Biases Cowl by Nick Davis

Biases Cowl

Knitting
November 2025
Light Fingering ?
25 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
220 - 250 yards (201 - 229 m)
20"/51cm in circumference, and 13"/33cm deep at the point
English
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It’s half kerchief, half cowl! The shallow end of this cowl is deeper compared to the Peak Kerchief design, so it’s not quite the same earwarmer/neckwarmer combination as it would be if that connection were less substantial and more kerchief-reminiscent.

This easy but fine-knit cowl is made from soft sockweight yarn, and the simple design lends itself well to fancy hand-dyed and self-striping colorways. (It would work well with handspun, too!) It takes only half a skein of the 440-yard sock yarns to knit this project.

Tentatively, this could be an any-gauge project; it’s only been tested in sock yarn, but should work in sport to worsted, too.

Materials:

  • 220yds of soft fingering-weight wool
  • 1 16” circular needles in US3/2.25mm, or size needed for gauge scrap yarn for provisional cast-on
  • crochet hook for provisional cast-on
  • tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge:
Gauge is 25 sts and 48 rows over 4”/10cm of garter stitch, worked flat and blocked. Please be sure to check your gauge.

Measurements:
This cowl measures about 20”/51cm in circumference, and 13”/33cm deep at its widest point.