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Thank you to Nicole of Rumson, NJ for modeling the cowl for us. See Links to Lofty Wool |
Crystal Palace Yarns
free knit cowl pattern
Lofty Buttoned Cowl
Knit in Lofty Wool
Designed and Knit by
Cathy Campbell for Crystal
Palace Yarns
Description: Cowls and other circular scarves seem to be all the rage these days. This buttoned cowl uses a slip-st rib edge, wide rib and cable to produce a fashionable accessory. You can knit it in less than half the time as a scarf, and it will keep your neck warm and toasty.
Level: Easy/Advanced Beginner
Size: Adult M
(Circumference: 23”)
Materials:
4 – 50g balls of
Crystal
Palace Lofty Wool (Shown in color #1015 Ivory)
Crystal Palace 26” Circular Bamboo Needles in US #10 (6.0 mm), or size
needed to obtain gauge
Cable needle
Yarn needle
Gauge:
3.75 st = 1" over St st
5 sts = 1" over slip stitch rib
5 sts = 1" over cable pattern
[Note: To slightly increase the size of the cowl, use a larger needle size and
3.5 sts/inch gauge.]
Abbreviations:
beg- beginning; BO- bind off; C6L- cable 6 left (slip 3 sts and
hold in front of work, k3, k3 from cable needle); CO- cast on; foll- following;
k- knit; m1- make one st (pull band of yarn on row below between stitch just
worked and next stitch and slip onto left needle, knit into back of this stitch
to make a new stitch); k2tog- knit 2 stitches together; p- purl; p2tog- purl 2
stitches together; RS- right side (outside of garment); sl- slip; St st-
stockinette stitch; st(s)- stitch(es); WS- wrong side (inside of garment); wyib-
with yarn in back
Instructions:
CO 122 sts. Work the foll rib back and forth for 1.5”, ending
with a WS row.
Row 1 (RS): (sl 1 wyib, p1) to
end of row.
Row 2 (WS): (k1, p1) to end of row.
When piece measures 1.5”, work buttonhole:
Buttonhole Row 1 (RS): (sl 1
wyib, p1) 2x, BO 3 sts, work rib to end.
Buttonhole Row 2 (WS): (k1, p1) 8x, m1, [(k1, p1) 15x, m1] 3x, k1, CO 3
sts, work rib to end. [126 sts]
Main Body:
Row 1 (RS): *(sl 1 wyib, p1) 5x,
*k3, p2, k6, p2, k3, p2; rep from * to last 8 sts, (sl 1 wyib, p1) 4x
Row 2: (k1, p1) 4x, *k2, p3, k2, p6, k2, p3; rep from * to last 10 sts, (k1, p1) 5x.
Row 3: Repeat Row 1.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Row 5: Repeat Row 1.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2.
Row 7: (sl 1 wyib, p1) 2x, BO 3 sts, p1, sl1 wyib, p1, *k3, p2, C6L, p2,
k3, p2; rep from * to last 8 sts, (sl 1 wyib, p1) 4x.
Row 8: (k1, p1) 4x, *k2, p3, k2, p6, k2, p3; rep from * to last 10 sts, k1,
p1, k1, CO 3 sts, (k1, p1) 2x.
Row 9: Repeat Row 1.
Row 10: Repeat Row 2.
Rows 11-30: Repeat Rows 1-10 twice more.
Row 31: Repeat Row 1.
Row 32: Repeat Row 2.
Row 33: Repeat Row 1.
Row 34: Repeat Row 2.
Row 35: (sl 1 wyib, p1) 2x, BO 3 sts, p1, (sl 1 wyib, p1) 3x, sl 1 wyib,
p2tog, [(sl 1 wyib, p1) 14x, sl 1wyib, p2tog] 3x, (sl 1 wyib, p1) to end. [122
sts]
Row 36: (k1, p1) to end.
BO all sts. Sew buttons onto button flap. Weave in all ends.
Crystal Palace Yarns 160 23rd St, Richmond, CA 94804
phone: 510-237-9988, fax: 510-237-9809 email: cpyinfo at straw.comcopyright 2010 Crystal Palace Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this free knitting pattern with knitters. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Knitting shops carrying CP Yarns Lofty Wool are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns. Please do not use CPY patterns to promote or teach with non-CPY yarns.