Description
I grew up in the Shenandoah Valley near the scenic Skyline Drive, whose Autumns are characterized by beautiful fall foliage blanketing the country side with breathtaking beauty. One of the things I miss most since moving to Sunny Southern California is the annual changing of the leaves and all the other harbingers of autumn. The apple cider, apple butter, the crispness in the air and the faint smell of woodsmoke. This simple cowl (knit flat and seamed) brings back those happy memories. Yarn: Happy Hands Dyed Yarns, DK weight Merino 560 yards, (560 yds/229 gram skein), 1 skein in Cuddle Up colorway Needles US 13 (9 mm) Gauge 12 st and 24 rows = 4" / 10 cm in St st Finished Measurements: Cowl Measures 6" tall x 25"around
Abbreviations
k = knit. p = purl. yo = yarn over. m1 = m1 using backwards loop. k2tog = knit 2 together. ssk = slip, slip, knit. sts = stitches.
Pattern
Holding yarn double Cast on 16 stitches, Work Chart A five times. Bind off and seam together. Charts are read from left to right on odd rows and right to left on even rows.
Chart A Written Instructions
Row 1 p6, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, p6. (18 sts) Row 2 k6, p6, m1, k6. (19 sts) Row 3 p7, k2, yo, k1, yo, k3, p6. (21 sts) Row 4 k6, p8, m1, k7. (22 sts) Row 5 p8, k3, yo, k1, yo, k4, p6. (24 sts) Row 6 k6, p10, m1, k8. (25 sts) Row 7 p9, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5, p6. (27 sts) Row 8 k6, p12, m1, k9. (28 sts) Row 9 p10, ssk, k7, k2tog, k1, p6. (26 sts) Row 10 k6, p10, m1, k10. (27 sts) Row 11 p11, ssk, k5, k2tog, k1, p6. (25 sts) Row 12 k6, p8, m1, k11. (26 sts) Row 13 p12, ssk, k3, k2t0g, k1, p6. (24 sts) Row 14 k6, p6, m1, k12. (25 sts) Row 15 p13, ssk, k1, k2tog, k1, p6. (23 sts) Row 16 k6, p4, m1, k13. (24 sts) Row 17 p14, k3tog, k1, p6. (22 sts) Row 18 k5, \*ssk\* (6 times), k5. (16 sts)
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Chart A
