Art Yarn Cowl by Erica Knudson |
I designed this cowl because I had this bright art yarn for YEARS and didn’t know what to do with it. I started this experiment, and voila! I love how it turned out. It is knit in-the-round and is an adult Women’s Medium. It is easily adapted to other sizes by subtracting from or adding to the cast on in multiples of 6 sts.
Materials:
150 yards worsted weight yarn (photo here in Red Heart Soft) This will most likely be too much yarn, but I wanted to give you a safe estimate.
150 yards art yarn (Mine was as thin as thread in places, extra bulky in others.)
Size 13 circular needle
Stitch marker, if desired, to mark the end of the row.
Instructions (from the bottom up):
With both yarns held together, cast on 72 sts (or any multiple of 6), and join, without twisting, in the round. If you prefer to use a stitch marker to mark the end of the round, place it here and move it up with each row.
1. With both yarns held together, k around. – 72 sts
2. With both yarns, p around. – 72 sts
3. With both yarns, k around. – 72 sts
4. With both yarns, (k3, p3) around. – 72 sts
5. With art yarn only, (p3, k3) around. – 72 sts
6. With both yarns, (k3, p3) around. – 72 sts
7. With both yarns, k around. – 72 sts
8. Repeat row 7.
9. Repeat row 7.
10. Art yarn only, p around. – 72 sts
11. Art yarn only, (p2tog, p10) around. – 66 sts
12. Art yarn only, p around. – 66 sts
13. Both yarns, p around. – 66 sts
14. Repeat row 13.
15. Both yarns, (p2tog, p9) around. – 60 sts
16. Worsted yarn only, k around. – 60 sts
17. Repeat row 16.
18. Repeat row 16.
19. Both yarns, k around. – 60 sts
20. Repeat row 19.
21. Repeat row 19.
22. Repeat row 19.
23. Repeat row 19.
24. Repeat row 19.
25. Worsted yarn only, k around. – 60 sts
26. Art yarn only, p around. – 60 sts
27. Art yarn only, (p2tog, p8) around. – 54 sts
28. Both yarns, p around. 54 sts
29. Repeat row 28.
30. Both yarns, k around. – 54 sts
31. Repeat row 30.
32. Repeat row 30.
33. Repeat row 30.
34. Repeat row 30.
35. Worsted yarn only, k around. – 54 sts
36. Art yarn only, k around. – 54 sts
37. Both yarns, k around. – 54 sts
38. Repeat row 37.
39. Both yarns, (kfb, k8) around. – 60 sts
40. Both yarns, p around. – 60 sts
41. Both yarns, (p2tog, p8) around. – 54 sts
42. Art yarn only, p around. – 54 sts
43. Both yarns, p around. – 54 sts
Bind off VERY loosely in knit.
Weave in ends. Block if desired. Be artsy.
Key:
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 together, a method of decreasing
kfb = a method of increasing
p = purl
p2tog = purl 2 together, a method of decreasing
sts = stitch, stitches
Pattern by Erica Knudson at handmadebyerica.blogspot.com.
You can use this pattern for free, but please don't sell it as your own.