ONis Yarns
This chunky, squishy cowl was designed as a quick and portable project. I wanted a large soft, snuggly cowl to cuddle into on blustery walks. Starting with the yarn I knew I wanted the colours to work well together, but felt they needed to have a different texture. By using contrasting simple stitches, the colours work welltogether but are not so balanced that they become bland to the eye. Using CC CO on 20 ST using a provisional crochet cast on" Row 1: Work knit stitch across all stitches Row 2: Work knit stitch across all stitches Row 3: Join Mc", work knit stitch across all stitches Row 4: Work purl stitch across all stitches Row 5: Pick up CC, K all stitches Row 6: K all stitches Row 7: Repeat Rows 3—6 until cowl reaches alength of approx 1.5 metres. Or long enough to wrap around your neck twice. Finish on the right side of a MC repeat.
Yarn:
Golden Fleece (MC) and Intergalactic (CC) on Izzy by Ovis Yarns Chunky weight, 200g, 110m 10mm needles, tapestry needle crochet hook and scrap yarn for cast-on/bind-of
Abbreviations used
ST - Stitches K - Knit P- Purl Co - Cast on Bo - Bind off Stitches & Techniques used: Stockinette stitch Garter stitch A provisional cast onnb Kitchener stitch bind offnb Pick up the provisional cast-on edge using the working needle. BO using the Kitchener Stitch to create a continuous loop of fabric. Block and wear! Nb: You can use a regular cast-on/bind-off method, if preferred anthenblanketstitch thetwoedgestogether. I wrapped and carried the yarns along one edge, this created a neat edged effect, without the need to sew in multiple ends. As the colour change in the pattern repeat is every two rows, the yarndidn'thavetostretchfar.
