Check This Out by Laura Reinbach
Ilove the checked fabric made by knitting with alternating colors. Check This Out is the perfect way to showcase that. This cowl is knitted in the round, forming a tube and then seaming the ends together. It can be worn as a single long loop or doubled once around the neck for extra warmth.
Size:
One size. Finished measurements are 46" circumference and 6" wide.
Yarn:
Color A: 2 skeins Quince and Co Chickadee in Egret colorway, or desired color Color B: 2 skeins Quince and Co Chickadee in Peacock colorway, or desired color or 725 yards of sport weight yarn in two different colors.
Gauge:
27 sts and 28 rows/4 inches with US size 5 needles
Needles:
1. US size 5 (3.75mm) 16" circular needle or size to obtain gauge. 2. Another pair (any size close to US 5)of 16” circular needle to hold live stitches while seaming cowl together.
Notions:
1. Scrap yarn of a different color for provisional cast on 2. Crochet hook for provisional cast on 3. Stitch marker to mark beginning of round 4. Tapestry needle for Kitchener stitch seaming and weaving in ends
Abbreviations:
K: knit CO: cast on PM: place marker sts: stitches BO: bind off
Techniques:
Provisional Cast on Knitting in the round Stranded knitting Kitchener stitch
Pattern Instructions:
With scrap yarn, provisionally cast on8l sts. PM and join in the round, being careful not to twist sts. Round i: \*K1 with color A, K1 with color B, repeat from \* to end of round. Round 2: \*K1 with color B, KI1 with color A, repeat from \* to end of round Next: Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until cowl measures 46" or desired length has been reached. When you have reached the end, keep yarn on needles and do not bind off. Goto beginning of work to provisional cast on and place live stitches onto second pair of circular needes. Remove provisional cast on scrap yarn. Weave in any ends you can before seaming. Align your ends together and seam them using Kitchener stitch. Weave in last end and block if desired.
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