lovely cowl
Or is that presuming too much? This cowl is covered in lots of tiny hearts just waiting to warm you with their love! If your neck could use a little love, give this cutesy cowl a try!
Materials
Needles: Size 6 (circular or DPNs) Gauge: 22 st and 28 rows to 4 inches of stockinette Yarn: 3 skeins of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino DK. Two in Antique Lace (grayish pink) and one in Byzantine (dark red). Dk weight, 100% merino single ply, 225 yards per skein. I didn't use even half of my complementary color yarn, so you could probably get away with anywhere from a quarter to a half skein if you didn't want to purchase a third skein of yarn. Skills: Knitting in the round, provisional caston, Kitchener stitch, stranded colorwork Etc: Darning needle
Abbreviations
MC: Yarn in the main color you have chosen (grayish pink yarn pictured) CC: Yarn in the coordinating color you have chosen (dark red yarn pictured)
Notes
This pattern involves stranded colorwork. When you are working a colorwork row, let the yarn you are not currently using hang in the back of the work. When it comes time to use that yarn again, do not pull too tightly. Give it some room to breathe. :)
Pattern
Using your preferred method, provisionally cast on 84 stitches in MC and join in the round (Il used the tutorial at Knitting: http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/FEATfall05TT.htm D
Knit all stitches in MC
Rnd 4:
Knit 1 in MC, \*knit 1 in CC, knit 5 in MC\* repeat \* section until 5 stitches remain; knit 1 in CC, knit 4 in MC
# Rnd 10:
Knit 4 in MC, \*knit 1 in CC, knit 5 in MC\* repeat \* section until 2 stitches remain; knit 1 in CC, knit 1 in MC Rnds 11-15: Knit all stitches in MC Repeat Rounds 4-15 for 28 inches. Repeat Rounds 4-11. Fold the work in half so that the stitches on your needles now are lined up with the provisional cast-on stitches. Use the Kitchener stitch to graft the two sets of stitches together, making sure that all yarn tails are inside the tube work. (There are some great tutorials on this technique if you have never done it before. I used the tutorial at Knitty, but the Knit Witch has a fantastic video as well: http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer04/FEATtheresa sum04.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jlzw05Nv 4) Weave in your ends and block gently. Enjoy!!
