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I love the look of knitted stitches. I also love the look of chunky cables, but sometimes I’m not really feeling like making cables. Sometimes I just want to enjoy the process of making a quick, simple stockinette project, but want it to look a bit fancier than plain stockinette… Enter Large-Gauge Stitches and the Gaugetastic Cowl!

Large-Gauge Stitches are created with a crochet hook in knitted fabric before the stitches are bound off. Because of this, you can easily jazz up any piece of simple knitwear without adding more bulk to your project. (A great skill to have in your crafting toolbox!)

This quick cowl uses only 1 skein of DK yarn with the option of adding a contrasting Slub yarn to highlight your Large-Gauge Stitches. Because the fancy steps all happen towards the end of the project, this is the perfect cowl for Zoom knitting since it is worked as stockinette in the round for about 90% of the time.

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Notes
Pattern includes links to relevant tutorials. Tutorials are also posted to the the YumiYarns Tutorials page.

One Size:
8” (20 cm) x 28.75” (73 cm)

Yarn:
MC - dk-weight
231 yds (211 m)

Optional:
CC - fingering-weight slub
437 yds (400 m)

Sample Used:
Lavender Lune Yarn Co - DK
Colorway: Finn
100% SW Merino
231 yds / 100 g

Lavender Lune Yarn Co - Slub Fingering
Colorway: Frosted Birch
90/10 SW Merino/Nylon
437 yds / 100 g

Needles:
US 7/G7 (4.5 mm) Crochet Hook
US 4 (3.5 mm) Circular Needle
or sizes and preferred needle/hook type to obtain gauge

Notions:

• Measuring Tape
• Scissors
• Stitch Markers
• Tapestry Needle

Gauge:
20 sts x 32 rnds / 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette, blocked

Stitches/Techniques Used:

• Bind Off

• German Twisted Cast On

• Knit

• Large Gauge Stitches

• Purl

• Knitting in Ends