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The matching Jacob’s Walk Hat is also available.

The Jacob’s Walk Cowl
This cowl utilizes the simple technique of
working stitches in only one colour each row and
slipping, whilst achieving a strong graphic look in
high contrast colours or a more muted look with
lower contrast colours, but only ever working
with one strand of working yarn at a time,
producing a colour work look the easy way!
In 3 easy steps, that start and end with a
crossed stitch detailed 2x2 ribbing, you will have
a striking looking snuggly cowl. The matching Jacob’s Walk Hat as pictured here is also available.

Knitting skills & techniques used:
Intermediate: Casting on, binding off, knitting, slipping stitches purlwise, and working Left Twist stitches for the ribbing detail.

Materials:
The following yarn usage amount is an approximate guide and is in fact a little over the actual amount I used, as I add around 10% to the amounts as a buffer
in view of differences between knitters gauge and such, and so as to give you a few grams room:
Requires approx. 192 yards / 176 metres DK weight yarn. For the Sample I used:
West Yorkshire Spinners Jacob DK, 100g, 246 yards (225 meters)
Yarn A: Brown Black, 111 yards / 101 meters
Yarn B: Light Grey, 81 yards / 74 meters
Needles: 5mm / US 8 (16 Inch / 40 cm circular needles can be used).
Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle / crochet hook to weave ends

Gauge: 4” (10 cm) on 5 mm/US 8 needles (after blocking). 22 sts & 30 rounds
The pattern stitch is 16 stitches over 30 rounds (I would suggest casting on at least 32 stitches - 2 repeats therefore, divided by a marker, to have
enough to measure). This can be found on page 2, rounds 1 – 30 of ‘Main Section’ of the chart / written instructions, x1.
Incorrect Gauge can affect finished measurements / yarn usage.

Finished measurements & relating notes:
Circumference Length: 26”/ 66cm, (13” / 33cm lying flat) Width / Depth: 8” / 20cm
The Width can be increased / decreased by adding extra / reducing number of repeats, and there is a reminder at the point of cast on where you can add additional multiples of the 16 stitch patterning on page 2, where you can do that if you wish to.
If you wish to increase the depth of your cowl, once you have worked the ‘Main Section’ chart x2 on page 3 (as detailed in step2), you can add additional repeats of these rounds 1- 30 to your preference. Likewise, you can stop after the first repeat of
the ‘Main Section’ chart, to make a shallower cowl, perhaps for a child.