YARN
• 5 balls 50gm Patons Romance 8ply in colour 4172
NEEDLES AND TOOLS
• 4.50mm knitting needles
• cable needle
• wool sewing needle
MEASUREMENTS
Length: approx 31cm
Circumference: approx 75cm
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
C6B = Slip next 3 sts onto a cable needle and leave at back of work, КЗ, then КЗ from cable needle.
C6F - Slip next 3 sts onto a cable needle and leave at front of work, КЗ, then КЗ from cable needle.
TENSION
21 sts by 28 rows to 10cm over stocking st using 4.50mm needles
WORKING PATTERN
COWL
Using 4.50mm needles, cast on 101 sts.
Beg Foundation rows
Row 1: RS - Sl 1 knitways, P1, (K1, P1) 4 times, K1, * P3, K13, P3, (K1, P1) 5 times, K1, rep from * to end.
Row 2: Sl 1 purlways, K1, (P1, K1) 4 times, P1, * КЗ, P13, КЗ, (Р1, K1) 5 times, Р1, rep from * to end.
Rep 1 st and 2nd rows once. 4 rows in all.
Beg Main Patt
Row 1: RS - Sl 1 knitways, P1, (K1, P1) 4 times, K1, * P3, C6B, K1, C6F, P3, (K1, P1) 5 times, K1, rep from * to end.
Row 2: Sl 1 purlways, K1, (P1, K1) 4 times, P1, * КЗ, P13, КЗ, (Р1, K1) 5 times, Р1, rep from * to end.
Row 3: Sl 1 knitways, P1, (K1, P1) 4 times, K1, * P3, K1 З, P3, (K1, P1) 5 times, K1, rep from * to end.
Rep last 2 rows twice.
Row 8: As 2nd row.
Rep rows 1 to 8 incl once.
Row 17: Sl 1 knitways, P1, (K1, P1) 4 times, K1, * P3, C6F, K1, C6B, P3, (K1, P1) 5 times, K1, rep from * to end.
Row 18: Sl 1 purlways, K1, (P1, K1) 4 times, P1, * КЗ, P13, КЗ, (P1, K1) 5 times, P1, rep from * to end.
Row 19: Sl 1 knitways, P1, (K1, P1) 4 times, K1, * P3, K13, P3, (K1, P1) 5 times, K1, rep from * to end.
Rep last 2 rows twice.
Row 24: Sl 1 purlways, K1, (P1, K1)
4 times, Р1, * КЗ, Р1 3, КЗ, (Р1, К1)
5 times, Р1, rep from * to end.
Rep rows 17 to 24 incl once.
Last 32 rows form part.
Cont in patt until work measures approx 75cm from beg, ending with a 32nd patt row. Cast off loosely in patt.
MAKING UP
Do not press. Join cast on and cast off edges together.