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Time Required :
Over an hour
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lion brand® wool-ease® thick & quick® gridded knit cowl

You will get an almost stained glass effect by pairing two colours of Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® together for this knit cowl.
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Step 1

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
- Finished Circumference About 28" [71 cm]
- Finished Height About 9" [23 cm]
GAUGE: 10 sts = about 4" [10 cm] over Rnds 1-4; be sure to check your gauge
NOTES:
- Cowl is worked in one piece in the round on a circular needle.
- Cowl is worked with 2 colours of yarn, using one colour on each round. You don’t need to cut the yarn between colour changes, just carry the colour not in use along the wrong side of the cowl.

Step 2

COWL:
With B, cast on 72 sts.
Place marker for beginning of rnd and join by knitting the first st on the left hand needle with the working yarn from the right hand needle and being careful not to twist.
With B, knit one round, purl one round.
Rnds 1 and 2: With A, k1, *slip next 2 sts as if to purl with yarn in back of work, k2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, slip 2 sts as if to purl with yarn in back, k1.
Rnd 3: With B, knit.
Rnd 4: With B, purl.
Repeat Rnds 1-4 until cowl measures about 9 in. (23 cm) from beginning, end with a Rnd 4 as the last round you work.
Bind off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.

Step 3

ABBREVIATIONS
A = #611 Astroland
B = #144 Raisin
K = Knit
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
St(s) = Stitch(es)

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Materials
Materials
 
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    Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® Yarn, Solids

    Item # 10518757 
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    $9.99
    • Color: Raisin
    • Color: Raisin
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    Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® Yarn, Prints, Stripes & Metallics

    Item # 10518754 
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    $9.99
    • Color: Astroland
    • Size: 5 oz
    • Color: Astroland
    • Size: 5 oz
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    • Color: Astroland
    • Size: 5 oz
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Tools
Tools
 
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    Jumbo Locking Stitch Markers by Loops & Threads™

    Item # 10396922 
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    $8.49
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    Steel Yarn Needles by Loops & Threads™

    Item # 10154191 
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    $1.99
    • Size: #13
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Step 1

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
- Finished Circumference About 28" [71 cm]
- Finished Height About 9" [23 cm]
GAUGE: 10 sts = about 4" [10 cm] over Rnds 1-4; be sure to check your gauge
NOTES:
- Cowl is worked in one piece in the round on a circular needle.
- Cowl is worked with 2 colours of yarn, using one colour on each round. You don’t need to cut the yarn between colour changes, just carry the colour not in use along the wrong side of the cowl.

Step 2

COWL:
With B, cast on 72 sts.
Place marker for beginning of rnd and join by knitting the first st on the left hand needle with the working yarn from the right hand needle and being careful not to twist.
With B, knit one round, purl one round.
Rnds 1 and 2: With A, k1, *slip next 2 sts as if to purl with yarn in back of work, k2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, slip 2 sts as if to purl with yarn in back, k1.
Rnd 3: With B, knit.
Rnd 4: With B, purl.
Repeat Rnds 1-4 until cowl measures about 9 in. (23 cm) from beginning, end with a Rnd 4 as the last round you work.
Bind off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.

Step 3

ABBREVIATIONS
A = #611 Astroland
B = #144 Raisin
K = Knit
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
St(s) = Stitch(es)

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