Close Cables Cowl
Close Cables Cowl is simply a tube, knit in the round, first on a small needle, then on a big fat needle. That´s it. No increasing or decreasing needed, a perfect introduction to cables ;)
Sizes
S/M (L/XL)
Yarn
Abuelita Thick and Thin 200 (300) g
Needles
Short circular needle US 9 and long circular needle US 19
Cable needle (We used an additional short circular needle, size not important)
Gauge
Increasing as you go, as long as you use the recommended needle size, you´ll be fine.
Pattern
Cast on 80 (100) s on a small circular needle us 9, join in the round and and knit the following rounds 4 (5) times:
Round 1 - 4: *K 8 s, P 2 s* Repeat between * and * until end of the round.
Round 5: *Place 4 s on cable needle in front of the work. K the next 4 s. K the 4 s from cable needle. P 2 s.* Repeat between * and * until end of the round.
Round 6-8: As round 1-4.
Switch to US 19 needles. Repeat the 8 rounds 4 (5) more times, but the last time, bind off directly after round 5 in the following manner:
Switch back to US 9 needles. Use a regular bind off, but knit twice in each stitch before binding them off, to make the bind off edge loose enough. Do this by knitting first in the front loop of the stitch, then in the back loop. Pull first stitch over and off as usual, before knitting in the front loop of the next stitch. Pull over and off again, before knitting in the back loop. Pull over and off. And so on until you´ve made your way around. Weave in the loose ends.
torsdag, august 11, 2011 at 7:16PM Print Article
Reader Comments (14)
How many skeins of yarn does the pattern require? I love it love it love it!!!!!
Thanks! The yarn amount is stated above, depending on size :)
Was the color used Cornflower?
No, it Dusk ;)
Hi, this is a beautiful cable cowl. I can't wait to make it. I just have about the increase. It says to increase as you go along, but it doesn't say where to increase or what row to increase. Can you please help me with that so I can start this project right away. Thanks so much.
There is a small errata in the pattern, I was confused with the mm and thought I needed 9 mm
Pinner
Short circular needle US 9 (5,5 mm) and long circular needle US 19 15 mm
Sorry, fixed;)
What do you mean by k8s, p2s? Knit 8 stitches slip 8 then purl 2 slip 2? English translation please!
It is all in English. K means knit, s means stitches. Please make your comment to the project where you need help, otherwise it is confusing for others and very hard for us to help you;)
Beautiful cowl! Just a little comment re Gauge: it means that be switching from smaller needles to bigger needles you will get a necessary encrease in a pattern, i.e. no need to add stitches (as you can see on the picture, the cowl is narrow on top and wider around shoulders).
If using a different yarn, what is the weight? Seems like heavy worsted?
We´ve listed it as bulky;)
Hi there when you say 'short' US 9 circular needle - how short is short? 40cm? 60cm? Or doesn't it matter?
40 cm:)