Scratch Art Cowl designed by Erika Flory
The Scratch Art Cowl is a throwback to that great childhood art project of heavily coloring a piece of paper with wild colors of crayon, painting over it with black poster paint, and then scratching off the black to reveal the changing colors underneath. Knit in the round, the stripes spiral up to the black sections and then re-appear on the other side. The ends are grafted together. Please make sure to read the notes before starting. SKILL LEVEL Intermediate FINISHEDMEASUREMENTS Width: 6" after blocking Circumference: 62" after blocking
YARN
Zarina by Filatura Di Crosa, 100% extra fine merino superwash, 50g/1.75 oz, 165 m/180 yds, Main Color (mC) 3 balls Luzern by Lismi Knits, 100% superwash merino, 410 yds, 100g/3.5 oz, Contrast Color (CC) 1 skein Sample shown in color 1404 (black, MC) and Crayons (CC)
NEEDLES
Size Us4 (3.5mm) 16" circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge. A second 16" circular needle will be needed to hold stitches while grafting ends together.
NOTIONS
One stitch marker Yarn needle Waste yarn for provisional cast on
GAUGE
In Striped Stockinette stitch, 25 sts and 22 rnds = 4" after blocking. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge. While exact gauge is not crucial, it will affect the size of the cowl and the amount of yarn used.
NOTES
-The stitch marker is placed at the joining of the round. when you are working the Striped Stockinette sections, do not use the marker to denote the beginning or end of the round: simply keep working the stripe sequence as if the marker weren't there. You will use the marker to note where you begin and end the different sections of Striped Stockinette and Main Color. -When working MC sections, carry CC up the inside of the cowl. -An excellent video tutorial on kitchener in the round can be found here: http://knitpurlhunter.com/blog/?p=1362
ABBREVIATIONS
CC: contrast color K: knit MC: main color Rep: repeat Rnd(s): round(s) St(s): stitch(es)
COWL
with waste yarn, provisionally cast on 77 sts. Join for working in the round, and place marker. With MC, knit 6 rnds, ending at the marker. Join CC and begin Striped Stockinette stitch section: \*K2CC, k4MC. Rep from \* until striped section measures 14"; end at marker. With MC only, knit 12 rnds; end at marker. Work Striped Stockinette stitch for 7"; end at marker. With MC only, knit 12 rnds; end at marker. Work Striped Stockinette stitch for 3.5"; end at marker. With mC only, work 6 rnds; end at marker. Work Striped Stockinette stitch for 1.5"; end at marker. With mC only, work 6 rnds; end at marker. Work Striped Stockinette stitch for 5"; end at marker.
With mC only, work 12 rnds; end at marker. Work Striped Stockinette stitch for 7"; end at marker. Cut CC. with MC only, work 5 rnds. Cut yarn, leaving a tail approximately 48"-52".
FINISHING
Graft open ends of tube together. weave in ends. Block to finished measurements.
