Chunky Cable Knit Cowl
By Rhea Allais This cowl knits up quickly, a great Saturday project. If you're unable to find an appropriate chunky yarn, you can use any worsted weight with a triple strand, or a less chunky weight with size 11 needles. Gauge: not that important, 4" x 4" = 9 st x 10 rows in seed stitch Materials: One pair 16" size 15 US circular needles or One set size 15 double point needles 200 yards super chunky yarn, such as Lion Brand Hometown USA or Wool-Ease Thick & Quick, or Rowan BigWool Scissors, one stitch marker, one cable needle, and yarn needle
Rows 43-47: repeat rows 1-5
Instructions
Bind off and weave in ends. Cast on 60 stitches, place marker and join to knit in the round Row 1-5: \*k3, p3\* Row 6: \*k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k6\* Row 7: \*p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k7\* Row8&9:repeat6&7 Row 10: \*k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, c3b\* Row 11: repeat row 7 Row 12: repeat row 6 Row 13: repeat row 7 Row 14: repeat row 6 Row 15: repeat row 7 Row 16: repeat row 6 Row 17: \*p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, c3b\* Row 18: repeat row 6 Row 19: repeat row 7 Row 20: repeat row 6 Row 21: repeat row 7 Row 22: repeat row 6 Row 23: repeat row 7 Row 24-37: repeat rows 10-23 Row 38-42: repeat rows 10-14 Legend: K: knit P: purl C3b: slip three stitches onto cable needle held to the back of your knitting, knit the next three stitches, then knit the stitchesfromthecableneedle Copyright 2011, Rhea Allais. This pattern may not be reproduced in any media or reprinted without permission from the author. You may do whatever you like with finished works created from this pattern, but if you sell them, I would appreciate a credit as the pattern author.
