New Tech Cowl

New “Tech” (Techniques) Cowl is a great stashbuster. The knitter starts with one block and then the rest of the cowl is built along the circumference from that first block until the last block connects the cowl into a circle. After that, the edges are picked up and knit and voila, there’s a cowl with no sewing to be done, just ends to weave in.


Skills Required:

• provisional cast on
• picking up stitches
• working with multiple colours
• knitting in the round
• decreasing

Sizes: Medium (Large)
Finished Size (unblocked): 36 (54)"/90 (137) cm circumference by 8"/20 cm wide


Other Tools:

• Smooth waste yarn and US H/5 mm crochet hook for provisional cast on
• Stitch marker (1)
• Tapestry needle
• Large stitch holders (2) or waste yarn
• Blocking tools

Yarn:
Medium: 420 yards/384 meters of 100% wool or wool-blend sport weight or heavy fingering yarn in 3 colours that knits up to 6 sts/inch
C1 – 110 yards /101 meters   C3 – 190 yards/174 meters
C2 – 120 yards/110 meters

Large: 585 yards/535 meters of 100% wool or wool-blend sport weight or heavy fingering yarn in 4 colours that knits up to 6 sts/inch
C1 – 130 yards/119 meters   C3 – 210 yards/192 meters
C2 – 100 yards/91 meters     C4 – 145 yards/133 meters


Shown In:
Multi-Colour (Large)
C1 - Freia Fine Handpaints ‘Ombre Sport’, (217 yards/200 meters; 100% wool; 2.64 oz/75 grams per skein), 1 skein in Vertigo.
C2 - Freia Fine Handpaints ‘Semi Solid Sport’, (145 yards/133 meters; 100% wool; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein), 1 skein in Amethyst.
C3 - FreiaFine Handpaints ‘Ombre Sport’, (217 yards/200 meters; 100% wool; 2.64 oz/75 grams per skein), 1 skein in Cloud.
C4 - Freia Fine Handpaints ‘Semi Solid Sport’, (145 yards/133 meters; 100% wool; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein), 1 skein in Swamp.

Four Colour (Large)
Indigodragonfly ‘MCN Sport’, (250 yards/229 meters; 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein), 1 skein each of:
C1 - Oooo…Shiny
C2 - Don’t Wear This on Star Trek
C3 - May Contain Nuts
C4 - More Sea Than Sky