Cable No Cable Cowl by Boadicea Binnerts

Cable No Cable Cowl

Knitting
November 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in Cable Bobble Stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
230 - 460 yards (210 - 421 m)
one size - can be lengthened or shortened
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

You know how you like to sit and knit mindlessly in front of the TV? And how that flow is interrupted if you have to get out your cable needle? This cowl has a richly textured surface, sometimes even resembling cables, without having to get out those cable needles…
It’s double length, so that you can let it curve gracefully around your shoulders, or wind it tightly against the cold if you go outside. But you could also shorten it or lengthen it, the pattern is very versatile.
Enjoy the three different stitch patterns, the Trellis Stitch, the Wigwam Stitch and the Bobble Cable stitch (not a cable, in spite of the name). The edging is a twisted cable stitch. Knit with only 2 skeins of delicious hand-dyed worsted, keeps you warm and stylish all winter long!

The cowl now has a matching beret, the Diminishing Bubble Beret. If you buy them together, there’s a 30% discount!

design features:
3 different textured patterns
Adaptable length for versatility

finished width:: 25cm/8”.
finished length: 90cm/32” (or half that, or double that).

yarn:
Uncommon Thread Lush Worsted (Worsted/10 ply, 80% Merino/10% Nylon/10% Cashmere,210 meters/100 grams) 2 skeins in Manuscript
Alternatives: madelinetosh MCN worsted, madelinetosh Vintage, any standard worsted yarn in all possible wools and vegetable materials.

gauge:
Washed and blocked on average over 3 patterns: 15st/20 rows at 10cm/4” in pattern.

needles:
4.5 and 6 mm/size 7 and 10 US, 32” circular needles; I used Addi Turbos.

notions:
blunt tapestry needle
scrap yarn

The sweater pictured is Sweet Little Gansey