Stripy Cowl & Slouchy Cap by Beth Whiteside

Stripy Cowl & Slouchy Cap

Knitting
July 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in /10cm in garter st with larger needle (cowl).
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
4.0 mm (G)
868 yards (794 m)
English

Skill Level
Easy

Size
Woman’s medium

Finished Measurements
Cowl
Circumference: 18 inches
Width: 9 inches
Cap
Circumference: 19 inches (unstretched)

Materials

  • Berroco Vintage (worsted weight; 52% acrylic/40% wool/8% nylon; 217 yds/100g per hank): 1 hank each fuchsia #51176 (A), fennel #5175 (B), lilacs #5183 (C) and breezeway #5194 (D)
  • Size 5 (3.75mm) 24-inch circular needle
  • Size 7 (4.5mm) 16- and 24-inch circular and double-point needles (set of 4) or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Size G/6 (4mm) crochet hook
  • Stitch markers, 1 in different color for beg of rnd

Gauge
21 sts and 40 rows = 4 inches/10cm in garter st with larger needle (cowl).
22 sts and 38 rows = 4 inches/10cm in Welted Stripes pat (cap brim).
22 sts and 28 rnds = 4 inches/10cm in St st with larger needle (cap body).
To save time, take time to check gauge.