[pattern] Easy Peasy Cowl

Every time I have taught someone to knit, once they finish the first project the new knitter has to come back to me to be reminded how to cast on to start the next project, and back again to be reminded how to bind off the end of the second one.

This flirty little neck wrap is easy to make, fun to wear, and gives you lots of practice at casting on and binding off!

Yarn

Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted (100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 110 yds [101 m]/50 g): Amethyst Heather 2 balls.

Needle

Size US 7 (4.5mm) needles, straight or 24″ (60cm) circulars

Or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge

18 sts and 32 rows = 4″ [10cm] in Garter St after blocking

Size

20.5” [52cm] long and 12” [30.5 cm] wide

Notions

Tapestry needle

Tutorials

Counting cast on stitches for a larger cast on.

Abbreviations

BO	Bind off
CO	Cast on
K	Knit
St(s)	Stitch(es)

Pattern Notes

• Shaping is achieved by binding off and then casting on sts (the Sawtooth in Section 2)
• For a long scarf work additional repeats
• Dress it up: add buttons and button loops, fringe, tassels, or secure using a shawl pin

Cowl Instructions

CO 56 sts.

Section 1

Once you get to the end of the row, turn your work. This is an assumed part of pattern writing. You’ll do this at the end of every row.

Rows 1 – 20: K to end of row

Working a knit row in every row is called “garter stitch”. This is one of the most-basic stitches, so you’ll find it in a lot of patterns.

Section 2

Start the Sawtooth (make it go in)

Rows 1 & 2: BO 10 sts, k to end of row.

Rows 3 & 4: K to end of row.

End the Sawtooth (make it go back out)

Rows 5 & 6: CO 10 sts, k to end of row. If you’re not sure what to use, we suggest a thumb cast on.

Rows 7 – 24: K to end of row.

Rep Section 2 five more times. (164 rows worked)

You’ll notice that if you count the bump rows that there are half as many as the total number of rows. So, you should count 82 bump rows (half of 164).

BO.

Finishing

Weave in ends. Wash and block to finished measurements.

About the Designer: Mary E. Rose

Mary learned to knit as a young child and it has had an impact on her life ever since. As a teen, when her friends were getting jobs at fast food restaurants, Mary worked at her LYS, where the hours and working conditions were much better.

As with many knitters, when she couldn’t find patterns for what she wanted to knit, she started designing her own.

She currently lives in Central Ohio with her three children, who also craft. She can be found on Ravelry and her blog, or with knitting needles in hand, guarding her stash.