How to Make a Knit Cowl - Vampire Style (Free Knitting Pattern)
Posted on Sep 08, 2011
When midnight finds you under a full moon and nowhere to hide, cozy into your Under Cover of Midnight Hooded Cowl. From the book "Vampire Knits: Projects to Keep You Knitting from Twilight to Dawn" by Genevieve Miller, the free pattern for this knitted cowl is meant for someone with some knitting experience as well as a taste for blood.
Step 1
<b>Designed by Julie Turjoman <b>Skill level:</b> Intermediate <b>Size:</b> One size <b>Finished Measurements:</b> 18" x 32" (circumference at bottom edge) (46cm x 81cm) <b>Gauge:</b> 14 stitches and 18 rows = 4" (10cm ) in stockinette stitch <b>Special skills:</b> Cables <b>Special instructions:</b> C6F: Place 3 stitches on cable needle and hold to front, k3, k3 from cable needle. C6B: Place 3 stitches on cable needle and hold to back, k3, k3 from cable needle. <b>Materials:</b> KnitPicks Cadena Bulky (70% wool, 30% alpaca, 31⁄2 oz/100g, 110 yds/100m): 4 skeins in Admiral - Size 101⁄2 (6.5mm) 16" and 24" circular needles Stitch markers Cable needle Tapestry needle <b>Stitch patterns</b> SEED STITCH (worked over an odd number of stitches) Round 1: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end. Round 2: *P1, k1; repeat from * to end. Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 for pattern. <b>Cowl</b> With longer circular needles, cast on 143 stitches. Place marker and join in a round, being careful not to twist the stitches. Work in seed stitch for 4 rounds.
Step 2
<b>Next round (cable set-up):</b> M1 purlwise (p1, k1 in same st), p6, *pm, k9, pm, p7, repeat from * to end of round, ending with k9—144 stitches, 7 stitches in each purl section. Work 2 rounds even in pattern.
Step 3
<b>Cable Repeat</b> Next round (cable round 1): *P7, C6B, k3; repeat from * around. Work 5 rounds even in pattern. Next round (cable round 2): *P7, k3, C6F; repeat from * around. Work 5 rounds even in pattern. Work Cable Repeat once more.
Step 4
AT THE SAME TIME, decrease 9 stitches evenly around in purl sections every 2" (5cm) 4 times more, as follows: Decrease Round 1: *P2, p2tog, p2, work cable crossing or knit stitches depending on round; repeat from * around—126 stitches, 5 stitches in each purl section. Decrease Round 2: *P2, p2tog, p1, work cable crossing or knit stitches depending on round; repeat from * around—117 stitches, 4 stitches in each purl section. Decrease Round 3: *P1, p2tog, p1, work cable crossing or knit stitches depending on round; repeat from * around—108 stitches, 3 stitches in each purl section. Decrease Round 4: *P2tog, p1, work cable crossing or knit stitches depending on round; repeat from * around—99 stitches, 2 stitches in each purl section. Continue in pattern until cowl measures 171⁄2" (44cm) long. Work in seed stitch for 4 rounds. Bind off loosely in pattern.
Step 5
<b>Finishing</b> Weave in ends. Block lightly.
Step 6
Work Cable Repeat to end, working 3 rounds even instead of 4 between cable rounds.
Step 7
AT THE SAME TIME, decrease 9 stitches evenly around in purl sections every 2" (5cm) 4 times more, as follows: Decrease Round 1: *P2, p2tog, p2, work cable crossing or knit stitches depending on round; repeat from * around—126 stitches, 5 stitches in each purl section.
Step 8
Decrease Round 2: *P2, p2tog, p1, work cable crossing or knit stitches depending on round; repeat from * around—117 stitches, 4 stitches in each purl section.
Step 9
Decrease Round 3: *P1, p2tog, p1, work cable crossing or knit stitches depending on round; repeat from * around—108 stitches, 3 stitches in each purl section.
Step 10
AT THE SAME TIME, when piece measures 4" (10cm), decrease 9 stitches evenly across next round in the purl sections, as follows: *p3, p2tog, p2, work cable crossing or knit stitches depending on round; repeat from * around—135 stitches, 6 stitches in each purl section. Work Cable Repeat twice more, working 4 rounds even instead of 5 between cable rounds. Work Cable Repeat to end, working 3 rounds even instead of 4 between cable rounds.