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Learn the chevron seed stitch while making a super bulky cowl! This is a beginner knitting pattern, knit flat, using only knit & purl stitches. :)
About:
Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
PDF Bonus: Ad-Free Video
Techniques:
Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
Knit & Purl Stitches
Materials:
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 300 – 310 yards {274 – 283 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles
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, before seaming: 64″ wide x 10″ height {162cm x 25cm}
Gauge: 9 STS & 15 rows per 4″ {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 17.4oz {494g}
Notes:
Not reversible.
CO edge is the height.
Knit using the chevron knit stitch.
This cowl is knit flat, when you’re finished knitting you’ll sew the CO & BO edges together to make it a cowl.
Video:
Click here to watch the “Chevron Seed Knit Stitch” video tutorial.
Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:
CO 24 STS
Row 1 {RS}: *P1, K3*
Row 2 {WS}: K1 *P5, K1, P1, K1* P5, K1, P1,
Row 3 {RS}: K2 *P1, K3* P1, K1
Row 4 {WS}: P2, K1, P1, K1 *P5, K1, P1, K1* P3
Repeat rows 1-4 for 64″, or desired length.
BO in the P1, K3* pattern.
Sew the CO & BO edges together.
Weave in the ends.
Block, if desired.
Modification option:
The sides curl a little bit, so you could add a few stitches to create a border on each side
Abbreviations:
* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off
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}
RS – right side
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side
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