Fair Isle Cowl Style 1 by Chasoben Designs

Fair Isle Cowl Style 1

Knitting
October 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
US 3 - 3.25 mm
197 - 219 yards (180 - 200 m)
English
This pattern is available from chasobendesigns.etsy.com for £3.49.

This knitting pattern is of a Fair Isle Cowl Style 1. There is also a Hat in the same design. The pattern is in the design of various little patterns. It is knitted with a variegated yarn against a solid background colour. It is knitted with a 4-ply on a circular needle. The coloured rib starts the pattern, which then takes you to the main body of the pattern and then finishes with a coloured rib. There is a colourful chart to show the Fair Isle pattern.

Size -Finished size - when laid flat 25-29 cm (9.75” - 11 1/4”) x 17 cm (7”), (so 19.5’ - 22.5” in the round) although by increasing the amount of repeats, you can make it longer. The yarns suggested will do several more repeats than stated in the pattern.

Tension - Stocking Stitch: 28 sts x 36 rows – 10cm x 10cm/ 4”x 4”

Needles - The cowl is knitted in the round with a 60cm 3.25mm circular needle.

Suggested yarns - Scheepjes Downtown/Scheepjes Metropolis (1 ball of each) or Drops Fabel Solid and Variegated (1 ball of each).
You can use odd balls of yarn from your stash to make your pattern unique :smiley: