Smokestack Cowls by Trish Austad

Smokestack Cowls

Knitting
August 2014
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
200 - 410 yards (183 - 375 m)
Small, Medium and Long
English
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Alternating stacks of ribbing and lace create a lush fabric to keep you warm all winter and coordinate with the fingerless mitts and hats in the Smokestack Collection. The easy-to-memorize lace pattern flows from a ribbed edge and knits up quickly – no cable needle required! Instructions are both written and charted. Worked seamlessly in the round from the lower edge up, there are three sizes to choose from:

  • Small and Medium - single-layer
  • Long, worn as a single long loop or wrapped double for extra warmth

Special feature: The Medium size cowl uses 3 different needle gauges to create a tapered shape – close and cozy at your chin and wider at the lower edge for extra coverage to fight the chilly winds. On especially wintry days, you can pull it up as a hood to keep your ears warm!

SIZES

  • SMALL - 21” / 53.5 cm circumference, 8.25” / 21 cm height
  • MEDIUM - 21” / 53.5 cm circumference at upper edge, 24” / 61cm circumference lower edge, 12” / 30 cm height
  • LONG - 58” / 147.5 cm circumference, 8.25” / 21 cm height

MATERIALS
DK / Light Worsted Weight yarn
Small - 200 yds / 185 m, Medium - 270 yds / 250 m), Long - 410 yds/375 m
Samples are knit in Madelinetosh Tosh DK (Esoteric) and Elann Peruvian Highland Wool (Grape)

GAUGE
22 sts / 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch using smallest needles

NEEDLES (Circulars)
SMALL: 4 mm / US 6 - 16” / 40 cm long

MEDIUM (three sizes required, all 16” / 40 cm long)
4 mm / US 6
5 mm / US 8 and
6 mm / US 10

LONG: 4 mm / US 6 - 40” / 102 cm long

SKILL LEVEL
Adventurous Beginner - Knit, Purl, Knitting in the Round, SSK, K2tog, M1R, M1L