Slip Away Cowl By: Kay Litton

Yarn
Approximately yards/ grams total of fingering weight yarn. (see below for a breakdown of how much is used per color) Sample was knit in Farm Girl
Fibers Clover Base. (85% Superwash Merino/15% Nylon 435 yards/100grams)
Color A: Silver Wings - used approx. 217.5yards/50grams
Color B: The Doctor Meets Rose – used approx. 130.5yards/30grams
Needles
US 4/3.5mm circular needles, 16” cable. You could also use double pointed needles or work this up in magic loop using a longer cabled circular.
Materials
- Stitch Marker
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Gauge
6 stitches/9 rows per 1” of stockinette
Finished Size
ONE SIZE – with instructions for how to adjust to make smaller/larger.
Blocked cowl measures – 9” long/23” circumference
Stitch Glossary
CO – Cast on
BO – Bind off
K – Knit
P - Purl
Sl – Slip stitch - slip all stitches purlwise with yarn in the back
St – Stitch
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Notes
- Mosaic knitting is a method of knitting that uses slipped stitches to create a colorwork design across your work. It is different from stranded colorwork
in that you are not carrying the two yarns throughout a round but instead alternating what color you use every other round. *You do not need to cut the
color every other round. Just carry the color up the inside of your work.
- Be mindful that when you go to knit a stitch after slipping stitches you don’t pull your working yarn too tight, which would cause the stitches to pucker.
- Size adjustments: If you would like to make the circumference of the cowl smaller or larger to fit your needs, it is a 10-stitch pattern repeat so you
would just adjust the amount of stitches that you cast on by 10. For example, if you want a cowl with a smaller circumference you could choose to cast
on 120 stitches. You would follow the pattern the same, just adjusting the amount of stitches that you cast on.
If you would like the make the length of the cowl longer, I would recommend just adding 1 or more pattern repeats to achieve the length that you want.
Or omitting a pattern repeat if you want it shorter.

Instructions
Using Color A CO 140sts. Place st marker and join to work in the round.

Bottom Cuff:
Rounds 1-12: *K3, P2 repeat from * around.

Main Body:
Next Round: K around.

Round 1: Using Color B, *Sl1, K1, Sl2, K3, Sl2, K1; repeat from * to end.
Round 2 AND ALL EVEN ROUNDS: Using current color, K the K sts and Sl the Slipped sts as you come to them.
Round 3: Using Color A, *K4, Sl1, K1, Sl1, K3; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 5: Using Color B, *K1, Sl2, K5, Sl2; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 7: Using Color A, *K3, [Sl 1, K1] twice, Sl1, K2; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 9: Using Color B, *K1, Sl1, K7, Sl1; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 11: Using Color A, *K2, [Sl1, K1] 4 times; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 13: Using Color B, *Sl1, K4; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 15: Using Color A, *[K1, Sl1] twice, K3, Sl1, K1, Sl1; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 17: Using Color B, *K4, S1, K1, Sl1, K3; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 19: Using color A, *Sl1, K1, Sl1, K5, Sl1, K1; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 21: Using Color B, *K3, Sl2, K1, Sl2, K2; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 23: Using Color A, *K1, Sl1, K7, Sl1; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 25: Using Color B, *K2, Sl2, K1, Sl1, K1, Sl2, K1; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 27: Using Color A, K to end of round.
Round 28: Repeat Rnd 2.

Repeat rounds 1-28 a total of 2 times, then repeat rounds 1-27 once.

Top Ribbing:
Rounds 1-12: *K3, P2 repeat from * around.
Bind off in pattern using Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off. With this bind off be careful not to do it too loosely. I try to make it a point to do it a tiny
bit tighter than I do other bind offs because it is so stretchy that it can flare when done too loose.

Finishing
Weave in all ends using tapestry needle. Soak the item and block to desired dimensions. I soaked the item in cool water with wool wash for 15 minutes
and then pinned to dimensions listed in Finished Size on the 1 st page of the pattern.

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For help contact Kay at crazysockladydesigns@gmail.com