Winterberry Cowl By Annie Baker jumpercablesknitting.com
Winterberry is a warm cowl for cold winter days! Featuring a decorative top border and simple bottom border, this design uses a heavy fingering weight yarn that results in a warm, thick fabric. Cowl is flared, seamless and knit top-down using circular needles. Sample cowl shown on US size 12 dress form. Enjoy!
Materials
512 meters / 560 yards Miss Babs Keira heavy fingering weight yarn 3.00mm (US2.5) circular knitting needles 60cm/24' 2.50mm (US1.5) circular knitting needles 60cm/24" or 80cm/32" 1 Unique Stitch marker 8 Stitch markers Row counter (optional)
Gauge
26 stitches in stockinette stitch = 4 inches
Measurements
25.75 inch top circumference, 30.75" bottom circumference and 15.25 inch height, after blocking Stitches and Techniques used Knit Purl Yarn over Centered double decrease Left and Right lifted increase @copyright 2015 Annie Baker. All rights reserved. This pattern may be used for non-commercial, personal use only. It may not be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Please do not share, copy or distributethispattern.
Notes
· Eight stitch markers are used for increases only. This design uses the Long Tail cast on, but you may use your favorite stretchy cast on method.
Abbreviations
K =knit P = Purl SM=stitch marker ST(S) = stitch(es) Yo=yarn overneedle CDD = slip next two stitches as if to knit two together, knit one stitch, pass two slipped stitches over knit stitch RLI = with right needle, lift stitch below stitch on left needle, place on left needle and knit lifted stitch LLI = with left needle, lift stitch below stitch you have just knit on right needle, and knit lifted stitch
Instructions
Ribbing: With 3.00mm circular needles and Long Tail cast on method, loosely cast on 168 stitches. Place unique stitch marker to mark beginning of round. Be careful not to twist stitches. Set up Round: [(P9, K3, P9) repeat to end of round] Round 1: [(K1, YO, K8, CDD, K8, YO, K1) repeat to end of round] Round 2: [(K2, P7, K3, P7, K2) repeat to end of round] Round 3: [(K2, YO, K7, CDD, K7, YO, K2) repeat to end of round] Round 4: [(K3, P6, K3, P6, K3) repeat to end of round] Round 5: [(K3, YO, K6, CDD, K6, YO, K3) repeat to end of round] Round 6: [(K4, P5, K3, P5, K4) repeat to end of round] Round 7: [(K4, YO, K5, CDD, K5, YO, K4) repeat to end of round] Round 8: [(K5, P4, K3, P4, K5) repeat to end of round] Round 9: [(K5, YO, K4, CDD, K4, YO, K5) repeat to end of round] Round 10: [(K6, P3, K3, P3, K6) repeat to end of round] Round 11: [(K6, YO, K3, CDD, K3, YO, K6) repeat to end of round] Round 12: [(K7, P2, K3, P2, K7) repeat to end of round] Round 13: [(K7, YO, K2, CDD, K2, YO, K7) repeat to end of round] Round 14: [(K8, P1, K3, P1, K8) repeat to end of round] Round 15: [(K8, YO, K1, CDD, K1, YO, K8) repeat to end of round] Round 16: Knit all STS and YOs to end of round Round 17: [(K9, YO, CDD, YO, K9) repeat to end of round] Rounds 18 to 68: Knit Round 69: K10 place SM, [(K21, place SM) repeat to last 11 STS], K11; Round 70: [(K to 1 ST before SM, RL1) repeat to last 12 STS], K12; you now have 176 STS Rounds 71 to 86: Knit Round 87: [K to 2 STS after SM, LL1) repeat to last 9 STS], K9; you now have 184 STS Rounds 88: to 102: Knit Round 103: [(K to 1 ST before SM, RL1) repeat to last 12 STS], K12; you now have 192 STS Rounds 104 to 118: Knit Round 119: [K to 2 STS after SM, LL1) repeat to last 9 STS], K9; you now have 200 STS Round 120: Slip unique SM, [(K to SM, remove SM) repeat to last 13 STS)], K13 Rounds 121 to 128: Knit Round 129: Remove SM, using 2.5mm needles, [(K1, P4) to end of round)] Round 130: Place SM, K to end of round Round 131: [(K1, P4) to end of round] Round 132: Knit to end of round Round 133: [(K1, P4) to end of round] Round 134: Knit to end of round Round 135: [(K1, P4) to end of round] Round 136: Knit to end of round Round 137: [(K1, P4) to end of round] Round 138: Knit to end of round Round 139: [(K1, P4) to end of round] Round 140: Knit to end of round Round 141: [(K1, P4) to end of round] Round 142: Remove SM, turn work. With wrong side facing, cast off loosely as follows: K1, [(K1, pass first S on right needle over second ST) repeat to end of round]. Pull yarn through last ST. Darn in yarn ends. Block to open up and smooth out borders.
