Saturday, November 16, 2013

Winter is Coming Cowl


This one's destined to be another Christmas present, but for the moment my mom is modelling it. Chain mail's chilly north of the Wall, but this stylish, soft wool cowl has a gentle feel on chapped cheeks. It's done in a seed stitch, and wraps twice around the neck; you can bring it up over your ears if you like.

I used one-and-a-quarter 100-gram skeins of Mirasol Ushya in Platinum Grey (colour #1701), which is 98% Merino and 2% Polyamide, and also helps support schools in Peru. (I think I have enough left over to make a hat to go with it.) The pattern, which I made up, is very easy; feel free to cast on more stitches, as long as the total is an uneven number, or to make it wider.

Winter Is Coming Cowl (free pattern)
  • Using 6mm, 40-inch corded needles, loosely cast on 207 stitches.
  • Join up, being careful not to twist the row.
  • 1st round: K1, P1
  • 2nd and following rounds: K every P stitch and vice versa.
  • Round 32: Bind off loosely.

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