The Just Lines e-book further explores the use of the Reversible Slipped Stitch Line.

Cables take stitches and move them around in your knitting to create beautifully textured designs. I find knitting cables addictive as I am always anticipating where the cable will move to next. This cowl mimics the look and feel of cables using slipped stitches.

This reversible cowl looks to have cables popping off of its 2 color garter stitch background but these are really lines of slipped stitches that are shifted around with increases and de-creases. The slipped stitches create texture by raising the stitch over the surface of the knitting. These slipped stitches are also applied to both sides of the fabric to make a completely reversible accessory.

The resultant fabric has the drape and feel of garter stitch but the lines are double thick creating extra squishiness. With different colored lines on each side, it feels like you have two different accessories and you don’t have to worry about putting it on with the right side showing. Or you can make a longer cowl to wrap around twice to show off both sides of the fabric at the same time.

Dive into your stash and try this new technique. You can make this cowl in any weight of yarn to any circumference and depth. Look for 2 smooth yarns of similar thickness and where one of the yarns is a solid colour.

Please see choosing yarn, please see Choosing Your Yarn in the Mary W Martin Knits Group.

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