Bold and dramatic chess is a unisex cowl or scarf that’s soft against your neck, long enough to wrap, and interesting to knit. This design uses slip stitch to show off the chainette construction of the woolfolk FÅR yarn, then pairs it with ribbed lines to give a checkerboard effect, finishing with I-cord for a clean edge. The knit fabric is beautifully textured and fully reversible -- a perfect twist-and-wrap infinity cowl or ample scarf that’s long enough to wrap snugly with plenty left to hang.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
COWL
Circ 52”/132cm
Width 9 ½”/24cm
SCARF
Length 68”/173cm
Width 10 ¼”/26cm

YARN
4 (5) skeins woolfolk FÅR (100% Ultimate Merino® wool; 142 yds/130m per 50gm skein) or
Approx 550 (700)yds/500 (650)m worsted weight yarn

NEEDLES and NOTIONS

• Sizes 9 US/5.5mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• For cowl, tapestry needle and waste yarn

GAUGE
20 sts and 32 rows = 4”/10cm in Chess Board Rib (blocked).

CONSTRUCTION
Cowl: Begun with provisional cast-on, then worked back-and-forth; ends are grafted to form circle.
Scarf: Worked back-and-forth.