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Filoli Cowl is an easy-to-wear accessory that offers the comfort of a cozy triangular shawl without the need to style it. It is named after a beautiful historic house and garden in the SF Bay Area.

The cowl features two types of mosaic patterns and garter stitch. Looking more complex than it is, all colorwork requires working with just one color per row and the whole cowl is almost completely worked with knit and slipped stitches - very little purling, yay!

The piece is knit flat from the back neck towards the wide front section and shaped with increases. The edges are polished with built-in i-cord that is continued in the two-color i-cord bind off, video tutorial provided. Colors are carried along the edge and hidden in the i-cord edging, so there’s no yarn cutting and just a couple of ends to weave in in the end! Mosaic stitch patterns are both charted and written out.

Yarn

• DK weight yarn in two colors, 230yds / 210m each
• Sample yarn, color 1 (cA), off-white - Berroco Vintage DK (52% acrylic, 40% wool, 8% nylon, 290yds / 265m, 3.5oz / 100g) in color Buttercream
• Sample yarn, color 2 (cB), coral - Glitter DK by Peninsula Yarn (75% superwash merino, 20% nylon, 5% gold stellina, 231yds / 211m, 3.5oz / 100g) in color Coral

Needles and Gauge

• US 6 / 4mm straight or circular needles
• 23 sts and 46 rows in 4” / 10cm in garter stitch, unblocked
• 21sts and 44 rows in 4” / 10cm in garter stitch, blocked
• Swatch to determine the needle size that helps to fit the gauge
• Although gauge is not crucial for this pattern, note that differences in it will affect the required yardage and the final size of the cowl

Size

• Width at the deepest point in front 21” / 53cm
• Width at the narrowest point in back 6.7” / 17cm
• Upper opening circumference, unstretched 22” / 56cm

Construction

• The cowl is worked flat starting from the back neck. It is shaped with increases along one side.
• Once the cowl reaches the required length, increases stop to create space for the future back neck seam.
• The fabric is composed of two types of mosaic / slipped stitch patterns and garter stitch.
• All patterns are worked with the built-in i-cord edge at the beginning and end of each row.
• The piece is finished with two-color i-cord bind off, then seamed at the back neck.