Hello friends! these days I'm really into knitting with bulky yarn and experimenting with a lot of ideas and patterns to turn it into nice cowls. Until now, I've made three pieces with it. I've previously posted one (link here), then I made this really simple yet awesome cowl, and I still have two more cowls that I'll be posting when it is ready. I hope you will like at least one of them and add them to your to-knit list. Have nice knitting days!
Skill level: Easy
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Materials:
- Yarn: NAKO Spaghetti Effect, 25% wool, 75% premium acrylic, 3.5 oz (100 g), 65.6 yards (60 m), in the color "Volcano" 7794: 2 skeins.
- Knitting needles, size US 15 (10 mm).
- One button, 1.75" (4.5 cm) in diameter.
- Tapestry needle.
Measurements: 18" (46 cm) inner round, 38.5" (98 cm) outer round, 12" (31 cm) deep, approx.
Yardage: 95- 110 yards (90- 100 m), approx.
Gauge: 9.5 sts and 20 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in garter pattern.
Knitting Terms:
- st: stitch.
- sts: stitches.
- k: knit
- p: purl
- sl st: slip stitch
- yo: yarn over
- ssk: slip, slip, knit the 2 sts together through back loops.
Instructions:
Cast on 9 sts, then work as follows:
Row 1: k 1, p 1, repeat to last stitch, k 1.
Row 2: p 1, k 1, repeat to last stitch, p 1.
Repeat rows (1 and 2) two more times, then knit one row.
Scale Pattern 1:
Row 1: k 5, yo, k to last 2 sts, sl st, k 1.
Row 2: sl st, k 1, yo, k to last 5 sts, p 1, k 4.
Row 3: repeat row 1.
Row 4: repeat row 2.
Row 5: repeat row 1.
Row 6: repeat row 2.
Row 7: repeat row 1.
Row 8: repeat row 2.
Row 9: repeat row 1.
Row 10: repeat row 2.
Row 11: bind off 5 stitches, k 5, yo, k to last 2 sts, sl st, k 1.
Repeat rows (2-11) four more times, then repeat rows (2-10) once.
Important Note: In row 11, please take into consideration that when you bind off 5 stitches, you are actually knitting 6 stitches. The k 5 that comes after includes this stitch. This applies to both patterns, 1 and 2.
Scale pattern 1 includes the stitches increase method, scale pattern 2 contains the stitches decrease method.
Scale Pattern 2:
Row 1: bind off 5 stitches, k 5, yo, ssk, turn.
Row 2: k 2, p 1, k 4.
Row 3: k 5, yo, k 1, ssk, turn.
Row 4: k 3, p 1, k 4.
Row 5: k 5, yo, k 2, ssk, turn.
Row 6: k 4, p 1, k 4.
Row 7: k 5, yo, k 3, ssk, turn.
Row 8: k 5, p 1, k 4.
Row 9: k 5, yo, k 4, ssk, turn.
Row 10: k 6, p 1, k 4.
Repeat rows (1-10) five more times. Then bind off 5 stitches, k to last st.
The remaining stitches now are 9.
Work single rib pattern:
Row 1: k 1, p 1, repeat to last stitch, k 1.
Row 2: p 1, k 1, repeat to last stitch, p 1.
Row 3: repeat row 1.
Making the buttonhole:
Row 4: p 1, k, p 1, bind off 3 sts, p 1, k 1, p 1.
Row 5: k 1, p 1, k 1, cast on 3 sts, k 1, p 1, k 1.
Row 6: repeat row 2.
Bind off all sts, sew the button, and weave in loose ends.
Enjoy wearing the Dragon Fire Cowl and keep your neck and chest warm!
Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.
Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.
Thank you for a lovely pattern!
ReplyDeleteyou are welcome, reading your comment makes me so happy.
DeleteLove this! A little confused about the 2 scale patterns though (been knitting a few months). Do I knit pattern 1 and also pattern 2 or is it a choice? I can't tell a difference between the 2 patterns. Excited to begin this project!
ReplyDeletefrom reading through the pattern, I think it should have been named "part 2" or "section 2" or simply "edging". You just continue on, only you're doing a different pattern to make the edge. I sincerely hope I'm right, cuz that's what I'm going to do :-)
DeleteHi knitting friends, glad to read your comments, the two scale patterns are the same, BUT notice that the cowl is knitted in two parts: the first contains stitches increase on one side of rows to reach the cowl's wanted depth, and the second where the rows worked only to make scales and decrease stitches to reach the 9 stitches end of the cowl, the same number of the cast on ones.
DeleteI'm sorry, I know this is a somewhat old post, but I am so confused by the second scale pattern. I've just completed the first and started to work on the second, but I never see where we get back to the main body of the work or down to just nine stitches when we keep turning the work. Could you please help me see what I'm missing?
ReplyDeletePlease, read the instructions carefully and follow step by step and you will find out how the second pattern decreases the stitches reaching to the final 9 stitches.
DeleteHi I’m sorry but I am also having trouble following the instructions for scale pattern 2. Row 1 takes me to stitch 14 and row 2 takes me to stitch 7.
ReplyDeleteFor row 1, should I knit all the way to the end after k2togtbl and then turn?
Thanks for your help.
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DeleteHi and thank you for choosing this design. In the beginning of Row 1/ pattern 2, you are decreasing 5 stitches, what is left is (k 5, yo, k2togtbl) this equals 7 stitches that will be knitted in the next row (row 2).
DeleteAnd turn when the instructions say, in order to make the scales along the first half of cowl that is shaped with increases, and the second half with decreases.
have a nice knitting day
Wiam
Hi and thank you for choosing this design. In the beginning of Row 1/ pattern 2, you are decreasing 5 stitches, what is left is (k 5, yo, k2togtbl) this equals 7 stitches that will be knitted in the next row (row 2).
DeleteAnd turn when the instructions say, in order to make the scales along the first half of cowl that is shaped with increases, and the second half with decreases.
Have a nice knitting day
Wiam
such a nice ideas.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
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ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this pattern and it's exactly what I've been looking for! The only problem is I don't care for the chunky knit look and would love to knit it in aran or DK. Do you have any tips please for scaling it? Many thanks, Ruth
Hi Ruth,
DeleteThank you for your nice comment. I don't know about the final look of this cowl if being knitted with Aran or DK, because the scales would look smaller and some more pattern repetitions are needed to get the enough wrapped and buttoned final look.
But, I love experiments, so start working and see the first scale shape, maybe some adjustment will be needed for total rows of each one.
Have a nice and safe day.
I love this pattern and will probably try to make it a little later on.
ReplyDeleteThank you and trust me you will get very nice piece to wear.
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