Jog on is a cowl to celebrate running! The instructions below are for a ‘sprint’ cowl, which forms just one loop around the neck. A long distance or even a marathon cowl can be made by adding extra pattern repeats. A longer cowl will require more yarn. The cowl can easily be customised to represent your favourite type of running - the background colour could be changed to look like track or road, or a variegated yarn could be used for the cross-country or trail runner!

The cowl uses a combination of intarsia and stranded colourwork, with the MC being carried across the back of the work, and separate bobbins of CC1 being used for the left and right footprints. The cowl is worked back and forth, end to end. The ends are then grafted together.

materials
aran weight yarn | MC: 150m | CC1: 75m | CC2: 50m
Sample was knitted in Nepal shades 4399 (MC), 8038 (CC1) and 0501 (CC2)

gauge
14 stitches and 21 rows per 10 x 10cm in colourwork, although exact gauge is not crucial

notions
4.5mm needles (or size needed to obtain gauge) + spare needle of same/similar size (for grafting)
Crochet hook & scrap yarn (for provisional cast on)
Darning needle (for kitchener stitch, and weaving in ends)

Photos and modelling courtesy of Graham Campbell.
Thanks to SadieLou and pollianicus for help with editing!

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