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Skill level: Advanced Beginner

The Skipping Stones Cowl is a joyful, polka-dotted accessory knit in fingering weight. Featuring bobbled edgings, this cowl ripples with fun eyelet and garter stitch stripes. To play with the circle theme, there are two different sizes of eyelets used in this cowl.

Construction Details:
The cowl is worked in one piece in the round.

Skills Required:
Long Tail Cast On
Knit/Purl
Bobbles
M1 increasing
K2tog/SSK
Grafting with Kitchener Stitch

Sizes: One size.
Finished measurements: Approximately 23”/57 cm width & 12.5”/31 cm length.
Gauge: 22 stitches and 32 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch, blocked, using size needle to obtain gauge.
Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm) 24”/60 cm circular needle or size needed for gauge. Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Yarn: 400 yards of fingering weight (CYCA #1) yarn. Sample made with Asylum Fibers “Luxe Fingering“ (100% Superwash Merino Wool, 438 yds /100 g) in Housecat, 1 skein.
Other Materials: Stitch marker, tapestry needle.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Knitting Pattern
Sizes: One Size
Languages Available: English

Materials
Required Yarn:
Asylum Fibers Luxe Fingering Category #1 Fingering
Yardage: Between 400 and 435 yards
Meterage: Between 365.76 and 397.76 meters
Needles: US 5.0 - 3.75 mm
Gauges:
22 stitches x 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette, blocked
24 stitches x 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette, unblocked