Cowl Scarf Knitting Pattern

Simple Cowl Scarf Knitting Pattern is knit flat using just knit & purl stitches that gives you lots of squish and the perfect drape!

A fun twist on the seed stitch…

Cowl Scarf laying on a faux fur blanket

About the Pattern

Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Skill Level: Beginner
Bonus: Video
Pattern Name: Rainy Day

Techniques

Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:

Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Knit & Purl Stitches
Clean Edge

Yarn & Substitutions

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 170 – 180 yards (155 – 165 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Rowan, Big Wool

This stitch with this yarn… all the texture and squishiness!!! This super bulky yarn is lightweight. It has beautiful stitch definition and it’s light and airy, so you have a quick, super bulky project that’s squishy and cozy. This is one of my new favorite yarns! (This is not an ad. I’m just lovin’ this yarn! #notsponsored.)

Needles & Notions

Needle Size: US 11 (8mm) Knitting Needles

Gauge

10 1/2 sts & 17 rows per 4” (10cm) square (knit flat in the pattern below)

close-up of a knitted swatch with a wood gauge

Details

Measurements: 52″ x 9″ (132cm x 23cm)
Gauge: 10 1/2 sts & 17 rows per 4” (10cm) square (knit flat in the pattern below)
Weight: 9.7oz (275g)

Notes

Reversible.
The CO edge is the width.
Knit using the Box Knit Stitch.

Video

Knitting Abbreviations

*– * – repeat between * to end of round
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
K1TBL – knit 1 stitch through the back loop
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
RS – right side
S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side
WYIF – with yarn in front

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Pattern Instructions

Knit flat:

CO 24 STS

Row 1 (WS): WYIF S1PW, *P2, K2* P2, WYIF S1PW

Row 2 (RS): K1TBL *K2, P2* K2, K1TBL (k the k’s and p the p’s)

Row 3 (WS): WYIF S1PW *K2, P2* K2 WYIF S1PW

Row 4 (RS): K1TBL *P2, K2* P2, K1TBL (k the k’s and p the p’s) 

Repeat rows 1-4 for 52” from the CO edge, or desired length.

Finish:

End on a row 3 and BO in the row 4 pattern.

You can seam the CO edge and BO edges together to make it an infinity scarf, or you can leave it unseamed to wear as a scarf.

Blocking:

No blocking necessary.

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