Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Cheetah Cowl

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Lion Brand WOOL-EASE THICK & QUICK
• Fisherman 2 skeins
• Butterscotch 1 skein
• Black 1 skein
• Lion Brand circular knitting needle size 11 (8 mm), 29 in. (73.5 cm) long
• Lion Brand stitch markers
• Lion Brand large-eyed blunt needle


• SIZE:
• About 16 x 12.5 in. (41 x 32 cm), measured flat


• GAUGE:
• 10 sts + 11 rows = about 4 in. (10 cm) over Stockinette st in the rnd (knit every rnd), blocked.
• BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

DIRECTIONS:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.

NOTES:
Cowl is worked in one piece in the round, in stranded colorwork.
Colorwork is worked in Stockinette st worked in the rnd (knit every rnd) following a chart. Read every rnd of chart from right to left.
Carry unused yarn color(s) across wrong side of Cowl.

COWL:
Cast on 80 sts with MC.
Place marker for beginning of rnd and join by knitting the first st on the lefthand needle with the working yarn from the right hand needle.
Rnds 1-6: *K2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.
Rnds 7-8: K all sts.

CHEETAH COLORWORK:
For next 18 rnds, follow chart. Each rnd will have 2 chart reps. Place marker (pm) after completing first chart rep. Keep floats loose behind work.
Cut CCA and CCB, continuing with MC only.
Next 2 Rnds: K all sts.
Next 6 Rnds: Rep rnds 1-6.
Bind off loosely in k2, p2 rib.

FINISHING:
Weave in yarn ends.
It is normal for the colorwork to pucker before blocking. Wet block finished cowl to flatten out all sts.


ABBREVIATIONS:
CCA/CCB = contrasting color A/contrasting color B
k = knit
p = purl
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)