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This pattern is also available on Etsy: Gamer Babe Designs.

I grew up in the Eureka Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. The elementary school I attended was on Diamond Street. The school closed when I was in 7th grade, but I have fond memories of the school and the park next to it where I used to play kickball and hit tennis balls against the gym wall.

Diamond Street Cowl has a diamond stitch pattern created by traveling twist stitches over a stockinette background. This stitch pattern adds knitting interest and visual texture to the simplicity of knit stitches while letting the color(s) of your yarn shine. This cowl is one of four designs in the Kiss My Glitz collection in collaboration with The Black Squirrel, a cute little yarn shop in Berkeley, CA. They carry amazing indie-dyed yarn and dye ultra-cool yarns using black-light reactive dyes. See the last two photos.

You might be interested in my other designs related to my old neighborhood or using this same stitch pattern:

Eureka Valley Shawl on Ravelry and on Etsy
Glistening Diamonds Shawl on Ravelry and on Etsy

Swatch yarn and extra yarn are included in the yarn requirement.

A video link for working the twist stitches is included in the pattern and available for viewing on YouTube.

Photos © Chase Clark/The Black Squirrel unless otherwise noted.

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 21”/53.5 cm
Length: 13.5”/34.5 cm

Materials
Fingering weight yarn: 400 yds/366 m
US size 5/3.75 mm 16”/40 cm or 20”/50 cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
US size 3/3.25 mm 16”/40 cm or 20”/50 cm circular needle, or two sizes smaller than gauge needle size
1 stitch marker to mark beginning of round
1 removable stitch marker (optional)
Tape measure or ruler to measure gauge
Tapestry needle

Pattern tech edited by Laura Cameron FluffyK.

If you share photos of your Gamer Babe Designs projects, make sure to tag me @gamerbabedesigns and use hashtags #GamerBabeDesigns and #DiamondStreetCowl. Thank you!

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