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If textured curves and simple cables are your thing, then look no further! The Hudson Ripple Cowl is full of stitch after stitch fun! It is worked flat from tip to its final I-cord edge, with a 3-needle bind off for a seamless finish.

Part of the Hudson Ripple collection, inspired from the contours of the creeks and streams filling the Hudson River in upstate New York, this cowl makes for a fun addictive knitting project. What starts out as a bottom-up triangular shawl finishes as an asymmetrical cowl that you can easily throw on, giving instant styling without any of the fuss.

The pattern comes with several video tutorials for the techniques and stitches used, together with a detailed construction video on how this fun cowl is worked.

The pattern is complete with full written and charted instructions.

It’s the perfect long weekend/ traveler project.

Size 1 (Blue sample) uses 2 strands of fingering weight yarn held together. Click for project details

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Advanced Beginner.

SIZES
Two sizes: 1 (2)
A & B: Back neck edges: 23.5cm/ 9.25” (23.5cm/ 9.25”)
C: Neck circumference: 57.5cm/ 23” (62.5cm/ 25”)
D: Length from cast-on edge to bind off:
65.5cm/ 26.25 (70.5cm/ 28.25”)
All finished measurements are taken with relaxed fabric after blocking. Sample shown in size 2.

YARN
North Bay Fiber, Elemental Worsted. 100g (187m/
205 yds, 100% non-superwash Cormo).
Sample shown in colour Pink Sky.

Yarn required:
Size 1: 2 skeins, 162g/ 303 metres/ 332 yards.
Size 2: 2 - 3 skeins (please see note below), 195g/ 365 metres/ 400 yards.

Note: There is no contingency included in these figures. It is therefore recommended that 3 skeins of Elemental Worsted yarn are required for Size 2 due to gauge nuances. A couple of test knitters fell a tiny bit short with 2 skeins.
Be sure to check out the fabulous test projects that used alternative yarns and the meterage they required.

GAUGE
21.5 sts x 29.5 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) in stitch pattern after blocking (based on Section 3 (Chart C) Rows 1 – 32 over 28 sts).
18.5 st x 27 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) in stocking stitch, unblocked.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS

• Size 5.0mm /US 8 circular needle, 80 cm / 32” length (or size needed to obtain gauge) for cowl.
• Size 4.5mm /US 7 circular needle, 80 cm / 32” length, or 0.5mm/ 1 US size smaller than gauge needle, for I-cord bind off.
• Spare Size 5.0mm /US 8 needle, for 3-needle bind off. Tapestry/Darning needle, Stitch markers: 2 total.

TECHNIQUES
Bias knitting
Simple cables
Left and Right Twisted stitches
Increasing and Decreasing
3-needle bind off