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Snow Creek Cowl is a practical, wearable cowl designed to
keep the cold out without excess bulk. It can be pulled up
over the chin for extra warmth or worn lower around the
neck, with the pointed front filling in the gap left by a jacket,
or shifted to the side for a more relaxed look.

The cowl begins at a single point and increases smoothly to
full width, avoiding a bulky cast on. Once joined in the
round, it’s worked for just under 4 inches to create a closefitting
shape. A grid-like, textured stitch adds quiet interest
without competing with the yarn, while slipped-stitch edges
keep the fabric neat. The join is marked by a column of
ribbing at the back, and a tubular bind off provides a clean,
polished finish. This cowl is designed for a single skein of
special yarn like Polka Dot Sheep Striata Gradient DK.

Size:
Finished cowl is 20.5”/ 52 cm around and 16”/ 40.5 cm long.

Materials:
1 skein Polka Dot Sheep Striata Gradient DK; DK weight yarn,
100% Superwash Merino, 231 y/ 211 m; 100 g/ 3½ oz.
Sample shown in Morning Star.

Tools:
US 4 (3.5 mm) 20”/ 50 cm circular needle, or needle size
necessary to obtain gauge; 1 DPN of same size or slightly
smaller; 1 stitch marker; tapestry needle.

Gauge:
26 sts/29 rows over 4”/10 cm in pattern, blocked.

Abbreviations:
DPN – Double pointed needle
K – Knit
K2tog – Knit 2 together (1 st decrease)
Kpk - Knit into the front of the st, then purl into the
same st, then knit into the same st again without
slipping it off the needle (2 sts increased in one st)
Kyok - Knit, yarn over, knit into the same st (2 sts
increased in one st)
M1 – Make 1 st by backwards loop cast on or
preferred method (1 st increased)
P – Purl
P2tog – Purl 2 together (1 st decreased)
Rep – Repeat
Rnd(s) – Round(s)
RS – Right side
Sl – Slip St purlwise
Sl2, k1, p2sso – Slip 2 sts knitwise, knit 1, lift 2 slipped
sts over and off last knit st (2 sts decreased)
St(s) – Stitch(es)
WS – Wrong side
Wyib – With yarn in back
Wyif – With yarn in front