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Encompassing
This pattern is found in Knit Happy with Self-Striping Yarn and cannot be purchased as an individual download. The book is available for purchase HERE on Indiebound or HERE on Amazon.
Here’s the trouble with feet. They are small. Okay, not my feet. I have big feet, but other people have small feet, and self-striping sock yarn is designed for feet. That often means the yarn has small stripes, and if you are knitting a cowl, small stripes can spell trouble. Small stripes are tricky to use in cowls because necks are larger than feet. Well, when your stripes are small, this is how you stretch a stripe. The Encompassing Cowl uses a nifty trick. By alternating between the self-striping yarn and a contrasting color every other round, the stripes from the self-striping yarn look wider. Suddenly, sock yarn with narrow stripes works perfectly for humans with necks larger than their feet. Ta-da! It’s magic.
SIZES
ONE SIZE
YARN
Fingering weight yarn, Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock
Sample shown in ‘I Was Drunk, It was Comic-Con’ & ‘Tiniest Umbrella’
Main Color: 200 yards / 183 m
Contrasting Color: 260 yards/ 238 m
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Length: 21.25 inches / 54 cm
B. Circumference: 20 inches / 51 cm
NEEDLES
US 5 (3.75 mm) 16-inch (40-cm) circular needles, or as required to meet gauge
US 3 (3.25 mm) 16-inch (40-cm) circular needles, or as required to meet gauge
GAUGE
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch in the round on LARGER needles after blocking
TOOLS
Tape measure, 1 Stitch marker, Scrap yarn, Scissors, Tapestry needle
ERRATA
p.87 YARN (column 1)
1 skein of MC and 1 skein of CC
Main Color: 200 yards (183 m)
Contrasting Color: 260 yards (238 m)
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