The Wave and Box twist cowl is knit sideways in a tube to give a super soft and squishy finish that will keep you cosy on chilly autumn days. It is a quick knit that is perfect for tv or travel knitting and the pattern allows for some really fun colour experimentation!

This pattern has been Tech Edited by Hannah Middleton

Skills and Techniques used

Provisional cast on
Kitchener stitch
OR Cast on & bind off (see notes on page 2)
Knit
Slipping stitches
Working in the round on circular needles
Horizontal mattress stitch

Gauge
20 sts/30 rounds = 4 inches square in slipped stitch
pattern using 4.5mm needles after blocking

Size
23.4” wide by 8”tall when lay flat before seaming

10” wide by 8” tall when seamed - the twist takes away some of the width.

You can make the cowl shorter or longer
by adding or subtracting a pattern repeat. One full pattern repeat will add 2.1”.
All measurements are in inches.

Yarn:
Drops Daisy DK in Cobalt Blue (MC) and Off White (CC) (100% Wool, 110m/50g) - 2 balls of MC and 1 ball of CC

Needles:
2 x 4.5mm/US 7 - 16-inch/40cm circular needle (or needles for chosen method of working in the round)

Notions:
1 Stitch marker
Darning needle
Materials