Simple Cowl Beginner Pattern
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Embrace winter with this simple cowl beginner pattern. Knit one rectangle and sew one seam. The garter stitch makes it warm & squishy!
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About the Pattern
Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Skill Level: Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Pattern Name: Humility
Techniques
Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:
Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Knit Stitch
Yarn & Substitutions
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 100 – 110 yards (91 – 101 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Alternative Yarn Substitute Options:
- Lion Brand Hometown Yarn (acrylic option)
- Cascade Yarns Pacific Chunky
- Hobbii Umami
- Rico Designs Creative Twist
- Rowan Big Wool (100% wool)
- Yarn Bee Dream Supreme
- Paint Box Yarns Wool Blend Super Chunky
Check out Yarnsub’s for more yarn substitutions.
Needles & Notions
Needle Size: US 15 (10mm) Knitting Needles
Gauge
9 STS & 15 rows per 4″ (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below
Details
Measurements, before seaming: 18″ wide x 13″ height (46cm x 33cm)
Gauge: 9 STS & 15 rows per 4″ (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 5.6oz (160g)
Notes
Reversible.
CO edge is the height.
Knit using the garter knit stitch.
This cowl is knit flat, when you’re finished knitting you’ll sew the CO & BO edges together making it a cowl.
Knitting Abbreviations
*– * – repeat between * to end of round
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
STS – stitches
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Pattern Instructions
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Knit Flat:
CO 30 STS
Knit every row until you’ve used up about 1 skein of yarn, I knit about 75 rows.
BO loosely.
Block to stretch out the stitches.
I stretched it out lengthwise, not widthwise.
Sew CO and BO edges together, creating vertical rows.
Weave in the ends.
Block, if desired.
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