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Perforate is a simple cowl knitted with 2 hanks of merino singles held double. Its 6-stitch pattern is easy to remember but gives a graphic, textured result that’s suitable for simple or busy yarns - whatever you’ve got in your stash. Why not hold two different colourways double to make something truly unique?

Sizing

One Size:
24cm x 84cm (laid flat) / 168cm (circumference)
9.5” x 33” (laid flat) / 66” (circumference)

Perforate is designed to loosely wrap around the neck twice. It can easily be adjusted to be smaller, if desired, by casting on fewer stitches. Reduce in multiples of 6 stitches; each reduction will make the cowl approximately 4cm / 1.5” smaller.

Stitches

knit
purl
knit 2 together
yarn over

Other Techniques

knitting in the round
long tail cast on
Elizabeth Zimmerman’s sewn bind-off

Sample Details

Yarn: Giddy Aunt Yarns Merino Singles in Oddball #120 (Blood Red)

Accessibility

Perforate includes two versions of the pattern: the main version, and a second version designed for low vision and screen reader users.

Both versions of the pattern are colour blind friendly.

The accessible version of the pattern has:

• 24 point sans-serif font (Arial) throughout
• Fully saturated black text on white background
• Single column layout
• Left-aligned text
• No italics
• No header or footer – just page numbers (bottom left)
• Consistent use of heading tags for easy navigation
• Internal links to aid navigation
• All instructions written out in text without reliance on diagrams or charts
• All words written out in full (i.e. no abbreviations)
• No bulleted lists
• No tables
• Tested with screen readers

You can read full details here: Accessible Patterns