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This quick-knitting cowl was designed with new knitters in mind. It offers friendly practice for circular knitting, simple knit-purl patterns, and working easy shaping with decreases. Worked with less than 200 yards/182 meters of chunky weight yarn and large needles, the finished cowl makes a great gift for friends and family, or a good closet stand-by for the cold winter months.

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This pattern is part of our BT by Brooklyn Tweed pattern line; a collection of skill-accessible knitting patterns written in a concise, visually appealing way. Each pattern offers a beginner-friendly entry point into the larger world of Brooklyn Tweed yarns and patterns. Projects you make from BT by Brooklyn Tweed will be straightforward to knit and fun to wear!

Construction

• Cowl is worked circularly from the bottom up.

Finished Dimensions

• 25” (63.5 cm) top circumference; 27½“ (70 cm) base circumference; 10¾” (27.5 cm) length

Yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor Lodge — 125 yards (114 meters) per 100g skein

• 2 skeins
• Photographed in color Burnished

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Brooklyn Tweed Quarry — 200 yards (182 meters) per 100g skein

• 1 skein
• Photographed in color Pumice

Yardage

• Approximately 185 total yards/169 total meters of chunky weight wool yarn

Gauge

• 3.5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch
• 14 stitches and 20 rounds = 4”/10cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking

Needles

Main needle

• suggested size US 10½ (6.5 mm)
• 16”/40 cm circular needle

Ribbing needle

• suggested size US 10 (6 mm)
• 1 size smaller than main needle
• 16”/40 cm circular needle

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Reading Charts
• Video — Italian Tubular Bind Off
• Blocking 101

Skill Level
1 out of 5: Beginner