This pattern is found in Knit Happy with Self-Striping Yarn and cannot be purchased as an individual download. The book is available for purchase HERE on Indiebound or HERE on Amazon.

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Here’s the trouble with feet. They are small. Okay, not my feet. I have big feet, but other people have small feet, and self-striping sock yarn is designed for feet. That often means the yarn has small stripes, and if you are knitting a cowl, small stripes can spell trouble. Small stripes are tricky to use in cowls because necks are larger than feet. Well, when your stripes are small, this is how you stretch a stripe. The Encompassing Cowl uses a nifty trick. By alternating between the self-striping yarn and a contrasting color every other round, the stripes from the self-striping yarn look wider. Suddenly, sock yarn with narrow stripes works perfectly for humans with necks larger than their feet. Ta-da! It’s magic.

SIZES
ONE SIZE

YARN
Fingering weight yarn, Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock

Sample shown in ‘I Was Drunk, It was Comic-Con’ & ‘Tiniest Umbrella’

Main Color: 200 yards / 183 m
Contrasting Color: 260 yards/ 238 m

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Length: 21.25 inches / 54 cm
B. Circumference: 20 inches / 51 cm

NEEDLES
US 5 (3.75 mm) 16-inch (40-cm) circular needles, or as required to meet gauge

US 3 (3.25 mm) 16-inch (40-cm) circular needles, or as required to meet gauge

GAUGE
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch in the round on LARGER needles after blocking

TOOLS
Tape measure, 1 Stitch marker, Scrap yarn, Scissors, Tapestry needle

ERRATA
p.87 YARN (column 1)
1 skein of MC and 1 skein of CC
Main Color: 200 yards (183 m)
Contrasting Color: 260 yards (238 m)