S.O.S. Cowl
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£4.50
“Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find? I try to reach for you, but you have closed your mind. Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood. It used to be so nice, it used to be so good.” S.O.S. Abba
Are you in need of a little knitterly lifeline right now? Or maybe you have a lot of bits of leftover yarn from other projects that you don’t know what to do with?
Whatever your reason, the S.O.S. Cowl is perfect for you.
In this instance S.O.S. stands for ‘Scrappy Old Shale’ (after the cowl’s lace patterning), so grab some cute mini-skeins and some leftover yarn, get them into a pleasing order and let’s cast on!
This is a super versatile pattern with four possible versions: single loop, double loop, half n’ half scrappy or full scrappy.
Sample shown is single loop using 30g of TitiTyy as the main colour and 6 x 5g scraps of 4 ply / fingering weight as the contrast colour (half n’ half scrappy option)
It’s also possible to make the cowl using 2 lots of scrap yarn in any amount of 4ply/fingering-weight yarn from 2.5g upwards! (full scrappy version)
Pattern includes full instructions for organising your yarn, advice about how to best order your yarn, tips for knitting the cowl as an Advent project, and various difficulty options for casting-on and finishing.
Pattern has been professionally tech edited.
YARN
4ply / fingering-weight of approx. 400m / 437 yds per 100g in one of the four options below:
Single loop version
approx. 60g in total of yarn in either of the following amounts:
Half ‘n Half Scrappy option: 30g of one yarn for main colour and 30g of ‘scraps’ for contrast colours (either leftover yarn or mini-skeins: 12 x 2.5g, 6 x 5g or 3 x 10g etc)
Full Scrappy option: 30g of ‘scraps’ for main colour and 30g of ‘scraps’ for contrast colour (both MC and CC can each be made up of leftover yarn or mini-skeins: 12 x 2.5g, 6 x 5g or 3 x 10g etc)
Double loop version
approx. 120g in total of yarn in either of the following amounts:
Half ‘n Half Scrappy option: 60g of main colour and 60g of ‘scraps’ for contrast colour (either leftover yarn or mini-skeins: 24 x 2.5g, 12 x 5g, 6 x 10g, 3 x 20g etc)
Full Scrappy option: 60g of ‘scraps’ for main colour and 60g of ‘scraps’ for contrast colour (both MC and CC can be each made up of leftover yarn or mini-skeins: 24 x 2.5g, 12 x 5g, 6 x10g, 3 x 20g etc)
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle, either 40cm (16”) or 80cm (32”) + for magic loop, or double-pointed needles for preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round
An extra circular needle or set of DPNs is required for removing the provisional cast-on (if used)
One marker (plus 5 optional markers to mark pattern repeat)
Darning needle, and for (optional) provisional cast-on: waste yarn & crochet hook (1-2 sizes larger than the knitting needle used)
GAUGE
24 sts x 30 rnds = 10 cm / 4” measured over pattern after blocking
SIZES
Two sizes (single or double loop) but this is customisable. See schematic in photos for more details
SKILLS / PATTERN ATTRIBUTES
in-the-round
lace
one-piece
schematic
sideways
stripes-colorwork
written-pattern
provisional cast on (optional)
Are you in need of a little knitterly lifeline right now? Or maybe you have a lot of bits of leftover yarn from other projects that you don’t know what to do with?
Whatever your reason, the S.O.S. Cowl is perfect for you.
In this instance S.O.S. stands for ‘Scrappy Old Shale’ (after the cowl’s lace patterning), so grab some cute mini-skeins and some leftover yarn, get them into a pleasing order and let’s cast on!
This is a super versatile pattern with four possible versions: single loop, double loop, half n’ half scrappy or full scrappy.
Sample shown is single loop using 30g of TitiTyy as the main colour and 6 x 5g scraps of 4 ply / fingering weight as the contrast colour (half n’ half scrappy option)
It’s also possible to make the cowl using 2 lots of scrap yarn in any amount of 4ply/fingering-weight yarn from 2.5g upwards! (full scrappy version)
Pattern includes full instructions for organising your yarn, advice about how to best order your yarn, tips for knitting the cowl as an Advent project, and various difficulty options for casting-on and finishing.
Pattern has been professionally tech edited.
YARN
4ply / fingering-weight of approx. 400m / 437 yds per 100g in one of the four options below:
Single loop version
approx. 60g in total of yarn in either of the following amounts:
Half ‘n Half Scrappy option: 30g of one yarn for main colour and 30g of ‘scraps’ for contrast colours (either leftover yarn or mini-skeins: 12 x 2.5g, 6 x 5g or 3 x 10g etc)
Full Scrappy option: 30g of ‘scraps’ for main colour and 30g of ‘scraps’ for contrast colour (both MC and CC can each be made up of leftover yarn or mini-skeins: 12 x 2.5g, 6 x 5g or 3 x 10g etc)
Double loop version
approx. 120g in total of yarn in either of the following amounts:
Half ‘n Half Scrappy option: 60g of main colour and 60g of ‘scraps’ for contrast colour (either leftover yarn or mini-skeins: 24 x 2.5g, 12 x 5g, 6 x 10g, 3 x 20g etc)
Full Scrappy option: 60g of ‘scraps’ for main colour and 60g of ‘scraps’ for contrast colour (both MC and CC can be each made up of leftover yarn or mini-skeins: 24 x 2.5g, 12 x 5g, 6 x10g, 3 x 20g etc)
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle, either 40cm (16”) or 80cm (32”) + for magic loop, or double-pointed needles for preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round
An extra circular needle or set of DPNs is required for removing the provisional cast-on (if used)
One marker (plus 5 optional markers to mark pattern repeat)
Darning needle, and for (optional) provisional cast-on: waste yarn & crochet hook (1-2 sizes larger than the knitting needle used)
GAUGE
24 sts x 30 rnds = 10 cm / 4” measured over pattern after blocking
SIZES
Two sizes (single or double loop) but this is customisable. See schematic in photos for more details
SKILLS / PATTERN ATTRIBUTES
in-the-round
lace
one-piece
schematic
sideways
stripes-colorwork
written-pattern
provisional cast on (optional)
