Sun Storm Cowl
Designed by Zachary L. Loomis
Material:
Approx. 260 yds. (238 m) of a heavy fingering weight yarn, or 330 yds. (302 m) of a DK weight yarn. OYarn used was: Creatively Dyed Yarn, Mist (2.47 oz. /70g, approx. 270 yds. (246 m), 100% cashmere) (color way: Fifty) 1 skein. Needles: 24" circular; size US 4 (3.5 mm), or size to obtain correct gauge. 1 stitch marker. (You may wish to have more if you like to separate patt. reps. with markers.)
Gauge:
22 sts. / 28 rnds. in 4" (10 cm) in garter stitch; after washed and blocked.
Finished measurements:
26" (66 cm) in circumference, and 13" (33 cm) tall. Pattern stitches: DoubleMossStitchChart (multiple of 4 sts.)
Rnd. 1: K 2, p 2. Rnd. 2: Rep. Rnd. 1. Rnd. 3: P 2, k 2. Rnd. 4: Rep. Rnd. 3. Chart Symbols Knit Purl
Sun Storm Cowl
Left Pointing Sun Ray Chart
(multiple of 4 sts.)
Right Pointing Sun Ray
(multiple of 4 sts.)
Rnd. 1: P 2, k 2. Rnd. 2: K 1, p 2, k 1. Rnd. 3: K 2, p 2. Rnd. 4: P 1, k 2, p 1. Rnd. 5: Rep. Rnd. 1. Rnd. 6: Rep. Rnd. 2. Rnd. 7: Rep. Rnd. 1. Rnd. 8: Rep. Rnd. 4. Rnd. 9: Rep. Rnd. 3. Rnd. 10: Rep. Rnd. 2. Rnd. 11: Rep. Rnd. 1. Rnd. 1: K2,p 2. Rnd. 2: K 1, p 2, k 1. Rnd. 3: P 2, k 2. Rnd. 4: P 1, k2, p 1. Rnd. 5: Rep. Rnd. 1. Rnd. 6: Rep. Rnd. 2. Rnd. 7: Rep. Rnd. 1. Rnd. 8: Rep. Rnd. 4. Rnd. 9: Rep. Rnd. 3. Rnd. 10: Rep. Rnd. 2. Rnd. 11: Rep. Rnd. 1.
Sun Storm Cowl
Sun Spot Chart (multiple of 24 sts.)
Rnd. 1: P 1, (k 2, p2) twice, k 2, p 1, (k 2, p 2) 3 times. Rnd. 2: (K 2, p 2) twice, k 2, p 3, (k 2, p 2) twice, k 2, p1. Rnd. 3: K 1, (p 2, k 2) twice, p 2, k 1, (p 2, k 2) 3 times. Rnd. 4: (P 2, k 2) twice, p 2, k 3, (p 2, k 2) twice, p 2, k 1. Rnds. 5-12: Rep. Rnds. 1-4 twice. Rnd. 13: P 1, (k 2, p 2) twice, k 5, p 2, (k 2, p 2) twice. Rnd. 14: Rep. Rnd. 4. Rnd. 15: Rep. Rnd. 3. Rnd. 16: Rep. Rnd. 2. Rnd. 17: Rep. Rnd. 1. Rnds. 18-25: Rep. Rnds. 14-17, twice.
Sun Storm Cowl
Instructions:
Using long-tail CO, CO 144 sts. Join to work in the round making sure CO is not twisted, and place marker to mark beginning of the round. Rnd. 1: Knit. Rnd. 2: Purl. Rnd. 3: Knit. Rnd. 4: Purl. Rnd. 5: Knit. Rnd. 6: Purl. Rnds. 7-12: Work Double Moss Stitch chart. (36 patt. reps. per rnd.) Rnds. 13-17: Rep. Rnds. 2-6. Rnds. 18-28: Work Left Pointing Sun Ray chart. (36 patt. reps. per rnd.) Rnds. 86-90: Rep. Rnds. 2-6. Rnds. 29-33: Rep. Rnds. 2-6. Rnds. 34-58: Work Sun Spot chart. (6 patt. reps. per rnd.) Rnds. 59-63: Rep. Rnds. 2-6. Rnds. 64-74: Work. Right Pointing Sun Ray chart. (36 patt. reps. per rnd.) Rnds. 75-79: Rep. Rnds. 2-6. Rnds. 80-85: Work Double Moss Stitch chart. (36 patt. reps. per rnd.)
Sewn BO
Cut yarn leaving a tail 4 times as long as the BO edge. With a yarn needle pull the tail through the first 2 sts. on the left hand needle purl wise leaving sts. on the needle. Next thread the tail through the first st. on the left hand needle knit wise, and pull the st. off the needle. Repeat these last two steps until all sts are bound off. Weave in ends. Wash and block to measurements.
Abbreviations:
approx. --- approximately BO --- bind off cm --- centimeter CO --- cast on g --- Gram K or k --- knit m --- meters mm --- millimeter OZ. --- ounce(s) P or p -- purl patt. --- pattern rep. or reps. --- repeat(s) rnd. or rnds. --- round(s) st(s) --- stitch (es) yd. (s) --- yard(s)
