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Panda Cotton
Eyelet Vines Cowl
Adapted from Silken Ease by Kyle-Ann Williams
Knitted by Angie Kachlemeier
Description: This cowl pattern was adapted from the Silken Ease Scarf, originally knitted in Panda Silk. A soft, lacy wide cowl that works up quickly in an easy lace pattern, with a border of sturdy basketweave. This cowl is worked like a scarf and then sewed together at the ends to form the cowl.
Level: Intermediate
Size: 9½" x 20" (can be made longer for a wider cowl)
Materials:
- 2 balls Crystal Palace Panda Cotton (shown in 509 "Foliage")
- Crystal Palace Bamboo 9" single-pointed needles in US size Size 5, or size needed for gauge
- 2 Stitch Markers
Gauge: 5 sts=1" over eyelet patt
Abbreviations: k- knit; k2tog- knit 2 together; p- purl; p3tog- purl 3 stitches together; rep- repeat; RS- right side (outsidde of project); sl- slip; ssk- slip, slip, knit; St(s)- Stitch(es); St st- stockinette stitch (k the right side rnds and p the wrong side Rnds); yo- yarn over
INSTRUCTIONS
Border:
Cast on 51 sts.
Row 1 (RS): K
Row 2: K4, p3, *K5, P3; rep from * to last 4 sts K4
Row 3: P4, k3, *p5, k3; rep from * to last 4 sts, P4
Row 4: K4, p3, *K5, P3; rep from * to last 4 sts K4
Row 5: K
Row 6: P3, *K5, P3; rep from * to end
Row 7: K3, *P5, K3, rep from * to end
Row 8: P3, *K5, P3; rep from * to end
Body:
Row 1: K9, place marker, work row 1 of chart three times, place marker, K9.
Row 2: K4, P4, K1, P to last marker, K1, P4, K4
Row 3: P4, K5, work row 3 of chart three times, K5, P4
Row 4: K4, P4, K1, P to last marker, K1, P4, K4
Row 5: K9, work row 5 of chart three times, K9
Row 6: P4, k5, P to last marker, K5, P4
Row 7: K4, P4, k1, work row 7 of chart three times, K1, P4, K4
Row 8: P4, k5, P to last marker, K5, P4
Repeat these 8 rows for approximately 60" (152 cm) or desired length, ending with Row 8.
Ending border:
Row 1: K
Row 2: K4, p3, *K5, P3; rep from * to last 4 sts K4
Row 3: P4, k3, *p5, k3; rep from * to last 4 sts, P4
Row 4: K4, p3, *K5, P3; rep from * to last 4 sts K4
Row 5: K
Row 6: P3, *K5, P3; rep from * to end
Row 7: K3, *P5, K3, rep from * to end
Row 8: P3, *K5, P3; rep from * to end
Row 9: K
Bind off.
Written instructions of chart:
Row 1: K4, YO, P3tog, YO, K4
Row 3: K2, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2
Row 5: K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, P3tog, Yo, K1, YO, SSK, K1
Row 7: K2tog, YO, K7, YO, SSK
We are happy to share this pattern. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting/crochet guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Shops carrying Crystal Palace Yarns are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns.
October 2012