Sometimes you see a ball of yarn at the store and it just jumps in your cart. You have no plan for what you are going to make with it but you know you MUST have it! That was the case with this yarn. I could not get enough of the colors, or the softness of the fiber, or the yardage available in just 1 ball!!

I had to make something with this yarn that showcased the colors and the beautiful yarn so I chose a base of stockinette stitch with fun slip stitches. This pattern is fascinating to knit up and even more fun to wear. It works up in no time at all. So, grab that yarn, cast on and have a cowl by the end of the weekend.

SKILL LEVEL
Adventurous Beginner

MEASUREMENTS
Finished Measurements
34 x 13” (86.4 x 33 cm)

Gauge
14 sts = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette Stitch pattern

MATERIALS
Yarn
Caron Swirl Cakes (77% acrylic, 23% wool, 252 yds / 230 m, 8 oz/227 g, CYCA #5 Bulky)
Gold Fusion, 1 ball

Needle
US 9 (5.5 mm) 24” 61 cm circular needles, or size required for gauge

Notions
Cable needle, yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS
C3B - Cable 3 Back
C3F - Cable 3 Front
K - Knit
Kfb - Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch
K2tog - Knit next 2 stitches together
P- Purl
PM - Place marker
RS - Right side
Sl1wyib - Slip next stitch purlwise with yarn in back of work
Sl1wyif - Slip next stitch purlwise with yarn in front of work
St(s) - Stitch(es)
WS - Wrong side