Boatyard NoCoBo by Susan Ashcroft

Boatyard NoCoBo

Knitting
August 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
no specific gauge required - just be sure you like the fabric
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
656 - 875 yards (600 - 800 m)
flexible to suit the amount of yarn you have available or the length you like
English
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This shape is great fun to knit (no long cast on, no bind off).
And for those that don’t like purling, there are NO PURLS.

Allow 300-400m (330-440yds) of each of 2 yarns:
It works well with one solid yarn combined with a handspun, variegated or self-striping yarn.
If you wish, you can use 2 “fancy” yarns, but be sure to have good contrast between ALL the colours in both yarns.

The pattern is listed as DK, but can work with other yarn weights: sport, worsted or Aran.

The pattern is very detailed because it guides you through the construction step by step and contains both written instructions and charts (both light and dark MC) for each step, but you just need to follow along one step at a time - the work went into writing the pattern, so that the knitting can be relaxing.

You start each section with just 5 stitches and then join the 2 sections together and decrease down to just a single stitch - which means there is no long cast-on and no bind off (NoCoBo)

If you like the construction, there are several other NoCoBo patterns:

NoCoBo (the 3-3-1 MKAL)
Supersymmetry (NoCoBo)
Shiver NoCoBo

Many thanks to the TESTERS:

Summerberrycrafts
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