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Skj6l cowl
by Berglind Inga Guomundsdottir
I really like shawls and I love to have something handknitted around my neck to keep me from freezing in the wintertime. I wanted to make a warm and cozy cowl that you can cover your ears and hair with, in case it gets really cold and windy. This pattern was published in 2010 in the Icelandic book Fleiri Prjonaperlur. Skjol is a warm Icelandic word that can be translated as "shelter" and "protection". The pattern includes two versions of the Skjol cowl and both are a simple and a quick knits, perfect for beginners in lace knitting and chart reading. No worries, written instructions are includedtoo. Size One size, width: 27 cm / 10.6 inches, length: 47 cm / 18.5 inches. Needles 40 cm. / 16" circular, 3.5mm / US 4 Yarn 50 gr. / 1.76 oz. of Istex Einband or Navia Uno (the white Skjol). The green Skjol is shown in hand dyed Eigingirni yarn by Knitty Attitude which is my alter-ego in the world of yarn. Gauge 22 sts. = 10 cm. / 4 inches in stockinette stitch. Loosely cast on 128 stitches and join in the round, it's good to mark the beginning of a row with a stitch marker. Knit pattern using either the written instructions or the chart.
Written instructions:
uw 1 au ai uuu Huivtitu iuvwo. Ivut ull ottliIlD Row 2: \*k1, yo, k6, slip 2 stitches, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, k6, yo\* repeat from \* to \* until end of row. Row 4: \*k2, yo, k5, slip 2 stitches, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, k5, yo, k1\* repeat from \* to \* until end of row. Row 6: \*k3, yo, k4, slip 2 stitches, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, k4, yo, k2\* repeat from \* to \* until end of row. Row 8: \*k4, yo, k3, slip 2 stitches, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, k3, yo, k3\* repeat from \* to \* until end of row. Row 10: \*k5, yo, k2, slip 2 stitches, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, k2, yo, k4\* repeat from \* to \* until end of row. Row 12: \*k6, yo, k1, slip 2 stitches, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, k1, yo, k5\* repeat from \* to \* until end of row. Row 14: \*k7, yo, slip 2 stitches, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, yo, k6\* repeat from \* to \* until end of row.
start knitting here Skj61 vi8 one lace border (shown in green Eigingirni yarn): Knit one repeat of pattern (total of 15 rows) and then knit until work measures 35 cm from cast on edge. Knit as following: \*k2, yo\* repeat from \* to \* until end of row. Knit one row. Repeat these two rows, total of 6 rows. Bind offloosely. All lace Skjol (shown in white Navia Uno): Knit a total of 8 pattern repeats or until the cowl measures about 47 cm from the cast on edge. Bind off loosely.
Finish
Weave in ends, wash and block.
