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Experience Level: Intermediate

Inspired by a trip to Maine in late summer, the Coastal Cowl is a lacy bandana cowl with textural stripes. Garter stitch, bobbles, three different lace patterns, and ribbing splash throughout this soft knit that looks lovely layered under a jacket or over a long sleeve top. An optional beaded picot is worked in the bind off.

The Coastal Cowl is an advanced beginner to intermediate knit, and the pattern includes tutorial video links for many techniques that might be new to a knitter, plus a photo tutorial for the beading technique used in the bind off.

Construction Details
This cowl is worked flat in one piece from the top center towards the outer edge. After completing the knitting, the cowl is seamed together to form a loop. The bottom edge has an optional beaded edging. Lace patterns are charted as well as written in words.

Techniques Necessary

• Triangular Shawl Cast On
• Increase: Yarn Over
• Decreases: k2tog, ssk, CDD, sk2po
• Making Bobbles
• Beaded Bind Off
• Blocking
• Mattress Stitch

Finished measurements: approximately 26”/66 cm circumference when seamed & 17”/43 cm depth from center neck to point.

Yarn: 380 yards of fingering weight (CYCA #1) yarn.

Samples made with
Moss Fibers “Moss High Twist” (85% Extra Fine Superwash Merino, 15% Nylon; 394 yds /100 g), one skein in “The Maine Event”. Beads in sample are Dyna-Mites silver-lined translucent rainbow clear #6 round with square hole.
and
Sea Change Fibers “Fjord Tweed Fingering” (89% American Merino/Rambouillet, 11% nupps; 440 yds/100 g), one skein in “Democracy”. Beads in sample are Bead Biz bronze-lined crystal AB 6/0.

Gauge: 22 sts and 40 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter stitch, unblocked and 20 sts and 38 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter stitch, blocked, using size needle to obtain gauge.

Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm) 24”/cm circular needle or size needed for gauge. Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Other Materials: stitch marker, tapestry needle, 29 size 6/0 seed beads, crochet hook that will fit inside your beads – such as a #13/.9 mm crochet hook or a .75 mm or 1.0 mm Fleegle Beader.