Simple Seed Stitch Cowl Pattern

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This is a Simple Seed Stitch Cowl Pattern! An easy to memorize beginner pattern with beautiful texture. You’ll want one in every color!

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About the Pattern

Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Skill Level: Beginner & Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Pattern Name: Endeavor

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: Worsted
Yardage: 250 – 260 yards (229 – 238 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Heartland in Black Canyon

Needles & Notions

Needle Size: US 9 (5.5mm) Knitting Needles

Gauge

17 STS & 27 rows per 4″ (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below

close-up of a knitted swatch with a wood gauge

Details

Measurements, before seaming: 52″ wide x 5 1/2″ height (132cm x 14cm)
Gauge: 17 STS & 27 rows per 4″ (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 5.3oz (150g)

Notes

Reversible.
CO edge is the height.
Knit using the seed 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)
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)
S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
STS – stitches
WYIF – with yarn in front

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Beginner Pattern Instructions

Knit Flat (Back & Forth):

CO 25 STS (or any odd number of STS)

All rows: *K1, P1* (Seed Stitch, knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches)

Work in Seed Stitch for 1 full skein of yarn.

End:

Leave enough yarn to bind off and sew seam.

BO in pattern.

Sew CO & BO edges together.

Weave in the ends.

Block, if desired.

Advanced Beginner Pattern

Knit Flat (Back & Forth) with a clean edge:

CO 25 STS

Row 1: WYIF S1PW, *K1, P1* K1, WYIF S1PW

All other rows: K1TBL, *K1, P1* K1, WYIF S1PW

End:

Knit until you’ve used up almost 1 skein of yarn, or desired length.

Leave enough yarn to bind off and sew seam.

BO in pattern.

Sew CO & BO edges together.

Weave in the ends.

Block, if desired.

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