What You Wish Scarf and Cowl by Terri Thomas

What You Wish Scarf and Cowl

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Knitting
March 2013
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in garter
US 8 - 5.0 mm
200 - 275 yards (183 - 251 m)
varies
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

What You Wish came from my desire to figure out a scarf pattern that didn’t bore me. I LOVE scarves. I love wearing them. However, they aren’t my favorite thing to knit. I wanted to create something that wouldn’t bore me or take me a million years to knit. It had to keep my interest. Lately, cables have been the attention grabbers. I took that cable element and combined it with my love of garter and stripes and tada! Soon, I realized that I could do cowl versions as well. What You Wish became my obsession and I knit three versions in the span of two weeks (actually less). What You Wish was exactly what I wished for!

Finished Measurements
Scarf
length: 68”
width: 4.5”
Cowl (short)
length: 22”
width: 5”
Cowl (long)
length: 44”
width: 4.5”

Gauge (washed and blocked)
17 sts and 28 rows in 4 inches of garter

Needles
1 pair US 8/5mm needles. I used a 20-inch circular,
but you can use straights if you prefer.

Notions
scrap yarn for provisional cast on (cowls only)
crochet hook if using chained cast on (cowls only)
darning needle
cable needle

Yarn
Plucky Rustic (scarf) 100% wool; 165 yards per 100
grams
MC: Flannel 2 skeins CC: Icey Audrey 1 skein
Malabrigo Worsted (cowl) 100% Merino; 210 yards
per 100 grams

short and long: MC: Frost Gray 1 skein CC: Bobby
Blue (short) Sapphire Green (long) 1 skein
Actual usage for the CC for the cowls was less than half
a skein.