PADSTOW COWL
A two-colour cowl knitted in travelling rib
Designed by Keynvor I hope that you enjoy knitting this cowl. If you have any questions about this pattern please contact me through my Ravelry page. This pattern is for a cowl, knitted in the round, in a travelling rib pattern. Though two colours have been used, this stitch pattern also looks good in a single colour. If you are neat with your finishing , the reverse side of this pattern also looks attractive, giving you the option of a reversible cowl. The pattern is very flexible, allowing you to make the cowl to your own size if you wish. It can be knit wider or with a greater circumference, it is entirely uptoyou. To make the cowl wider, just keep knitting until you reach the size required. To increase the circumference of the cowl add stitches that are in multiples of four (i.e. 4, 8, 12, 16, etc).
Materials
I used 1 ball (50 g) of Rowan Baby Alpaca DK (Shade 208) as colour A and 1 skein (1oog) of The Natural Dye Studio Dazzle DK/Worsted British Bluefaced Leicester Wool (Colourway Pencombe Rocks) as colour B. In total the cowl used 84 g of yarn which consisted of approximately 84 meters (92 yards) of yarn A and 86 meters (94 yards) of yarn B. Any DK weight yarn can be substituted to achieve the correct gauge/tension. 4 mm (US 6) circular needle, the length of which will be determined by the size of cowl you wish to produce. Use a cable length onto which you can comfortably fit all of your stitches without stretching. One stitch marker.
Gauge
26 stitches and 23 rows over 10 cm (4 inches) in travelling rib on 4 mm (US 6) circular needle, knitted in the round, after blocking.
Abbreviations
| Rd | round |
| K | knit |
| P | purl |
| Rpt | repeat |
Pattern
Cast on 18o stitches (or whichever multiple of 4 that you decide to use) with colour A. A stretchy cast on is advised for this cowl, I used an alternating cable cast on as this gives a neat edge that, though stretchy, readily springs back into place. If you are unfamiliar with this cast on, there are numerous tutorials on the internet. Join ends to begin working in the round. Insert a place marker to indicate where to start a new round. Apart from cast on and cast off rounds you will have two colours of yarn in use for all rounds; it is important to maintain an even tension on the yarn running across stitches on the wrong side of the cowl to prevent puckering and distortion. NOTE: throughout the pattern, colour A is used for all knit stitches and colour B is used for all purl stitches. Rd 1. (K2, p2), rpt to end of rd. Rd 2. Rpt rd 1. Rd 3. K1 (p2,k2), rpt to last 3 stitches, p2, k1. Rd 4. Rpt rd 3. Rd 5. (P2, k2), rpt to end of rd. Rd 6. Rpt rd 5. Rd 7. P1, (k2, p2), rpt to last 3 stitches, k2, p1. Rd 8. Rpt rd 7. These 8 rounds form the travelling rib pattern. Continue following the pattern until you reach the width you require for your cowl. Cast off (bind off) using colour A. I used the invisible ribbed cast of
Happy knitting!
