I designed the Follow the Leader Cowl to teach Fusion Knitting. Practice each new skill over a few rounds before learning a new one, learn to read your knitting, and quickly identify mistakes by checking that your contrast colour design follows the main colour design. Use you new skills to create fabulous reversible cabled designs. There are many Fusion Knitting Resources to help you along the way.

With Fusion Knitting, you alternate between your two colours on each round of the project to create a motif that is the same on each side of the fabric. The main colour yarn is worked first and leads all cable movements. The contrast colour must follow the main colour’s lead.

The pattern includes instructions for making the DK or Worsted weight cowl. The DK weight cowl is longer and can be worn wrapped twice around your neck. The Worsted weight version just slips on! You can also just the circumference.

DK Weight Version
Yarn: Symfonie Hand Dyed Yarns Viva; Wedding Rose (MC), Pink Guava (CC); 1 skein each
Needles: 3.75 mm/ US #5
Gauge: 23 sts and 48 rounds to 4 in/10 cm in purlwise garter worked flat
Finished Size: 6 in/ 15 cm height; 43 in/ 109 cm circumference; adjustable.
Yarn Used: 200 yd/ 183 m of each colour.

Worsted Weight Version
Yarn: Symfonie Hand Dyed Yarns Bella; Spicy Mustard (MC), Mirror (CC); 1 skein each
Needles: 4.5 mm/ US #7 circular needles 20 in/ 50 cm
Gauge: 19 sts and 44 rounds to 4 in/10 cm in purlwise garter worked flat
Finished Size: 6.75 in/ 17 cm height; 22 in/ 56 cm circumference; adjustable.
Yarn Used: 120 yd/ 110 m of each colour.

Notions: cable needle, tapestry needle, repeat markers, 1 end of the round marker.
Resources: Fusion Knitting Resources

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