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Backyard Cowl
Kyle William Designs for Makers' Mercantile | 2023


Early spring brings clear night skies and the welcome thought of outdoor adventures with family and friends. While the sun sets after a gorgeous day, we pull the covers off the patio furniture and fire up the grill, anticipating a test run of eating outside. As the meal finishes cooking, we concede that perhaps it’s a few weeks from outdoor weather, so we transfer the food to a tray, close the lid to the grill, and head inside to eat.
The Backyard Cowl is worked flat on circular needles and uses knitting knowledge including:
  • cast on
  • knit/purl
  • increasing/decreasing
  • slipping stitches
  • i-cord bind off
  • mattress stitch

Gauge |
37 stitches and 28 rounds = 4" in pattern

Skills Needed |
cast on, knit/purl, increasing/decreasing, slipping stitches, i-cord bind off, mattress stitch

Yarn |
Simplicity Spot by HiKoo
55% Merino, 28% Acrylic, 17% Nylon, 456 yds / 200g cake
(about 250 yds used)
MC: #706 Classic

Simplicity by HiKoo
55% Merino, 28% Acrylic, 17% Nylon, 117 yds / 50g hank
(about 45 yds used)
​CC: #121 True Red

Needles |
US 4 (2.50 mm)
24″ (60 cm) circular

Notions |
Stitch markers, measuring tape, tapestry needle

Finished Size |
Height: 17″ (43.18 cm) Circumference: 20” (50.8 cm)
after blocking


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