Fairmount Cowl

I've been on a "cowl kick" lately.  This one, though, is my new favorite.  Walking down Fairmount St. (n my San Francisco neighborhood), I took a photo of this wrought iron fence.  The lines and curves inspired this new design: the Fairmount cowl! 

The design is worked on smaller needles in the round, and is written in 3 sizes with two different edging options .  I like the way the strands line up on the back and make a different, textured design on the reverse. Keep your yarns in order and weave in the ends carefully, and you'll have a reversible cowl!

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Small Fairmount cowl

Small Sample: 
Knit by Kyle Kunnecke
Garter Stitch Edging
MC:  Lt. Natural Brown (7s)
CC:  Wine (36)

Details

Wearing a soft, beautiful cowl is a true luxury.  Crafted using fingering weight yarn made of Merino lambswool and baby alpaca, the Fairmount cowl employs an intricate pattern that is impressive to look at, yet simple to knit.  The pattern includes two edge details - garter stitch (shown on the small cowl, above) creates a soft, rolled edge, and helps to show off the floats on the back side of the cowl.  The large cowl (shown below) features a seed stitch edge which adds a bit of structure to the accessory; helping it to lie flat.

This pattern requires intermediate knitting knowledge including: cast-on, working in the round, reading charts, and simple stranded color work, on circular and double point needles.

Large Sample:
Knit by Cynthia Baily
Seed Stitch Edging
MC: Brown Olive (43)
CC: Black (30)

Large Fairmount cowl

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GAUGE |
45 sts and 47 rounds = 4" in pattern 

SKILLS NEEDED |
knit, purl, working in the round, stranded color work

YARN |
Isager Strik Alpaca Merino 2
50% Merino Lambswool
50% Baby Alpaca
270yds / 247m
MC: 1 (1, 2) skeins
CC: 1 skein

NEEDLES |
US 1 (2.25 mm)
Sm: 16″ (40 cm) circular
Med: 32″ (80 cm) circular
Lg: 40″ (100 cm) circular

NOTIONS |
Stitch marker, measuring tape, tapestry needle

FINISHED SIZE |
Height: 6.5” (16.5 cm) 
Circumference: 21 (32, 50)″
53.34 (81.28, 127) cm 
After blocking

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$4.00 (.pdf download)