High-Rise Cowl by Babs Ausherman

High-Rise Cowl

Knitting
May 2025
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stranded stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
475 - 500 yards (434 - 457 m)
Circumference: 24 (30½)”/60 (76) cm; Height: 19 (14½)”/47.5 (36) cm
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

I had so much fun knitting several Skyscraper Windows cowls that I decided to use the same stitch pattern on a different cowl shape! The High-Rise Cowl uses the same window pattern, but instead of grafting the ends together to create a tube this cowl begins and ends with ribbing.
Knit a tall cowl like the sample for a slower color change or a wider version to watch the colors speed by more quickly; either way this simple, repetitive pattern is sure to please.

Yarn
Miss Babs Killington
85% Polwarth wool, 15% Tussah silk; 350 yd/4.2 oz (320 m/120 g) skeins
1 skein in main color, shown in White Peppercorn

And

Junction Fiber Mill Making Tracks LITE
100% wool; 200 yd/1.76 oz (182 m/50 g) skeins
1 skein in contrast color, shown in Psychedelic

Or 350 yards/320 meters of DK weight yarn in main color and 125 yards/114 meters of sport or DK weight yarn in contrast color.

Sizes
1 – Narrower/Taller (2 – Wider/Shorter)

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 24 (30½)”/60 (76) cm
Height: 19 (14½)”/47.5 (36) cm
Shown in Size 1.

Needles
US 6 4.0 mm circular needle, 16”/40 cm long, or size to obtain gauge
US 5 3.75 mm circular needle, 16”/40 cm long or one size smaller than gauge needle

Gauge
Blocked: 23 stitches and 30 rounds = 4”/10 cm square in stranded stockinette stitch

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect
yardage and finished size if different from above.

Notions
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle