Chunky Button-up Neck Warmer

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Susan Flockhart. 2009

This large, soft neck warmer knits up quickly using a bulky weight mohair yarnsuch as Patons Divine. A cross between a cowl, a cape and a neck warmer, theinclusion of an open seam with buttonholes offers many versatile ways to wearthe finished item.The main body is ribbed, with eyelets inserted every 4 rows.

(I’d like to credit F.Pea here as it was her free Ravelry pattern entitled ‘Quickie Cowl’ that gave methe idea to include eyelets).

As well as looking pretty, I feel they add a touch of lightness to the neck warmer.The buttons and buttonholes sit along a flat band of 3 knit stitches at either endof the neck warmer. For clean, straight edges, the first knit stitch of each rowcan be slipped purl-wise (with the exception of the buttonhole rows, as detailedbelow).

Materials and Equipment:Yarn:

1 ball of Patons Divine (or equivalent bulky weight yarn)

Needles:

US 10.5 / 6.5mm (or size to achieve gauge)

Buttons:

Three buttons of choice (25–30mm in diameter)

Gauge:

11 stitches and 18 rows per 4” (10cm) squarein main ribbing pattern

Size:

Approx 10” x 27” (unbuttoned)

Chunky Button-up Neck Warmer

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Susan Flockhart. 2009

Instructions:

Cast on 76, loosely, using cable cast on.Follow the main 4-row stitch pattern (below) 10 times.

At the same time:

insert buttonholes along one edge as follows:

R9: K2tog, YO, K1, (work in pattern for remainder of row)R20: work in pattern to last 3 stitches, K1, YO, K2togR32: work in pattern to last 3 stitches, K1, YO, K2togAfter 40 rows, bind off looselyWeave in ends and attach buttons of choice

Main 4-row Stitch Pattern:R1 (RS):

S1, K2, *K3, P2 (repeat from * to last 3 stitches), K3

R2:

S1, K2, *K2, P3 (repeat from * to last 3 stitches), K3

R3:

S1, K2, *K1, YO, K2tog, P2 (repeat from * to last 3 stitches), K3

R4:

S1, K2, *K2, P3 (repeat from * to last 3 stitches), K3

Charted Version: