It’s the story of a smooth and soft cowl without seam, designed to pamper your neck and to be your best friend during cold times. I choose a very warm yarn, Eskimo of Drops Design, 100% wool, at an attractive price (less than 2,50€); fast to knit with a big circular needle

Size

Flat and unstretched:

Width: 12” (31 cm), height: 16” (42 cm)

Yarn

Drops Design Eskimo (100% wool; 54 yds [50 meters/50 grams]; color number 53 (light grey); 4 balls

Needles

Size US 11 (8 mm): 24” circular

Notions

Yarn, circular needle US 11 (8 mm); removable markers; tapestry needle

Gauge

12 sts and 17 rows = 4” [10 cm]

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

Pattern Notes

This one size cowl is worked in the round from one edge to the other

Charts

Twisted Ribs Chart

Twisted ribs Written (22 sts)

Rows 1-5: *k2, p3* (x4), k2

Row 6: *k second st first but do not slip off needle, then k first st, sl both off needle tog, p3* (x4), k 2^nd st first but do no slip off needle, then k 1rst st, sl both off needle tog (x1)

Rep these 6 rows from one edge to the other

Texture Stitch Chart

Texture stitch Written (21 sts)

Row 1: p21

Row 2: *p1, k1* (x10), p1

Repeat these 2 rows from one edge to the other

Piqué Ribs Chart

Piqué ribs (21 sts)

Rows 1-3: *K1, p3, k3, p3* (x2), k1

Row 4: P21

Repeat these 4 rows from one edge to the other

Pattern

CO 79 sts, pm and join to work in the round, making sure that your stitches are not twisted

Rows 1-2: K all around.

Rows 3-7: *K2, p3* (**4), k2, p5, *p1, k1*(**10), p1, p5, *k1, p3, k3, p3* (**2) k1, p5.

Note: The next instruction has you working three different stitches and they each have a different number of rows to their repeats. You may want to keep track of where you are with each stitch pattern.

Rows 8-68: Work Twisted Ribs for 22 sts, p5, work Texture Stitch for 21 sts, p5, work Piqué Ribs for 21 sts, p5.

Rows 69-73: As rows 3-7.

Rows 74-75: As rows 1-2.

Finishing

BO 79 loosely.