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Skörda
(Skörda means harvest in swedish and is pronounced like skur-da)
This cowl is a great way to use leftover DK skeins, it’s written for 2 colors, but you can get creative with it and use as many colors as you want. It’s worked from the top down and you slowly increase throughout the cowl so the bottom is a larger circumference than the top. And with many changing stitch patterns and colors this cowl is the perfect fast and fun project to keep your interest throughout. There is no stranded colorwork involved, instead you work with mosaic knitting which only uses 1 color per row.
MATERIALS
YARN - DK weight approx:
» Color A: 150 yards {137 m}
» Color B: 175 yards {160 m}
Yardage may vary if your gauge/yarn is different
Sample uses:
Featherfin yarn Cashmerino DK
80% SW Merino, 20% Mongolian Cashmere (270 yds {250 m} per 100g) in the colorways ‘Red Amethyst’ & ‘Magnolia’
NEEDLES
US 8 (5.0 mm) 16” {40 cm} circular needles
Or size needed to match gauge
You may find it more comfortable to switch to 24” {60 cm} circular cable length after a couple of increase rounds, but it’s not necessary to knit this cowl.
OTHER MATERIALS
Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker
SIZING
A - Cowl length = 15” {38 cm}
B - Top of Cowl Circumference = 19.25” {49 cm}
C- Bottom of Cowl Circumference = 26.5” {67.5 cm}
GAUGE
Stockinette in the round (after blocking)
20 sts/26 rounds = 4” {10 cm}
TECHNIQUES
Knit, Purl, Simple Increasing, Mosaic Knitting: 1 color at a time, slipping stitches, Simple Lace: K2TOG, SSK, YO, Striping. NO STRANDED COLORWORK! You only work with 1 color at a time :)
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- First published: April 2019
- Page created: April 6, 2019
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