As the temperature dropped into the 50s today, it reminded me that winter is on the way to Wyoming (and other places as well!) and reminded me that I have never posted my simple cowl pattern. The sample pictured here was knit in a 5 Bulky yarn on size 9 needles, but it has no gauge and is totally adaptable to your taste. If you want a drapier cowl, use a lighter weight yarn or larger needles to make a looser fabric; for a more stiff fabric, use smaller needles or heavier yarn. You can also change the appearance by adapting the number of stitches in the pattern repeats. If you want a very cowl-y scarf look, cast on more stitches and use more stitches in the repeats so that the fabric "stacks"; for a more neckwarmer look, use fewer stitches in the repeats. The pattern below is to get the effect of the sample pictures. The first number in parentheses is for a cowl look, the second for a neckwarmer look.
Hope this works well for anybody that might try it.Slouchy cowl by Joanna Perkins
Cast on 80 (88, 80) stitches, and knit in the round in the following pattern:
*Knit 10 (11, 8), purl 10 (11, 8)*. Repeat stitches between ** to the purls at the end of the row for a total of 4 (4, 5) sets of ** stitches. Purl 11 (12, 9), attaching round as you go. Continue pattern, which essentially is 81 (89, 81) stitches in each row. This will cause the stitching to slant, creating the "stacking" fabric. Continue until cowl is 9" (12", 8"). Bind off, weave in ends.
