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Checked Cowl
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This cowl looks complicated with the three colors but you are only working with one color per round so it’s actually a good beginner project. It’s a good stash buster, too. Find 3 skeins of yarn in the same color family and CO!
Skills Needed
General knitting skills.
JENY’S STRETCHY BIND-OFF
Size
Cowl is approximately 27in./69cm. in circumference as written but is easy to adjust. Just make sure to CO a multiple of 4. Sample is 12in./30.5cm. tall.
Materials
Yarn
Three strands worsted weight yarn worked together:
70 yds./64m. of a light color tone
130 yds./119m. of a medium color tone
130 yds./119m. of a dark color tone
Shown in:
Woolfolk Tynd 100% Ovis 21 ultimate Merino, 223 yds per 50g skein used DOUBLED
1 skein color 05
Sincere Sheep Equity 100% Rambouillet, 255 yds per 2 oz skein used DOUBLED
1 skein Winter’s Night
Quince and co. Lark 100% american wool, 134 yds per 50g skein used SINGLE
1 skein Kittywake
Needles
US 9 circ 24” or shorter
US 10 or 10.5 circ 24” or shorter
Change needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Gauge
18–19 sts in 4” in St st; row gauge not important.

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- First published: November 2014
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