Stillwater Cowl by Julee O'Maelmacasa

Stillwater Cowl

Knitting
August 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 56 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette, blocked
US 6 - 4.0 mm
300 - 350 yards (274 - 320 m)
26" width x 17" at longest length / 67cm width x 44cm at longest length
English
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Stillwater Bandana Cowl is a beautiful and fun slipped stitch design that initially starts with triangular shawl shaping and joined in the round. It’s simple slipped stitch design is easy to memorize and fun to complete. The beautiful shaping creates a bandana shape that keeps your neck warm under jackets or over sweaters with the look of a shawl, but with less bulk.

PATTERN INFORMATION:

  • This cowl is made from the top-down in one piece.
  • It initially starts with triangular shawl shaping and then joins into a cowl.
  • Simple slipped stitch design that is easy to memorize.

Materials:
US 6 (4 mm) circular needle in 16”/ 40cm or length preferred

Notions:
4 - Stitch markers (1 unique to mark BORM)
Darning needle

Finished size:
26” width x 17” at longest length
67cm width x 44cm at longest length

Gauge: 20 sts x 56 rounds = 4” (10cm) with US 6 (4 mm) in slipped stitch pattern.

Yarn:
Fjord (C1): 30 yards / 28 meters
Koala (C2): 80 yards / 74 meters
Kingfisher (C3): 95 yards / 87 meters
Pebble (C4): 85 yards / 78 meters
Aubergine (C5): 15 yards / 14 meters

Yarn used:
Universal Yarns Uni Merino Minis . (Fingering Weight; 75% Superwash Merino Wool / 25% Nylon; 25g; 109 yards/ 100 meters). 5 skeins. Colors used: Fjord (C1, dark blue), Koala (C2, light gray), Kingfisher (C3, dark gray), Pebble (C4, whitish shade), Aubergine (C5, purple).

Skills to explore: triangular shawl shaping, working in the round, slipping stitches, working with multiple colors.