Handy Ma'am Cowl by Catherine Clark

Handy Ma'am Cowl

Knitting
March 2024
Light Fingering ?
29 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in colorwork
US 3 - 3.25 mm
550 - 600 yards (503 - 549 m)
One Size
English
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Finished Measurements: 11 in wide X 11.75 in tall.

Yarn: Outer fabric: Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Soka’Pii (fingering weight; 100% MT and WY Rambouillet (50g/248 yards).
Yarn A: Paul Newman: 1 skein (or approx 248 yards)
Yarn B: Theresa: 1 skein (or approx. 25 g/100 yards)
Yarn C: Sunnys: 1 skein (or approx. 25 g/100 yards)
Yarn D: Sinopah: 1 skein (or approx. 12.5 g/50 yards)
Yarn E: Flower Point: 1 skein (or approx. 12.5 g/50 yards)

Lining: Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang (74% Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk) 50g/328 yards.
Solid Lining: One skein of chosen color or approx 25 g/180 yds.

Needles:
Outer fabric: 3.25 mm/US 3 needle , 60-80 cm/24-32 in length or size needed to obtain the correct gauge.
Lining: 3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle, 40-60 cm/16-20 in length or size needed to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions:
8 stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Gauge:
Outer Fabric: 29 sts x 34 rows = 10 cm/4 inches over colorwork pattern on 3.25 mm/US 3 needles after blocking.
Lining: 24 sts X 28 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches on 3.5mm/US 4.

Abreviations:
BOR: Beginning of round
K: knit
P: Purl
Rep: Repeat
St(s): stitch(es)

Notes:
This is a Colorwork Cowl knit FLAT and then seamedvertically. There is a selvedge stitch at the beginning and end of each round. The selvedge stitch is knit with either Paul Newman or Sunny’s depending on where you are in the chart. It has an optional lining in Oh Dang knit in the round and then whip stitched into place once your outer shell is seamed.

Intarsia technique is used throughout this cowl. Colors that are only used in one 20 stitch square and do not continue across the row are NOT carried across the row. They are worked back and forth in just that section and carried up on the next row. You may use bobbins or just long sections (about 6 feet) of yarn. I prefer the long sections of yarn as they are easy to untangle as you go. When changing colors, twist your yarns (catching the prior square color) to avoid gaps between squares.