Lace Checks Cowl

The Lace Checks Cowl is a simple, cozy layering piece perfect for keeping you warm in the fall and winter! The long cowl can be worn draped around your neck hanging long, or can be folded and looped around twice for a cozy, thicker fit around your neck. The body of the cowl features a checkered textured pattern with eyelets and sections of garter stitch makes for a fun-to-knit and easy-to-memorize pattern. Knit up in a mixture of hand spun and mill spun yarns, the Lace Checks Cowl is the perfect pattern for showing off special yarns and playing with color!

Finished Dimensions:
• 8” / 20.5 cm wide
• 33” / 84 cm long (folded in half and seamed)

Materials:
• Bulky Weight yarn
• MC (bulky weight, hand spun yarn, various
colors, wool blend): Approximately 200 yards /
183 meters
• CC (bulky weight, mill spun yarn, green, 100%
wool): Approximately 40 yards / 37 meters

Gauge:
• 13 sts and 24 rows over 4” / 10 cm in checkered pattern worked flat, blocked

Needles:
• Size 9 (5.5 mm) 16” / 40.5 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge and spare gauge-size needles for grafting ends together

Notions:
• Smooth waste yarn, tapestry needle, row counter (optional)

Construction:
• The Lace Checks Cowl is knit flat in one long piece. The ends are seamed together at the end by grafting them together to create a tube.