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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Something For You

I made a little something for you guys.

We have some really pretty silk ribbon that has been flirting with me for months, and the deep red inspired me. I paired it with the beautiful Rowan Belle Organic DK from Amy Butler's line of yarn in the creamy white Moonflower colorway.


I knit this cowl with DK yarn on US8 needles, two sizes larger than recommended, to achieve a nice drape.
If you choose to use a different weight yarn, I would suggest going up a few needle sizes from the recommended needle as well. This cowl is close-fitting, but casting on more stitches will result in a larger piece with more drapes and folds. You could add more eyelets and more ribbon to create more ruching. Enjoy!

Close Knit Ruched Cowl

by Leah Bandstra

Yarn: 2 balls Rowan Belle Organic DK (Moonflower, #13)
Needles: US8 16" circular
Other: stitch marker, 1 yard of silk ribbon (machine or hand stitch the ends to prevent fraying)

Finished Size: 13” long and about 22” around
Gauge: 4.5 stitches/inch in stockinette on US8

Instructions:
Cast on 100 stitches with your 16" circular needle.
Join in the round (don't twist), placing marker at the beginning of the round.

Purl 2 rounds.

Knit 2 rounds.

At the beginning of the next round:

*K2, YO, K2TOG, knit until 4 stitches remain, K2TOG, YO, K2. (eyelet round)

Knit 6 rounds.*

Repeat between the *s until your piece measures about 13”, ending with and eyelet round. I have 12 eyelet rows at this point.

Knit 2 rounds.

Purl 2 rounds.

Bind off (loosely) in purl. Weave in your ends. Thread your ribbon through the eyelets. Pull the ends to gather up the side.

2 comments:

  1. Love, love, love this, Leah!!!! It caught my eye the moment I walked into the store on Saturday. The simplicity of the project is so elegant and really shows off both the gorgeous ribbon & the lovely yarn. Fabulous!

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  2. Thank you! I needed an excuse to use that ribbon. The yarn is really lovely and silky. Perfect for babies, too...

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