At the end of Chart 1 my cowl was 3-1/2 inches tall. I decided to work Chart 3 next, then Chart 2, to retain some measure of symmetry and still be able to practice all the techniques the designer incorporated into this pattern.

Transitions. I used the transition between Charts 2 and 3 as the transition before and after Chart 3.

Decreases. I changed to size 5 needles and did my decreases in the row after the p2, k1 row after Chart 3, knitting the first and second and the 13th and 14th stitches together. I knit an extra row in color 2 (purple) for a smoother transition to Chart 2. This also gives the Chart 2 section the same number of rows as Chart 1. This probably would have been the better place to change needles and make the decreases.

Cluster 4 Stitch. The Drops Design video didn’t have any sound, and didn’t seem to match with the written instructions (neither the new nor the old video). I did find a helpful video by Vickie Howell which describes the technique, though she makes the stitch over six stitches instead of over four.