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Grab your cable knit cowl knitting pattern! Chunky, squishy cables knit from top to bottom.
About:
Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
PDF Bonus: Checklist
Techniques:
Knit in the Round
Knit & Purl Stitches
Cable Stitch
Materials:
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 125 – 150 yards {114 – 137 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 13 {9mm} Knitting Needles with a 24″ {60cm} Cable
Extras: Stitch Marker, Cable Needle
Yarn Substitutes:
Cascade Lana Grande
Lang Yarns Virginia
Phildar Phil Alaska
Rowan Big Wool Yarn
MillaMia Super Chunky
Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.
Details:
Measurements: 11 1/2″ wide x 11 1/2″ height {30cm x 30cm}
Gauge: 5 STS & 6 rounds per 4″ {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 8.3oz {235g}
Notes:
Not reversible.
Knit bottom up.
Knit using the cable knit stitch.
Knit in the round with a circular needle.
When knitting in the round you’re always knitting the right side of your work.
Pattern, Knit in the Round:
CO 80 STS, PM, join in the round
Rounds 1-40: *P2, K8*
EXCEPT Rounds 6, 16, 26, 36: *P2, C8F*
Round 41: BO in pattern
Weave in the ends.
Block, if desired
Abbreviations:
* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
C8F – cable8front – Transfer 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 4 stitches and then knit the 4 stitches off the cable needle
CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
PM – place marker
STS – stitches
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