Rafinesque Cowl by Zabet Kempfert

Rafinesque Cowl

Knitting
September 2017
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stranded stockinette stitch in the round, blocked
US 7 - 4.5 mm
990 yards (905 m)
9.5” tall x 31” circumference, blocked
English
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Princess Skin
noun

  1. Knit Picks Slang A serious conditions resulting in itching, irritation, and discomfort when wearing all but the softest and finest of fibers.
  2. Something you won’t need to worry about with this double thick, seamless, ultra-soft Merino cowl.

The Rafinesque Cowl is worked in the round as a long tube, using a provisional cast on and grafting to form a seamless round. A series of slipped stitches help the cowl lie flat, without twisting. The stranded design features some three-color rows, with instructions included to modify for two-color rows.

This pattern is charted.