Gellet Cowl by Vikki Perkins

Gellet Cowl

Knitting
April 2024
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 13 rows = 2 inches
in Stockinette in the round
US 8 - 5.0 mm
345 - 355 yards (315 - 325 m)
One size.
English
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The small u-shaped cables on this top-down cowl look like little cups or bowls filled with liquid. I called this Gellet which is an Old English word for bowl.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knit, purl, cabling

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 72 cm / 28 inches unstretched; 104 cm / 41 inches stretched
Height: 34 cm / 13 ½ inches

Gauge – unblocked
9 stitches and 13 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Approximate yardage - est. 239 g / 8.5 oz. (320m / 350 yds.)

Yarn
Bernat Chunky Solids (aka Bernat 1 lb. Chunky) 400 g (14.1 oz), 1 ball. Colour White. Any currently available Worsted (#4) or Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 8 (5 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle, cable needle