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Divine Drape Cowl
As I promised to prepare posts due to your wishes, I do my best to find the tutorials for you.
One lady asked me to find something without animal yarn, as she is allergic to it. Here is an example of cowl, knitted from partly acrylic, partly cotton yarn.
Yarn: Premier Yarns Cotton Fair (52% Cotton, 48% Acrylic; 317 yards [290 meters]/100 grams); #27-09 Lavender - one skein
Needles: Straight needles in size US 3, straight needles in size US 4, straight needles in size US 8, and straight needles in size US 5 for provisional cast-on
Notions: Tapestry needle
Gauge: 23 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette on size US 4 needles
So let's make a cowl! Using your size 5 needles and a length of scrap yarn, then, cast on 35 stitches provisionally. Transfer work to your size 4 needles and knit two transition rows, as follows:
Transition Row 1 (wrong side): purl
Transition Row 2: knit
Knit these two transition rows, and then transfer work to your size 3 needles and we'll work a ribbing for a bit, like so:
Ribbing Row 1 (wrong side): p1, * k1, p1; rep from * until you reach the end of the row
Ribbing Row 2: k1, * p1, k1 *
Knit ribbing rows 1 & 2 until piece measures roughly 7.5" and you've just finished a right side row. Transfer work back to your size US 4 needles. Then we'll work a few more transition rows, as follows. You'll need the following notation to continue:
lifted increase (li): insert right-hand needle straight through the middle of the next stitch in the row below, and knit; then knit the stitch on your needle normally
And once you're clear on that, continue like so:
Transition Row 1 (wrong side): purl
Transition Row 2: knit
Transition Row 3: purl
Transition Row 4: knit
Transition Row 5: purl
Transition Row 6: * li * (70 stitches)
Transition Row 7: purl
Work transition rows 1 - 7. Transfer work to your size US 8 needles, and then we'll begin the main pattern, which is Rick Rib from page 260 of Barbara G. Walker's A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns, and goes like so:
Row 1 (right side): k1, * yo, slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn in back, k1, pass slipped stitch over (psso); rep from *; end k1
Row 2: p1, * yo, slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn in front, p1, psso; rep from *; end p1
Knit rows 1 & 2 until piece measures roughly 24" (of course you can also make it longer), and you've just finished a right-side row. Transfer work back to your size 4 needles. Then we'll work some final transition rows, which you'll find below:
Transition Row 1 (wrong side): purl
Transition Row 2: * k2tog * (35 stitches)
Transition Row 3: purl
Transition Row 4: knit
Knit transition rows 1 - 4. Leave working stitches on one needle, and then transfer your provisional cast-on stitches back to your other size 4 needle. Using the Kitchener stitch, graft. Tuck in ends, and, if desired, block.
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Eva
Dec 09, 2019 02:21 AM
It's very beautiful!
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Evie
Dec 09, 2019 02:57 AM
It looks like a jewelry. I like it.
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Susan
Dec 10, 2019 01:26 AM
Yes, this scarf is very nice and unusual
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Scarlett
Dec 10, 2019 09:30 PM
It's a very beautiful cowl
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