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PATTERN

JORDAAN COWL

designed by Flossie Arend

SIZE One size

MATERIALS
1 ball Filatura Di Crosa SUPERIOR
70% cashmere, 25% schappe
silk, 5% extrafine merino wool
(0.88oz/25g; 330yds/300m) in color
#86 royal blue (A)
1 ball Filatura Di Crosa NIRVANA
100% extrafine merino wool
(0.88oz/25g; 372yds/340m) in color
#53 royal blue (B)
One pair size 9 (5.5mm) needles
OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Yarn needle
KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
11/28 cm wide x 46/117 cm
circumference, after blocking
GAUGES
16 sts and 32 rows = 4/10 cm in
Stockinette stitch, before blocking,
using 1 strand each of A and B held together
12 sts and 24 rows = 4/10 cm in Stockinette stitch,
after blocking, using 1 strand each of A and B held
together
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGES
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
K1-f/b: (RS) Knit 1 front and back (inc) - Knit next st,
then knit it tbl.

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K2tog: Knit 2 together (dec) Knit 2 sts tog through

the front loops.
[For multiple decs, work as above using the number
of sts specified.]
Ssk: Slip, slip, knit (dec) Slip 2 sts, one at a time
KNITWISE to RH needle, return the sts to LH needle
in the turned position and knit them together through
the back loops.

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PATTERN STITCHES
Stockinette stitch (St st) Knit on RS, purl on WS.
BEGINNING TRIANGLE
Using 1 strand each of A and B held together, cast on
2 sts.
Row 1 (RS) [K1-f/b] twice 4 sts.
Row 2 and all WS Rows Purl.
Rows 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 K1-f/b, knit to last st, k1-f/b
14 sts after Row 11.
Rows 13, 15, and 17 K1-f/b, *yo, k2tog; rep from * to
last st, k1-f/b 20 sts after Row 17.
Rows 19, 21, and 23 K1-f/b, *ssk, yo; rep from * to
last st, k1-f/b 26 sts after Row 23.
Rows 25, 27, 29, 31, and 33 K1-f/b, knit to last st, k1f/b 36 sts after Row 33.
Rows 35, 37, and 39 K1-f/b, *ssk, yo; rep from * to
last st, k1-f/b 42 sts after Row 39.
Rows 41, 43, and 45 K1-f/b, *yo, k2tog; rep from * to
last st, k1-f/b 48 sts after Row 45.
Rows 47, 49, 51, 53, and 55 K1-f/b, knit to last st, k1f/b 58 sts sts after Row 55.
Row 56 Purl.
BODY
Working Sections as instructed below, work Sections
in the following order: [B, A, C, A, B, C] twice, B, A.
Section A
Row 1 (RS) K2tog, *yo, k2tog; rep from * to last 4 sts,
yo, k3tog, yo, k1-f/b.
Row 2 Purl.
Rows 3-6 Repeat Rows 1 and 2 twice.
Section B
Row 1 (RS) K2tog, *ssk, yo; rep from * to last 2 sts,
k1, k1-f/b.
Row 2: Purl.
Rows 3-6 Repeat Rows 1 and 2 twice.
Section C
Row 1 (RS) K2tog, knit to last st, k1-f/b.
Row 2: Purl.
Rows 3-6 Repeat Rows 1 and 2 twice.

Row 15 K2tog, *k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 2 sts,

k2tog 42 sts rem.
Rows 17, 19, and 21 K2tog, *ssk, yo; rep from * to
last 2 sts, k2tog 36 sts rem after Row 21.
Rows 23, 25, 27, 29, and 31 K2tog, knit to end, k2tog
26 sts rem after Row 31.
Rows 33, 35, and 37 K2tog, *ssk, yo; rep from * to
last 2 sts, k2tog 20 sts rem after Row 37.
Row 39 K2tog, k1, *k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 3 sts,
k1, k2tog 18 sts rem.
Row 41 K2tog, *k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 2 sts,
k2tog 16 sts rem.
Row 43 K2tog, k1, *k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 3 sts,
k1, k2tog 14 sts rem.
Rows 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, and 55 K2tog, knit to end,
k2tog 2 sts rem after Row 55.
Row 56 Purl.
Bind off all sts.
FINISHING
Block piece to measurements. Sew short straight
edges together to form COWL.
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
beg
begin(ning)(s)
cont
continu(e)(es)(ing)
dec
decreas(e)(ed)(ing)(es)
inc
increas(e)(ed)(ing)(es)
k
knit
LH
left-hand
p
purl
rem
remain(ed)(ing)(s)
rep
repeat(ed)(ing)(s)
RH
right-hand
RS
right side
st(s)
stitch(es)
tbl
through back loops
tog
together
WS
wrong side
yo
yarn over

ENDING TRIANGLE
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 (RS) Ssk, knit to last 2 sts,
k2tog 48 sts rem after Row 9.
Row 2 and all WS Rows Purl.
Row 11 K2tog, *k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 2 sts,
k2tog 46 sts rem.
Row 13 K2tog, k1, *k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 3 sts,
k2tog, k1 44 sts rem.

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