I love scarf and cowl patterns that look equally good on both sides. This usually involves some amount of ribbing, which is the case with this reversible pattern.

Provisionally cast on 48 stitches. Pattern is easy to follow. The only slightly tricky part is the 12-stitch cable which tends to be very tight. But I managed.

I was able to complete 13 repeats with my one ball of yarn. This allows looping around the neck more than once for an extra cozy cowl.

Note: Do an ODD number of repeats for ONE moebius half twist. Do an EVEN number of repeats for NO twist or TWO half twists before grafting.

Important: Whenever you have a half moebius twist (180 degrees) of a K2, P2 rib pattern (as with this cowl), your graft is not going to look perfect. This is because the stitches on the front needle will be opposite to the stitches on the back needle when you twist the cowl end a half turn, and bring the needles together for grafting. In other words, if the first two stitches on the front needle are two KNIT stitches, then the first two stitches on your back needle will be two PURL stitches. The way I did my grafting was to just pretend that the stitches on the back needle matched the stitches on the front needle. My graft looked almost perfect, except for the fact that the yarn changed to a darker hue at this point. I only had a few inches of yarn left, so didn’t have much choice in the matter. Even so, the graft is nearly invisible.

Please see my instructions on “How to graft any combination of knit and purl stitches”:

http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-182830-1.html

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This roving-type yarn has fabulous yardage, and is very soft. It has thick and thin sections, but overall, I’d say it’s a light worsted weight.