Glen Cowl
Knit a strip as deep as you want the cowl, sew the ends together, and it’s done. No knitting in the round.
- Finished size
- 8¼ in / 21 cm deep × 26 in / 66 cm around
- Yarn
- About 260 yd / 240 m of DK weight (category 3) wool or wool blend yarn. Buy 2 skeins of 250 yd (this includes 10% extra).
- Needles
- US 6 (4 mm) straight needles
- Notions
- Tapestry needle
- Gauge
- 22 sts and 38 rows = 4 in / 10 cm in seed stitch. Swatch first and change needle size if needed: more stitches than this means go up a size, fewer means go down.
Notes
- Worked flat across the depth, then seamed into a loop. The cast-on edge becomes one side of the seam.
- A pebbly texture that looks the same on both sides and lies flat.
Stitch pattern: Seed stitch
Worked over a multiple of 2 sts plus 1.
- Every row: K1, *p1, k1; rep from * to end.
Cowl
- Cast on 45 sts, leaving a 24 in / 60 cm tail for sewing.
- Work in seed stitch (see “Stitch pattern” above), repeating its rows.
- Continue until the piece measures 26 in / 66 cm from the cast-on edge.
- Bind off loosely in pattern, knitting the knit stitches and purling the purl stitches as they face you.
Finishing
- Bring the cast-on and bind-off edges together without twisting the strip. Using the cast-on tail, sew them together with mattress stitch. Weave in the ends.
Abbreviations
- k = knit
- p = purl
- rep = repeat
- RS = right side
- WS = wrong side
- st(s) = stitch(es)
See all knitting abbreviations.