Grains cowl by Sharon Spence
Grains is a rustic looking cowl that features a simple, reversible knit-and-purl stitch pattern. Work it up in a flash with large needles and superbulky yarn!
Finished Size
Orange: 6" wide; 24" around Red: 7" wide; 30" around
Materials
Superbulky Merino Single by Thoroughly Thwacked (100 grams/71 yards) 1 (2) skeins Chanterelle Copyright @ 2014 Sharon Spence. All rights reserved. OR - Big Sky Wool Aran by Stitchjones (100 grams/220 yards) 1 skein Power Reds (doubled) 24-inch circular knitting needles, size Us 10.5 Stitch marker
Gauge
2.5 stitches = 1" in Grains stitch pattern (below) Instructions are for 24" with changes for 30" in parentheses. Cast on 60 (80) stitches. Place marker and join to work in the round. Work Grains stitch pattern until work measures 6" (7") from cast on edge. End by working a purl round. Bind off as follows: K2tog, \*return stitch to left hand needle, K2tog\*. Block lightly. Grains Stitch pattern: Round 1: Purl Round 2:(K1,P1) around Round 3: Purl Round 4: (P1, K1) around Variation: (shown in red model) Round 1: Purl Round 2: (K2, P2) around Round 3: Purl Round 4: (P2, K2) around Copyright @ 2014 Sharon Spence. All rights reserved.
