Shake It Baby Cowl Hand Knitting Pattern PDF

Shake It Baby! Cowl

Fast and Fun. A trick of overlapping Stockinette and Reverse Stockinette (knit and purl) checks creates deeply dimensional grooves - that wiggle! 

Suitable for the established beginner, with knits and purls only.

No blocking needed.

Worked in the round and adjustable to maximize yarn on hand.

Excellent for any yarn color type - Gradient, Splatter, Variegate, Self Striping, Solid, etc.

Line-by-line written pattern (abbreviated), with a glossary. 

A Chart is also included.

Yarn

210 yards (192 m) Worsted Weight Yarn

Sample used 1 hank of Malabrigo Washted

in Arco Baleno

100% Superwash Merino (Single-ply)

210 y (192 m) per 100 g

Needles and Notions

US 8 (5 mm) Circular Needles 20” (50 cm) Long

Or size that gets gauge/desired fabric texture.

Row Counter

Stitch Markers (11 + 1 Different for End of Round)

Tapestry Needle 

Measurements

24” (61 cm) Circumference by 8” (20.3 cm)Tall

Circumference Measurements Taken Flattened.

Gauge

Gauge Is not critical, but will affect size and yarn requirements.

Sample Gauge: 

In as-knit and gently flattened Shake It Baby! Pattern

Each 10 stitch by 8 round repeat is

2” (5 cm) by 1” (2.5 cm)

In unblocked Stockinette

17 stitches by 32 rounds = 4” (10 cm) Square

This gauge provided for yarn & needle pairing, 

to get an appropriate fabric density.

Notes and Tips

Add or subtract multiples of 10 at CO to adjust circumference.

Tighter Stitches will give more definition to your Grooves.