Directions for Making a Cowl Scarf
A cowl scarf is essentially a knitted tube that fits loosely around your neck. Its seamless construction makes it a good knitting project for those who want to practice knitting in the round, and its small circumference means that it doesn't require as much yarn as a traditional long scarf. Cowl scarves are easy to knit. Even beginning knitters will have no trouble constructing one of these winter accessories.
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Instructions
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Cast 110 stitches onto your circular needles.
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Slip a stitch marker onto the needle. It should sit next to the last stitch you cast on.
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Orient the cast-on edge so it sits along the underside of the needles and the cable connecting the needles.
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Hold the needle with the end of the cast-on in your right hand and hold the other needle in your left hand.
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Knit into the first left-hand stitch and pull your working yarn taut to close the gap between the new stitch and your last cast-on stitch.
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Continue knitting into all the stitches, being careful not to twist your work. As long as the cast-on edge remains along the underside of the needles, you will create a piece of untwisted knitting. When you get to the stitch marker, you'll have finished Round 1.
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Purl Round 2.
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Alternate between knit rounds and purl rounds to create garter stitch, continuing until you've completed 8 rounds.
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Knit 2 rounds in stockinette stitch (to create stockinette stitch in the round, you simply knit every round) and then knit 8 more rounds in garter stitch, alternating between a knit row and a purl row. The combination of wide garter stitch sections and narrow stockinette sections will give your cowl a textured, corrugated look.
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Continue working in the pattern as established until the cowl measures 7 inches from the cast-on edge.
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Bind off all stitches and use a yarn needle to weave in any loose yarn ends.
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Tips & Warnings
If you prefer a looser fitting cowl, cast on an extra 20 stitches.
For an extra-warm cowl, choose alpaca yarn. This soft fiber provides more insulation from the cold than wool yarn.
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