Flow: The Cowle 【 @ by Deborah Tomasello
Modeled by Rena Norththrup Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, pronounced (Chick SENT me high), is a famous psychologist who expounded on the concept of "flow."' Flow is achieved when one is blissfully immersed in a task to the extent that she loses all sense of time. It is an emotionally fulfilling state of being. I get flow when I knit this slip-stitch pattern. I am so blissfully happy in the doing, that I lose track of time and place. Achieve a great double-knit look without the work. This pattern scratches so many knitting itches! It is worked in-the-round, is versatile, and it employs an easy-to-follow colorwork design. Flow can be knitted any length, and because it has a buttoned closure, it can be buttoned and worn as a cowl, twisted and then buttoned for a moebius cowl, twisted twice before buttoning for a neck warmer, or left unbuttoned as a scarf. It uses Quince & Company's luscious tern wool and silk yarn. Absolutely stunning! Sizes -One size fits all (Cover cowl measures 41" buttoned. Materials: Two 50 g skein each of Quince & Company tern: Back Bay and Driftwood. One 16" each circular #1 and #3 needle, stitch markers, and tapestry needle 14 half-inch buttons Gauge: 32 stitches and 32 rounds = 4" using #3 needles, but gauge is unimportant here. INSTRUCTIONS: Using Driftwood (color A) and #1 needle, CO 88 st, placing one marker at the round beginning and one after the 48"h st. (front pattern will have 48 sts, back pattern without slipped stitches, will have 40 sts.) Join to beginning being careful not to twist sts. Knit 10 rounds garter stitch (one round knit followed by one round purl--- repeat 5times). On 11th round, switching to #3 needle, Attach Back Bay (color B) and knit round. Then work CHART A as follows:
NOTE: slip stitches purlwise
Color B: Round 1: K1, YF (yarn forward), SL1 (Slip1), YB (yarn back), \*K3, YF, SL1, YB, ..repeat from\* to marker, slip marker, then simply knit back portion of stitches in color B without slipping any sts. Color B: Round 2: K1, SL1 without moving yarn to front--same slipped st from round one \*K3, SL 1. Repeat from\* to marker, slip marker then simply knit back portion of stitches in color B.. Color A: Round 3: K3, YF, SL1, YB, to marker, slip marker and simply knit remaining stitches. Color A: Round 4: K3, SL 1 (without moving yarn to front-same slipped stitch from round 3) to marker, slip marker and simply knit remaining stitches.. Color B...repeat rounds 1 and 2 Color A...repeat rounds 3 and 4 Work as many repeats as you want until you reach your desired length. Cover cowl blocks to approx. 42". Detach Back Bay, and switch back to #1 needle. With Driftwood, knit 5 rounds garter stitch as in beginning. BUTTONHOLES: Next round, K1, BO 2, (K5, BO2) 6 times, K3 (7 buttonholes) Repeat for second side for a total of 14buttonholes. Next round, Purl 1, and using back-loop CO, CO 2 sts on right-hand needle. (Purl 5, CO2) 6 times. K1. Repeat for second half. 14 buttonholes complete. Continue alternating knit and purl rounds for garter edge until you have completed 10 rounds. BO. Finishing: Tie and trim all yarn ends. Damp block and dry flat so that the piece is blocked in half, making sure edges are straight and crisp. Attach buttons to line up with buttonholes.
CHART A Dot in square indicates YF, SL1, YB.
