Cowgirl Chic by Lindsay Lewchuk

Cowgirl Chic

Knitting
May 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
450 - 495 yards (411 - 453 m)
One size: Length along outer edge: 43”/ 109cm. Length along inner edge: 31”/ 79cm. Depth (with picots) 9.25”/ 23.5cm.
English
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Cowgirls get ready to round up those stitches! Worked from the outside in, this design corrals stitches into a fun shawl/ scarf design. So kick off those boots, grab your favorite DK weight yarn, and wrangle some stitchin’ fun.

Finished Measurements:
Length along outer edge: 43”/ 109cm. Length along inner edge: 31”/ 79cm.
Depth (with picots) 9.25”/ 23.5cm.

Materials:
495 yds/ 453 m DK weight yarn - see note
US 6/ 4mm circular needles (to accommodate many stitches; piece is worked flat)
1 stitch marker
Yarn needle

Samples:
Pink sample used 2 skeins of Araucania Ruca Multy
     Color: 13 Red, Sky, Beige
     100% sugar cane from socially responsible yarn co.
     263 yds/ 240 m; 100 g/ 3.53 oz
Cream sample used 3 skeins of Malabrigo Silky Merino
     Color: 877 Queguay
     51% silk, 49% merino from eco yarn co.
     150 yds/ 137 m; 50 g/ 1.76 oz
     Sample knit by Erin Dorn and photographed by Erin Dorn at Meadow View Growers erindee5575

Gauge:
20 sts and 36 rows over 4”/ 10cm.

Special Notes:
Each sampled used exactly 450 yds/ 411 m of DK weight yarn. Recommended materials includes a 10% buffer to prevent yarn chicken situations.
BOWT is simply a wrapped stitch that slips over the next wrapped stitch to bind off 1 stitch. The wraps remain in place
adding much needed structure to the drapey cellulose yarn and extra firmness to the structured animal-fiber yarn.