CBS

CBS is a Complex-But-Simple cowl with cables, lace, stranded colourwork, crochet, knittng in multiple directions, and colour blocking. The stranded colourwork is worked in the round, then continues to the block of main checkerboard lace. Stitches are picked up along the colourwork CO and then the block of contrast colour lace is worked. The block of contrast colour cables is worked flat and perpendicular to the rest of the cowl, joining each of end of the cowl. The gridded little sunshine motifs in the lace checkerboard comprise the main colourblock, slightly overwhelming the hazy and watery colourblock, and plays on the fact that if it’s foggy and cold in St. John’s, it’s warm and sunny in CBS … it’s almost always sunny in CBS!

CBS is pattern #11 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon, Timeless Lace and Stranded Knitting Patterns for the Adventurous Handknitter.

Size

Circumference: 73cm / 28.75”
Depth: 29.5cm / 11.5”

Yarn

Windswept Fibres Comfort Cove DK (70% Natural Grey Baby
Alpaca, 20% silk, 10% cashmere; non-superwash; 225 metres /
100 grams) in 3 colours:

MC (Sunrays): 1 skein or 225 metres / 245 yards
CC1 (Mount Scio): 1 skein or 165 metres / 180 yards
CC2 (Damson Plum): 1 skein or 200 metres / 220 yards

Gauges

Listed gauges are to 10cm / 4”.
Lace: 22 sts / 29 rnds using size A needles
Stranded: 22 sts / 23 rnds using size B needles
Cable: 28 sts / 33 rnds using size A needles

Needles & Notions

Size A: 3.75mm / US 5 needles
Size B: 4.5mm / US 7 needles
Change needle size as necessary to obtain gauge

You will also need:
3.5mm (4/E) or 3.75mm (5/F) crochet hook for surface crochet;
stitch markers; removable markers; cable needle; tapestry needle;
spare needle or scrap yarn for holding sts.

Tech edited by Sue Hislop Ravelry: Sue-Cat