Do you remember that car sales commercial with Cal Worthington and his dog Spot? Why did he never have a dog with him? It was always a tiger or an orangutan. And for a million years I thought the lyrics were “Pussy cow, pussy cow, pussy cow!” I know, weird. I was like 6 at the time. My homage to you, Cal!
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Go see COWL! |
Let’s make this cowl!
You’ll need:
3.5 oz of super bulky weight yarn – I’m using 2 balls of Lion Brand Yarn Landscapes -color Rose Garden (this brand of yarn is being discontinued. Boo!)
size 15 (10 mm) knitting needles.
Yarn needle to weave in ends.
2 large buttons – I made mine using some of my bead stash and fenagled toggles. Directions on how I made these to come…
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toggle beads |
I’m not one for being a stickler for gauge and it isn’t that important for this project. However, if you must know it’s somewhere around 13 sts and 9 rows to make a 4 in square.
Cast on 20 sts.
Row 1 -*Knit 1, purl 1. Repeat from * across.
Row 2 – *Purl 1, knit 1. Repeat from * across.
Row 3 – repeat row 1. ( Rows 1-3 are essentially the seed stitch)
Row 4 – P1, K1, P1, K14, P1, K1, P1
Row 5 – P1, K1, P16, K1, P1
Repeat rows 4 and 5 until your piece measures 24 1/2 inches. Watch a repeat of the Walking Dead during this time (optional).
Repeat rows 1-3.
Cast off. Weave in ends. It should look something like this!
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Cowl laid flat. How funny, that’s my foot in the corner. |
Part of what I love about this little cowl is that the spaces between the stitches are large enough to pass a button through without having to make the effort at buttonholes. I also want to make the buttons interchangable because frankly, I’m a bit fickle.
If you are not a commitment phobe, sew on your special buttons evenly along the edge toward the bottom. Fasten along the short edge on the other side and you’re done! Ta da!
I like to accessorize my baby blue flannel sheep pjs with my cowl. Ha!
One final thought. My goal was to eliminate 2 balls of yarn from the stash. I succeeded in making something cute AND I didn’t use up both balls of yarn (DOH!). It’s ok because I have a plan for the little bit I have left! I did also use up some of my bead stash, so bonus there! Woo hoo!
How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time.
“Go see COWL! | The Crafty Coup” was a great article and also I personally was very satisfied
to read it. Thanks for your effort-Maurine