This single skein cowl uses reversible cables so it can be worn either way round with different cables on each side.
If you can’t decide which side you want to show the world, the pattern also includes a moebius version which shows both sides of the cable at once!
Yarn Weight: DK
Yarn
- 100g DK yarn
- Orange samples use WoollyChic HeartSpun DK (70% Bluefaced Leicester / 30% Tencel, 250m per 100g), 1 x 100g skein. Regular sample used 73g /183m.
- Green sample uses Ewe & Ply Shropshire Ply 2018 Double Knitting (34% Welsh mule, 28% Shropshire, 20% Sherino (Shetland x merino), 18% Bluefaced Leicester, 120m per 50g), 2 x 50g skeins. Sample used 80g/192m.
Needles
- For Regular Cowl: 4mm (US 8), 60cm circular, or needles required to achieve stated tension
- For Moebius Cowl: 80-100cm circular with short tips, or needles required to achieve stated tension
Notions
- 4mm Cable needle
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers: 6 (regular) or 13 (moebius) including one contrasting for beg of rnd
Finished Measurements
- Regular Cowl: 50.5 cm / 20” circumference x 15.5 cm /6 1⁄4” height
- Moebius Cowl: 55 cm /21 3⁄4” centre line circumference x 15 cm / 6” height
Notes
- You can find an excellent video tutorial for Cat Bordhi’s Moebius Cast On and the basics of moebius knitting (by Cat Bordhi herself!) at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVnTda7F2V4.
- The direction of the moebius twist is set with the cast-on. It does not matter which direction the twist goes.
- To reduce the circumference of the regular cowl, remove 1 x 34 stitch repeat from cast-on.