This versatile, unisex hooded cowl works up quickly in a super bulky, self-striping yarn that does the colorwork for you. The simple, textured stitch pattern is perfect for beginners, or for more advanced knitters looking for a project to work on while distracted. The pattern includes instructions for working seamlessly in the round or knitting flat and then seaming. This is pattern 11 in the Finishing Touches Knit Along.

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Skills Used
Basic knitting skills: cast on, knit, purl, slip stitch, bind off
Knitting flat in rows with seaming OR knitting seamlessly in the round with circular needles

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Adult: 26” (66 cm) circumference x 15” (38 cm) height.

Materials
Lion Brand Mandala Thick & Quick yarn (100% acrylic, 5.3 oz/150 g, 87 yd/79 m) – 2 skeins in 203 Stairwell, or approximately 174 yd (158 m) in any super bulky weight yarn.

US 13/9 mm knitting needles, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge. (Use straight needles to knit flat and seam, or use circular needles to knit seamlessly in the round.)

Yarn needle.

Stitch marker (optional, but helpful if knitting in the round or to mark repeats in pattern).

Gauge
9 sts = 4” (10 cm) across in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.