NewspriNt Cowl

by Haven leavitt
This is an oversized brioche cowl, knit in the round. Brioche creates a squishy, dense fabric, perfect for keeping warm on a frigid winter day. Two contrasting colors of yarn are worked in paired rows. During the first round, the dark is worked and carried over the light, which is slipped, via yarn over. The next round, the light is worked and carried over the dark. The circumference of this cowl may be adjusted by casting on any even number of stitches.

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Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted (100% merino wool; 210 yds [192 m]/ 3.5 oz [100 gm]; CYCA 4): #615 Sotobosque (L), 1 skein, #195 black (D), 2 skeins. Note: the colors are referred to in the pattern as dark (D) and light (L). Although each color has roughly the same number of total stitches worked, the dark color uses more yarn. Please keep this in mind when purchasing yarn and deciding on the desired depth of your cowl. Needles: Size 8 US (5.0 mm) 24 circular needle. Adjust needle size to obtain correct gauge. Notions: Stitch marker (m); tapestry needle

Materials

available sizes
One size fit all.

MeasureMents GauGe

10 deep and 40 in circumference.

15 sts and 26 rows = 4 inches in brioche stitch worked in the round, un-stretched and un-blocked. Please note that gauge is not absolutely critical for this pattern.

stitCh GuiDe

Please note: some abbreviations are not traditional. k: knit p: purl sl: slip (as if to purl) yf: yarn forward: bring yarn to the front of work as if the next stitch were to be purled, leaving it in front while working the next k2tog. yo: yarn over: beginning with yarn in front of work, wrap the yarn completely around the right needle so that it comes out in the front of work again. st: stitch p2tog: purl the slipped D stitch and its corresponding L yarn-over together. k2tog: knit the slipped L stitch and its corresponding D yarn-over together.

instruCtions
CoWL With D cast on 160 stitches using the long tail cast on method. Set up round with L: Join L at the end opposite your working D yarn and begin next round: *K1, yf, sl1; rep from * to end of row. Note: Be sure to leave the yarn in back at the end of the row, laying it across the slipped stitch and over (not between) your needle. This maintains the last yo. After completing this, you should see one knitted L stitch, then an L yarn-over that crosses over the slipped D stitch, repeated around. There should be a yarn-over that crosses over every slipped stitch throughout the pattern. Join in the round and pm to mark beg of rnd. Round 1 (with D): *with yarn in front, sl 1, yo, p2tog; rep from * to end of row.

Note: Be sure to leave yarn at the front of work at the end of this rnd. You will observe a D yarn-over paired with its slipped L partner throughout the pattern. Round 2 (with L): *k2tog, yf, sl1; rep from * to the end of rnd. Again, be sure to leave the yarn in back at the end of the rnd, laying across the slipped stitch and over the top of the needle. L will always hang to the back of the work at the end of the rnd. Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until the cowl is 10 or desired depth. Note: once the cowl is bound off and allowed to stretch in circumference, it will shrink a bit in depth. Please take this into consideration when deciding when to bind off; you may wish to make it a bit longer than you actually want the finished depth to be. Bind Off loosely using the following technique: *knit 2 together through the back loop, return this stitch to the left hand needle; rep from * until all stitches have been bound off. FiniShing Weave in ends and block, stretching width-wise to emphasize the brioche stitch. Haven Leavitt was born and raised in Alaska, learned to knit, then relocated to the tropical climes of Montana, where they pay people to ride horses! When shes not riding or on a sleigh, shes knitting. She shares a long-distance knitting blog, Alone Together (knitalonetogether.blogspot.com) with her Alaskan knitting guru, Liz Pedersen.

it is of the utmost importance to Tangled to provide accurate and well-written patterns. All Tangled patterns have been carefully edited for errors. if you think you may have found a mistake or need assistance with this design please contact Team Tangled at support@tangledness.com. This pattern is copyright 2011 by haven Leavitt and may not be distributed in any way. Photos by Brittany Tyler.