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Catvent Cowl
Catvent Cowl
This catty cowl was designed with yarn advent calendars in mind,
but it’s also perfect for using up your scrap pile.
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Yarn Needles & notions
24 x 40m/ 10g mini-skeins in a 4-ply weight. • 40cm circular needles in 3mm, or size
needed to obtain gauge.
The cowl pictured here used mini-skeins from • Stitchmarker
Folkestone Harbour Yarn, Riverknits and The • Tapestry needle
Wool Barn.
Colour choices Knit into the front of the first stitch on the left-
hand needle.
Some of the transitions - the colours used for
the cats - will work best if there’s a little bit of Drop both of the stitches off the left needle
contrast between the two shades. You may together.
want to have a mini-skein or two in reserve if
you’re knitting from an advent calendar, or to Slip the last stitch you’ve worked back to the
rearrange the colours you’re knitting with. left-hand needle.
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Abbreviations
k2tog : Knit 2 stitches together as one.
k : Knit.
p : Purl.
yo : Yarn over.
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Instructions
Rounds 2 - 3: (K3, sl1, k4, sl1, k3) to end.
Round 4: (K3, 1/2 LC, 1/2 RC, k3) to end.
Round 5: (K5, 1/1 RC, k5) to end.
Rounds 6 - 7: (K5, sl2, k5) to end.
Round 8: (K3, 1/2 RC, 1/2 LC, k3) to end.
Round 9: Knit.
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Twitching Whiskers
Start knitting with C1. You can knit either from
the chart or the written instructions.
Catcicles (I)
Continuing with C2, and bringing in C3 as
indicated, work the catcicles 1 chart. Begin
the chart at the bottom right-hand corner, and
repeat twenty four times across the round.
Written instructions:
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Round 1: Knit.
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Tabby stripes, part one
Cats are here! (I) Continuing with C5, and bringing in C6 as
indicated, work the Tabby Stripes 1 chart.
Continuing with C3, and bringing in C4 as Begin the chart at the bottom right-hand
indicated, work the cats chart. Begin the chart corner, and repeat twenty four times across the
at the bottom right-hand corner, and repeat round.
twenty four times across the round.
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Little boopable
catnoses
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Knit three rounds.
Braid
Begin the chart at the bottom right-hand
corner, and repeat twenty four times across the
round.
Switch to C10, knit one round, and work one
round of braid.
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Catcicles (II)
Continuing with C10, and bringing in C11 as
With C8, knit one round, and work one round of indicated, work the Catcicles 2 chart. Begin
braid. the chart at the bottom right-hand corner, and
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Day 13: Braid
Switch to C13, knit one round, and work one
round of braid.
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Chart
part three, and braid corner, and repeat twenty four times across the
round.
Written Instructions
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Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: (Yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, p1) to end.
Round 3: (P1, k5, p2) to end.
Round 4: (P1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, p2) to end.
Round 5: (P2, k3, p3) to end.
Round 6: (P2, yo, cdd, yo, p3) to end.
Round 7: (P3, k1, p4) to end.
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Braid
Switch to C18, knit one round, and work one
round of braid.
____________________________ Cats are here! (III)
Continuing with C19, and bringing in C20 as
indicated, work the Cats chart. Begin the chart
at the bottom right-hand corner, and repeat
twenty four times across the round.
Catcicles (III)
Continuing with C18, and bringing in C19 as
indicated, work the Catcicles 3 chart. Begin
the chart at the bottom right-hand corner, and
repeat twenty four times across the round.
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part two
Day 21: Braid Continuing with C22, and bringing in C23 as
Switch to C21, knit one round, and work one indicated, work the Sharp Teeth and Claws 2
round of braid. chart. Begin the chart at the bottom right-hand
____________________________ corner, and repeat twenty four times across the
round.
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Finishing
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