Betty Martin Cowl by Elizabeth Lovick

Betty Martin Cowl

Knitting
March 2017
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in pattern stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
Child - Large Adult
English

This cowl uses a simple stitch pattern which has the advantage of being as attractive on the ‘wrong’ side as on the ‘right’ side. The stitch pattern is often used in fishermen’s ganseys, and is know as Betty Martin. No one knows why…

Materials
55 (60, 70, 80, 95) g aran weight yarn
5 mm (US 8) circular needle

Sizes
To fit: child (teen, woman, plus)
Width: 7 (8, 9, 10)”
Circumference: 17 (19, 21, 23)”
Width easily adjustable.

Tension
17 st and 28 rows to 4” over pattern after washing and blocking