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Abbreviations
k-knit p-purl sl wyif - slip sts with yarn in front sl wyib - slip sts with yarn in back kfbf - knit 3 sts out of one sts pu & k - pick up and knit Construction site is a cute & squashy striped cowl featuring a built in I-cord-edge on one side and an applied garter stitch edge with bobbles and - if chosen - some basic embroidery along the edge. The colors were inspired by a construction site nearby my house - thus the name. The finished cowl reminds me of the Baltic Sea and an old fashioned candy store. Finished Measurements: 61 ins (circumference), 17 ins (deep) Yarn: Any worsted yarn about 200 yards/100 g will do! Sample used the fabulous merino-alpaca-silk blend Organik by The Fiber Company: MC: 280 yards (Arctic Tundra) CC1: 190 yards (Aquatic Forest) CC2: 190 yards (Magma) Gauge: 16-18 sts per 4 ins Needles: Us10/6mm circular needle, 47 ins and 24 ins, 1 stitch-marker, tapestry needle
Resources
We have to love all the fabulous people that teach us how to do things properly on youtube and elsewhere - thank you guys, you rock! Check out these tutorials: Built in i-cord-edge explained by Kelley Petkun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ0avWd7ehM Kitchener stitch explained by knittinghelp.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmgE7YQkrFw Picking up stitches explained by Kerin from knitpicks (watch that fabulous nails!): https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezrO0wblOak Crochet provisional cast on explained by Liat Gat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-irRySJHCKE Bobbles explained by Eunny Yang (it's nearly the bobbles suggested here and it shows how to knit backwards instead of turning your work - try that! It makes life so much easier!): https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=2kQEhmaWdzo >split stitch explained by sublimestitching: http:// www.sublimestitching.com/pages/how-to-split-stitch
Section 1 - set up
co 60 sts with provisional co of your choice in mc (I prefere a crochet pco-tutorial linked on page 1) kfirst row
Section 2 - stripes
Section 2 is the body of the cowl, different sequences of stripes with the I-cord in MC all thru section 2. mc&cc1 row 1: sl 3 wyif, with cc1 p to end of row row 2: sl 1 st, k to last 3 sts, switch to mc crossing yarns, k3 row 3: with mc sl 3 wyif, p to end of row row4:sl1st,ktoendofrow repeat rows 1-4 30 times, repeat rows 1 & 2 one more time
cc1& cc2
row 1: sl 3 wyif, with cc2 p to end of row row 2: sl 1 st, k to last 3 sts, switch to mc crossing yarns, k3 row 3: sl 3 wyif, change to cc1, p to end of row row 4: sl 1 st, k to last 3 sts, switch to mc crossing yarns, k3 repeat rows 1-4 30 times, repeat rows 1 & 2 one more time
cc2 &mc
row 1: sl 3 wyif, with mc p to end of row row 2: sl 1 st, k to end row 3: sl 3 wyif, change to cc2, p to end of row row 4: sl 1 st, k to last 3 sts, switch to mc crossing yarns, k3 repeat rows 1-4 29 times, repeat rows 1-3 one more times Graft live sts of both ends of the work together with kitchener stitch!
Section 3- stripes- Garter stitch edge with bobbles
the garter st edge is worked in mc with cc1-colored bobbles. the stripe in cc2 is applied after the knitting is done with right side facing and mc yarn pu & k 274 sts along slipped st edge (picking up 1 st thru both loops of first slipped st, 1 st thru front loop of second slipped st, 1 st thru back loop of same slipped st—3 sts on 4 rows picked up) place marker and join the round, work 4 rows of garter st starting with a purl row \*sl 4 sts wyib, with cc1 kfbf, turn work, purl 3 sts, turn work, sl 1 st, k2tog, pass over slipped st\* repeat to end of row with mc knit 4 rows of garter st starting with a k row bind off loosely (k 1 sts, \*k2togtbl, sl st back to left needle\* repeat until last st, pull thread thru last stitch
Finishing
>Weave in loose ends, attach a band of split stitches along the center knitted rows of the garter sts end “lifting up" the bobbles as you go, Block gently Enjoy! Thank you to my fabulous test knitters: siewclark, nattiknitter, prizebird, catebrassington, lindseymac, Orinoco, -you really made this pattern work!
