Barrel cowl by Petra Breakstone

Barrel cowl

Knitting
October 2026
Yarnz2go Chunks skeins
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in Ribbing with smaller needle
US 11 - 8.0 mm
US 15 - 10.0 mm
95 yards (87 m)
Circumference 24" in ribbing, 31" middle body, 12" height.
English
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This comfy cowl in a barrel shape is knitted in the round starting with a two by two rib pattern, from there gets increased to create a fuller middle body also with a larger needle size and then decreased again towards another ribbed border, returning to the original stitch count.
There is also a pretty eyelet portion to create and this is just for the fun of it.
The pattern is entirely written.
The unblocked one size fits all cowl measures 24” in the bottom circumference, 31” in the middle body and 12“ in overall height.

Yarn
Chunks, 2 skeins in a chunky weight cotton yarn, it looks like its wrapped up in a thin string which lends great texture to your creations. 50 yards per skein.
Yarn/knit kits with printed pattern and emailed PDF files at https://yarnz2go.myshopify.com/

Notions
Two 16” (40 cm) in length circular needles.
One in US size 11 (8 mm)
One in US size 15 (10 mm)
Stitch marker to mark beginnings of rounds.
Large tapestry needle or crochet hook for finishing.

Gauge
8 sts and 14 rows in 4” of 2 x 2 ribbing with smaller needle.

Techniques applied
Knitting and purling in the round, eyelets, increasing, decreasing, binding off, weaving in ends. No blocking needed.

Enjoy the knit and share photos of your finished cozy cowls~