Contains:
- Knitting pattern for textured, colorful cowl in multiple gauges
- Suitable for advanced beginners
Materials you need at home:
- Three colors of worsted-, aran-, or chunky-weight yarn: 65 m of color 1, 30 m of color 2, and 30 m of color 3 for the worsted-weight version; 60 m of color 1, 25 m of color 2, and 25 m of color 3 for the aran-weight version; or 60 m of color 1, 25 m of color 2, and 25 m of color 3 for the chunky-weight version
- 40-cm circular needles in the correct size, or whatever is needed to obtain gauge: 4.5 mm/US 7 for the worsted-weight version, 5.0 mm/US 8 for the aran-weight version, or 6.0 mm/US 10 for the chunky-weight version
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
This cowl knits up quickly in a simple slipped stitch pattern adapted from Barbara Walker’s book A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns. Instructions are given for worsted, aran, and chunky yarn. Three colors of yarn are needed.
Finished measurements: approximately 51 cm around and 14 cm tall in worsted-weight yarn, 51 cm around and 15 cm tall in aran-weight yarn, and 52 cm around and 18 cm tall in chunky-weight yarn
Gauge (in blocked Carrousel Check stitch): 4.75 stitches to 2.5 cm in worsted-weight yarn, 4 stitches to 2.5 cm in aran-weight yarn, or 3.5 stitches to 2.5 cm in chunky-weight yarn
Note: Though conversions to the metric system have been made on this page for your convenience, the pattern itself uses American measurements.
Laura Aylor
If ‘knitting designer’ had been one of the job choices for those aptitude tests they give you in high school, I wouldn’t have spent so many years trying to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. My best subject in high school was math; my best classes in college were logic, drawing, and a commercial art class. After careers in computer programming/analysis and child-rearing, knit design snuck up on me, but I think it’s the perfect use of my odd skill set! I love every step of the process, from figuring out how to actually make what I’ve envisioned to putting the finishing touches on a pattern, not to mention all the knitting that comes in between!
I also love reading and hiking and spending time on Brier Island in Nova Scotia every summer.