Stop, Drop & Roll

‘Stop, Drop & Roll’ is a big eye-catching cowl with a unique, airy texture created with the assistance of some dropped stitches and slipped stitches. A folded edge on both ends perfects the look.

Construction:

The cowl starts with a provisional cast-on and is worked seamlessly in the round. At the end, a few set stitches are dropped all the way down to the bottom, opening up the piece and creating this beautiful lacy, wavy texture. To finish the piece off, after a few plain stockinette rounds, the top edge gets folded and bound off with the help of a handy crochet hook. Lastly, the stitches from the provisional cast-on are retrieved and the bottom edge is rolled and bound off in the same way as the top.

Description:

Skill Level: Intermediate.

Skills Needed: Working a provisional cast-on, knitting in the round, decreasing, knitting into the back loop, slipping stitches, dropping stitches off needle.

One Size: 40 cm/16" tall x 69 cm/27½" in circumference at top and 83 cm/33" in circumference at bottom.

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn – 300 m/328 yds; 

Yarn used for sample: Voie de Vie Yarns - Merino Single Worsted, worsted weight yarn [CYCA 4] (100 g/3.52 oz, 192 m/210 yds, 100% Merino Wool) in Grunge Factor, 2 skeins;

US size 9 (5.5 mm) 60 cm/24" long circular needles;

I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook;

1 removable stitch marker;

Smooth waste yarn for provisional cast-on and, optionally, for inserting lifelines;

Tapestry needle.

Gauge:

13 sts and 22 rnds = 10 cm/4" in Drop-Stitch Pattern, after dropping stitches and blocking. 

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but variations will affect yardage and final measurements.

Stay in touch:

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach me by email at skipsageneration@gmail.com

You can find me on Instagram @skipsageneration

Pattern Policy:

Design, text and photos are copyright of Antonia Cavaliere//Skips a Generation.

This pattern is for personal use only! The pattern (or parts of it) may not be reproduced, distributed or resold, translated, published, altered, shared or posted (for sale or free) over the internet or offline without my permission.

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