The Rosey Winter Cowl lets you put your favorite bulky variegated yarns on full display! Go bold and dramatic with bright colors and contrasting borders. Or keep it simple and classy using one color in a calm earthy tone. You’ll get to enjoy working garter stitch borders and the French braid-like columns which are as fun to knit as they are interesting to look at.

The comfy size shown stands tall on its own. You can also wear it doubled for a looser fit that sits below the chin. Minimal shaping ensures a close-fitting cowl with a bottom edge that spreads flat. It’ll keep your keep neck cozy and warm without adding bulk at the back like a shawl or scarf will.

The Rosey Winter Cowl is quickly knit with one or two colors of yarn. Use your scraps or full skeins to create one for you and one for a friend.

Customizing this cowl to your heart’s content is easy. Simple modifications are included to help you get the size and fit you want.

CONSTRUCTION
The Rosey Winter Cowl is worked from the bottom up and in the round beginning with familiar garter stitch. The body of this cowl is just a one round repeat that you’ll work until it’s as tall as you want it to be. This simple repeat uses the knit one below technique to create a textural pattern that looks like a French braid. Link provided to video tutorial.

Once you’ve reached the desired height, shaping is worked. Then the top edge of garter stitch finishes off this cowl. With the bulky yarn this cowl works up very quickly.

The Rosey Winter Cowl allows your variegated bulky yarn to shine. However it would look just as good in any tonal, plain, gradient, or speckled yarns too.

YARNY DETAILS

YARN USED: MC Witch Candy (100% Superwash Merino Singles; single ply super bulky; 76 yds / 69 m per 100g skein): sample uses 1 skein of I’ll Buy My Own Damn Roses.
CC Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky ( 85% Wool, 15% Mohair - Goat; single ply bulky; 125 yds / 114 m per skein); sample uses one skein of 05 Onyx.

NOTE that the Witch Candy Yarn is closer to a bulky than a super bulky worked on US US #11 ( 8.0 mm) needles. There is a range of thicknesses in the bulky/super bulky yarn so chose your yarn carefully and make a swatch.

YARDAGE: MC 39 yd / 35 m; CC (borders) 33 yds / 30 m.

SIZE: Circumference 18” / 46 cm at top edge; 20” /51 cm at bottom edge; height 5.5” / 14 cm. This comfy size can stretch to 24” / 61 cm along the top. Circumference and height are adjustable.

NEEDLES: US #11 ( 8.0 mm) is recommended or size to obtain gauge. 20” / 50 cm or longer circular needle.

YARN SUBSTITUTION: Any single ply bulky yarn. Plied yarns may also be used, but may not have the same look. Thick and thin yarns may work when used doubled. See Tester project pages for successful yarns. Use the yarn that makes you happy.

GAUGE: 10 sts x 20 rows = 4” / 10 cm worked in the round in garter st (and blocked); 11 sts x 20 rows = 4” / 10 cm worked in the round in knit one below pattern (and blocked); A different gauge will affect drape, yardage required, and size.

NOTIONS REQUIRED: Tapestry needle, 1 unique BOR marker and 4 stitch markers.

SKILLS USED“ : K, p, knit one below, and p2tog.

PATTERN INCLUDES:

• Tips for a stretchy long-tail cast-on and video tutorial link
• Tips for working one-below stitches and video tutorial link
• Video tutorial to work knit one below stitch
• Written instructions for modified standard bind-off
• Yardage required for bulky yarn cast-on
• Modifications to make cowl wider and taller
• Schematic

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