Slipped My Mind Cowl Hand Knitting Pattern PDF

Slipped My Mind Cowl

Worked bottom-up in the round.

Established Beginner Skills: Long-tail CO, Work in the Round, Ribbing, and Slipped Stitches.

Mosaic/Slip Stitch Colorwork = Only 1 color at a time worked.

Includes both line-by-line abbreviated instructions and a chart. 

Just enough length for a snuggly double loop.

This is an in the round version of my (flat) [Pass Key Worsted Scarf][1] and [Pass Key Fingering][2]

Yarn

660 y (384 m) Total / 330 y (192 m) Each of 2 Colors 

of Sport Weight Yarn

Works best with high contrast color pairings.

Sample Yarn: Malabrigo Arroyo 

100% Merino Superwash (Plied)

330 y (192 m) 100 g

C1: Cactus Flower & C2: Whales Road 

Sample Usage was 430 y (393 m) 130 g total  

C1(Cactus Flower): 258 y (236 m) 78 g

C2 (Whales Road): 172 y (157 m) 52 g 

Needles and Notions

US 3 & 6 (3.25 & 4 mm) Circular Needles 28” (70 cm) Long

~Or size that gets gauge/desired fabric.

Row Counter

Stitch Markers (8 plus 1 different for end of round)

Tapestry Needle

Measurements

11” (28 cm) Tall by 39” (99 cm) Circumference

 Gauge

Gauge is not critical but will affect size and yarn

requirements.

Gently blocked Stockinette in the round on larger needles:

24 stitches by 35 rounds = 4” (10 cm) square.

This gauge provided for yarn & needle pairing, to get an appropriate fabric density without knitting the entire repeat.

Use needles 3 sizes down for ribbing.

1 repeat in pattern stitch: 

26 stitches by 20 rounds =4.25” (11 cm) by 2.25” (6 cm)