sweetgeorgia
five by five
ribbed and looped infinity cowl // design by Felicia Lo Blend and indulge in the colours and textures of beautiful hand-dyed yarns. This super easy-to-knit cowl takes three yarns knit together to make a lush, cozy and bouncy infinity loop that can be worn wrapped once as a cowl or unwrapped as a scarf. Find your perfect blend!
sweetgeorgia
five by five
Indulge in the colours and textures of beautiful hand-dyed yarns. This super easy-to-knit cowl takes three yarns knit together to make a lush, cozy and bouncy infinity loop that can be worn wrapped or loose!
YARN
SweetGeorgia Yarns Silk Mist
(325 yds / 300 m per 0.9 oz / 25 g skein; 60% kid mohair, 40% silk), 1 skein in Oxblood. SweetGeorgia Yarns CashLuxe Fine (400 yds / 365 m per 4 oz / 115 g skein; 70% superwash merino, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon), 1 skein in Pomegranate, 1 skein in Autumn Flame. All three yarns areheld togetherthroughout.
NEEDLES
US 10%4 (7 mm) knitting needles.
NOTIONS
spare knitting needle, tapestry needle, crochet hook and waste yarn for provisional cast-on
SIZE
Approx 52" (122 cm) circumference x 7" (18 cm) wide, relaxed without blocking.
GAUGE
14 sts and 18 rows per 4" (10 cm) in five by five ribbing,relaxed SKILL Beginner
ABBREVIATIONS
kknit ppurl sts stitches DESIGN&PHOTOGRAPHYFelicia Lo
PATTERN
Holding all three strands together (one strand of each skein), cast on 45 sts using a provisional cast-on. Row 1 (RS) and all odd rows: \*K5, p5, repeat from \* until last 5 sts, k5. Row 2 and all even rows: \*P5, k5, repeat from \* until last 5 sts, p5. Repeat these two rows until work measures approximately 52" long from cast-on edge. Release the provisional cast-on and move live stitches to a spare knitting needle. Using Kitchener Stitch, join the two "live" ends of your work together. Weave in loose ends and trim. Block if desired.
KITCHENER STITCH
To join two pieces of stockinette using Kitchener stitch, cut your working yarn leaving a length at least five times the width of your work. Place all the stitches you want to join on two separate knitting needles. Holding the needles parallel to each other (one in front of the other like a sandwich), begin by threading the needle through the first stitch on the front needle as if to purl, pull the yarn through and leave the stitch on the needle. Thread the needle through the first stitch on the back needle as if to knit, leaving the stitch on the needle. Step 1: Thread the needle through the first stitch on the front needle as if to knit. Slip stitch off the needle. Step 2: Thread the needle through the next stitch on the front needle as if to purl Leave stitch on the needle. Step 3: Thread the needle through the first stitch on the back needle as if to purl. Slip stitch off the needle. Step 4: Thread the needle through the next stitch on the back needle as if to knit. Leave stitch on the needle. Continue these four steps across your work until the last stitch and then weave in the last loose end. To work Kitchener stitch over the “five by five" ribbing, flip your work to the other side each time you reach the purl stitches. This way, you are always working Kitchener stitch over what appears to be stockinette.
thoughts on colour & texture
Maple + Chai Spice, Woodland + Rogue, Woodland + Spruce, Woodland + Lettuce Wrap, Rogue + Tavern, Chai Spice + Tavern, Amethyst + Rogue.
One of my favourite things to knit is multiple ends of yarns together to make a new marled yarn. Watch the hues blend and blossom. Two ends, three ends, seven ends... you build and layer on the colours and textures in a way that helps break up shockingly vivid variegated yarns and subdue or enhance other colours.
COLOUR SELECTION
For the knit sample here, I'm using Autumn Flame (predominantly warm reds and oranges) and Pomegranate (predominantly warm pinks and rusts). Knit together, it gives an overall warm red appearance, with bursts of "slightly more pink" or "slightly more rust". Ilike how the colours seem to migrate in and out of visibility. This will happen with colourways that are more analogous (i.e. similar to each other and closer together on the colour wheel).
ABOUTSWEETGEORGIA
Alternatively, you could go with colours that are more striking and contrasting. In these cases, you will see more of a speckled look (see above: Chai Spice + Tavern, or Maple + Chai Spice).
YARN SELECTION
In love with stunningly saturated and vibrant colour, SweetGeorgia Yarns is an artisan yarn company that makes exquisite and luxurious hand-dyed yarns for knitting and fibres for spinning. This is where you get to be a texture mixologist! A little bit of cashmere for softness, silk for shine, and a dash of fine kid mohair for warmth and comfort. This is how I designed the cowl I wanted to wear. You might try two different sock yarns and a different lace yarn. More silk and shine, less fuzz. Or more wool and less silk. The possibilities are infinite.
GAUGE
I realize that US 103%4 (7 mm) is an unusual size and possibly difficult to source. Typically, needle sizes are either US 10%2 (6.5 mm) or US 11 (8 mm). The gauge on this cowl is not crucial to fit, so feel free to try different gauges to work with your yarns. Share our love of colour, knitting and design at blog.sweetgeorgiayarns.com.
COPYRIGHT
All images, text, and charts copyright Felicia Lo, SweetGeorgia Yarns 2012. This material may not be shared or reprinted without the permission of the author; this pattern may not be used to produce items for commercial purposes. For pattern support, please contact: info@sweetgeorgiayarns.com.
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