Cuttin' It Close Cowl Recipe
By Abigail Oakley
This is not so mucha pattern as it is a guide. Ihope you get good results! Ijust kind of winged it on this. I thought that it turned out pretty nicely. Not to mention easy, I cast on Friday night and I was done Saturday afternoon. So, I used another cowl pattern to find out what kind of width/length I wanted and I did a swatch, cast on and only had to rip back once.
Cuttin' It Close Cowl Recipe
Materials I used:
Size 10.5 16" circular needles Darning needle Yarn I used: Malabrigo Worsted, held double Gauge I had: 3.5 sts per inch, row gauge is unimportant Recipe\*: Okay, So, first you need to swatch. Yep. Swatch. Don't whine, just do it! (You don't even really need to block it, it's just a cowil) Got your gauge? Okay. Multiply your stitches per inch by 21. Cast on whatever this number is. Example: I had 3.5 sts per inch, s0 $3.5\times21=73.5$ Since I can't cast on a half stitch, I cast on 74 stitches (always better to be a little bigger than a little too small). Join, being careful not to twist, and knit every round for approx. 1.5" Row 1: Purl Row 2: Knit Row 3: Purl Row 4: Knit Row 5: Purl Knit for another 3.5" Row 1: Purl Row 2: Knit Row 3: Purl Row 4: Knit Row 5: Purl
Cuttin' It Close Cowl Recipe
Knit for another1.5" or until you think you onlyhave enough yarn to bind off Bind off loosely. Weave in ends and enjoy your warm and squishy new cowl! \*Simplified explanation of patern Well you sill need to swatch and all thatl: 1.5" knit, roll edge. Knit 3 garter ridges. Knit 3.5". Knit 3 more garter ridges, Knit another 1.5" and bind offloosely.
