Chance of Snow Cowl

This cabled cowl uses a version of the Hugs and Kisses stitch pattern. The cables, gauge and yarn combined create a firm fabric that helps the cowl stand up enough to protect your neck, ears, and nose from the cold yet it still scrunches down easily to keep you toasty warm.

Size

Finished Cowl Size: 25” [63.5 cm] circumference and 11” [28 cm] tall after grafting.

Yarn

Willow Down (78% Rayon from Bamboo, 22% Nylon; 60 yards [55 meters]/50 grams): Swan, 4 balls

Needles

Size US 9 (5.5 mm): straight or circulars

Notions

waste yarn or circular cable for provisional cast on; cable needle; tapestry needle; markers to mark pattern repeats if wanted

Gauge

14 sts and 20 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st unblocked.

20 sts and 25 rows = 4” [10 cm] in cable pattern unblocked.

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

2/2 LC (2/2 Left Cable): Sl 2 sts onto cn and hold in front; k2 then k2 from cn.

2/2 RC (2/2 Right Cable): Sl 2 sts onto cn and hold in back; k2 then k2 from cn.

Chart

Pattern Notes

This pattern is worked flat beginning with a provisional cast on and finished by grafting with Kitchener stitch. The cowl as shown is unblocked.

Cowl Instructions

CO 56 sts using a provisional cast on.

Work rows 1 – 24 of Cable pattern from chart or written instructions 6 times total (144 rows total). The chart is worked from right to left on RS rows and left to right on WS rows.

Row 1 (RS): K all sts.

Row 2 and all WS rows: P all sts.

Row 3: *2/2 RC, 2/2 LC x 2, 2/2 RC ; rep from * until 8 sts remain, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC.

Row 5 and 7: K.

Row 9: Rep Row 3.

Row 11 and 13: K.

Row 15: *2/2 LC, 2/2 RC x 2, 2/2 LC ; rep from * until 8 sts remain, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC.

Row 17 and 19: K.

Row 21: Rep Row 15.

Row 23: K.

Row 24: P (putting it here just in case!)

Finishing

Move live sts from provisional CO onto a second needle of the same size as used for working the pattern. Make sure you have the same number of sts on both needles.

Use Kitchener to graft the two ends of the cowl.

Weave in ends.

The cowl as shown is unblocked.