, k, p, k. Row 12: K, p, k5, p4, k3, p4, k7, p4, k, p, k. Row 13: Repeat row 1. Rows 14 - 21: Repeat rows 12 - 13. Row 22: Repeat row 12. Row 23: Repeat row 11. Row 24: Repeat row 2. Work rows 1-24 (2) times. Stitches are bound off to make a slit (where the first button flap will be picked up) while working the third repeat of rows 1-24 as follows. Works rows 1-12. Row 13: Bind off 14, [2/2 RC], p3, k9, p1, k1. (Note: After you complete the last bind off, you will have one loop on the right needle. Slip this stitch and the first stitch on the left needle onto the cable needle to make the 2/2 RC that follows.) Next row (14): K1, p1, k5, p4, k3, p4, cast on 14 using backward loop method. Work rows 15-24. Work rows 1-24 (1 time) Stitches will be bound off for the second slit during the next repeat of rows 1- 24 as follows. Work rows 1-13. Row 14: Bind off 14, p3, k7, p4, k1, p1, k1. Next row (15): K1, p1, k9, p3, [2/2 RC], cast on 14 using backwards loop. Work rows 16-24. Work rows 1-24 (2) more times. Cut yarn leaving 24" tail. Prepare cowl for grafting. Carefully remove provisional cast on and place stitches onto second knitting needle. Be sure to place stitches so the tips of both needles are pointing to the right. The right side of the work should be facing you. 1. Using the tapestry needle, go into the stitch on the front needle as if to purl, draw the thread all of the way through. Leave the stitch on the needle. 2. Go into the stitch on the back needle as if to knit, leave the stitch on the needle. 3. \*Go into the stitch on the front needle as if to knit, take it off the needle. 4. Go into the next stitch on the front needle as if to purl, leave it on the needle. 5. Go into the first stitch on the back needle as if to purl, take it off. 6. Go into the next stitch on the back needle as if to knit, leave it on the needle. \* 7. Repeat steps between \* and \* until all stitches have been worked. Faste: yarn tail to inside of work.
Button Flaps
With RS facing, pick up 14 stitches on edge of slit closest to seam. Turn work. Row 1(WS): Knit. (14 sts) Row 2 (RS): K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. (12 sts) Row 3 (WS) buttonhole row: K5, yo, k2tog, yo, k5. (12 sts) Row 4: Rep row 2. (10 sts) Row 5: Rep row 1. (10 sts) Row 6: Rep row 2. (8 sts) Rows 7-9: Knit. (8sts) Bind off. Repeat for second flap making sure to pick up stitches on edge of slit closest to seam. Dimensions before seaming :
