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There’s something wonderfully cosy about a cowl you can pull up around your neck when the weather turns chilly.

Hip to be Square combines textured stitches with colourful geometric details, creating a generous, playful cowl that’s as enjoyable to wear as it is to knit.

Worked in the round, the cowl uses one main colour with five small amounts of contrasting fingering-weight yarn. It’s a great opportunity to use mini skeins and leftovers, whether you want your colours to really pop or prefer a more subtle combination.

The pattern includes both written instructions and charts, along with detailed instructions for the techniques used.

Hip to be Square is also part of a coordinating collection with matching hat and mittens.

QUICK OVERVIEW
Construction: Bottom-up, in the round
Skill Level: Easy
Sizes: 4 sizes
Yarn: Fingering weight
Techniques used: Working in the round, slipped stitches

SIZE INFORMATION
1 (2, 3, 4)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 13.75 (17, 19.75, 56.25)” / 35 (43, 50, 143) cm

Select a size from the finished measurements that matches your preferred style. For an “infinity” style cowl, choose Size 4.

Length All sizes: 14.5” / 40.5 cm

GAUGE
Gauge is crucial in obtaining the correct fit. Changes in gauge will cause a size difference for your finished cowl and affect the yardage requirements for your project.

Pattern motif gauge: 29 stitches by 46 rounds on larger needles = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking.

YARN REQUIREMENTS
MC: Approx. 314 (390, 453, 1282) yd / 287 (357, 414, 1172) m fingering weight yarn
CC: 5 contrast colours – Approx. 12 (15, 17, 47) yd / 11 (14, 16, 43) m fingering weight yarn of each colour

SUGGESTED YARN
Log House Cottage — Squishy Sock
80% Extra Fine Merino 20% Nylon
420 yd or 384 m per 4 oz / 115 g
MC: Semi-solid Grey Light
CC: Variety of scrappy leftovers
https://loghousecottageyarns.com/

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
Ribbing: US2.5 (3 mm) 12 (16, 24, 32)” / 12 (40, 60, 80) cm circular needles, or one size smaller than needles used for gauge
Body: US3 (3.25 mm) 12 (16, 24, 32)” / 12 (40, 60, 80) cm circular needles, or the size required to get gauge

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, scissors, tape measure, stitch marker (1)

LOW-VISIBILITY & SCREEN READER FORMAT A low-visibility and a screen-reader-accessible version of this pattern are available with this pattern purchase. The low-visibility format is 24pt print in Arial, black font, no italics, and contains written directions (there are no charts to work from). The screen reader format has all the items mentioned above, contains no abbreviations, and accessibility was checked by the read-aloud function on both a Windows PC and Android device.

This pattern has been professionally tech-edited.