The Mark Hooded Cowl knitting pattern provides extra super warmth and comfort in the colder months when paired when a coat or jacket -- it was designed to withstand the blustery winds of the Harbin Ice Festival in Northern China! The all-over moss stitch creates a fantastic texture while a diamond-and-double-moss-stitch cable panel frames the hood. This knitting project is hand knit in the round at the cowl, hand knit flat at the hood and seamed together at the top of the hood. This knitting pattern is suitable for knitters with the following skills: knitting, purling, knitting in the round, cable knitting, Kitchener stitch. Make this knitting pattern a part of your knitting supplies and new knitting ideas.

Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Basic Skills Necessary:
-knitting
-purling
-cable knitting
-Kitchener stitch
-knitting in the round

Gauge:
Work 8 stitches = 4”/10cm in stockinette stitch using US size 13/9.0mm needles

Sizing / Finished Measurements:
-Adult large
-Length: 18”/45.5cm
-Circumference: 25”/63.5

Materials:
-1 pair of US size 11/8.0mm 24” circular knitting needles
-1 pair of US size 13/9.0mm 24” circular knitting needles
-1 US size 13/9.0mm cable needle
-1 size 8.0mm crochet hook (for picking up stitches)
-200 yards super bulky yarn
-1 stitch marker
-1 yarn needle

Suggested yarn:
200 yards of super bulky weight