Pep Rally Cowl - PDF Knitting Pattern

Pep up your outfit with a fun and colorful cowl. Stockinette stitch stripes and bigger blocks of textured knitting come together in a simple project that helps make the most of mini skeins.

I chose a set of ten mini skeins in colors that I found bright and cheerful - but this is also a great project for leftovers.

This cowl is knit in the round from a provisional cast on to form a long tube which is then grafted to finish.

Yarn 

Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply Mini Bundle 

100% Superwash Merino Wool; ten 80 yd/.8 oz (72m/23g) mini skeins 

One 10-skein mini set, shown in Pep Rally

Or approximately 800 yards/731 meters of fingering weight yarn.

Colors in the order used in the sample: 

Color 1 - Dutch Iris 1 

Color 2 - Magic Elixir 

Color 3 - Echo 

Color 4 - Spangle 

Color 5 - Oz 

Color 6 - Foxglove 

Color 7 - Sweetgum 

Color 8 - Ghoulish 

Color 9 - Scarlet Pimpernel 

Color 10 - Dahlia

Finished Measurements 

Circumference: 40”/100cm 

Width: 7½”/18.5cm 

Note that the cowl is worked in the round to create a double thickness of fabric, so the circumference on the needles is double the finished cowl width while you are working.

Needles 

US 3 3.25mm 16”/40cm circular needle, or size to obtain gauge

Gauge 

Blocked: 28 stitches and 40 rounds = 4”/10cm in Textured Chevron Stripes pattern

Notions 

Crochet hook, size D/3.25mm or larger for provisional cast on 

Spare US 3 3.25 mm or smaller circular needle, 16”/40cm or longer 

Stitch marker 

Tapestry needle 

Waste yarn for provisional cast on in smooth yarn in same or thinner thickness as working yarn