Snow Creek Cowl

Snow Creek Cowl is a practical, wearable cowl designed to

keep the cold out without excess bulk. It can be pulled up

over the chin for extra warmth or worn lower around the

neck, with the pointed front filling in the gap left by a jacket,

or shifted to the side for a more relaxed look.

The cowl begins at a single point and increases smoothly to

full width, avoiding a bulky cast on. Once joined in the

round, it’s worked for just under 4 inches to create a closefitting

shape. A grid-like, textured stitch adds quiet interest

without competing with the yarn, while slipped-stitch edges

keep the fabric neat. The join is marked by a column of

ribbing at the back, and a tubular bind off provides a clean,

polished finish. This cowl is designed for a single skein of

special yarn like Polka Dot Sheep Striata Gradient DK.

Size:

Finished cowl is 20.5”/ 52 cm around and 16”/ 40.5 cm long.

Materials:

1 skein Polka Dot Sheep Striata Gradient DK; DK weight yarn,

100% Superwash Merino, 231 y/ 211 m; 100 g/ 3. oz.

Sample shown in Morning Star.

Tools:

US 4 (3.5 mm) 20”/ 50 cm circular needle, or needle size

necessary to obtain gauge; 1 DPN of same size or slightly

smaller; 1 stitch marker; tapestry needle.

Gauge:

26 sts/29 rows over 4”/10 cm in pattern, blocked.

Abbreviations:

DPN – Double pointed needle

K – Knit

K2tog – Knit 2 together (1 st decrease)

Kpk - Knit into the front of the st, then purl into the

same st, then knit into the same st again without

slipping it off the needle (2 sts increased in one st)

Kyok - Knit, yarn over, knit into the same st (2 sts

increased in one st)

M1 – Make 1 st by backwards loop cast on or

preferred method (1 st increased)

P – Purl

P2tog – Purl 2 together (1 st decreased)

Rep – Repeat

Rnd(s) – Round(s)

RS – Right side

Sl – Slip St purlwise

Sl2, k1, p2sso – Slip 2 sts knitwise, knit 1, lift 2 slipped

sts over and off last knit st (2 sts decreased)

St(s) – Stitch(es)

WS – Wrong side

Wyib – With yarn in back

Wyif – With yarn in front