Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Free Pattern: Fishtail Braid Cowl!

This month we have another great free pattern for you, the Fishtail Braid Cowl, by Karin Wilmoth. Karin works and teaches here at the shop, and her new cowl design is really really pretty! With 2 skeins of Misti Alpaca's new naturally dyed "Best of Nature" Chunky, you can whip up this cute and quick cowl to keep you all warm and snuggly!

Fishtail Braid Cowl
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Materials
2 skeins (1 each of 2 colors) Misti Alpaca Best of Nature (109 yards, 100 grams per hank), or equivalent
yardage of Chunky wt. Yarn, US 19, 24” circular needle, a stitch marker, & a blunt tapestry needle.

Gauge
16 st. to 4 in. in pattern



Finished Size
11 inches wide and 30 inches around

Terms
k2tog – knit two stitches together
k2tog tbl – knit two stitches together through the back loops

Pattern
With Color A (whichever color you wish to begin with), cast on 120 stitches. On the first round you will join
your knitting in the round, being carfeul not to twist the stitches. Place marker.

Round one – *K2tog and slip the first stitch only off the needle, leaving the second stitch on the left needle.
Repeat from * around to last stitch. Slip last stitch to right needle, remove marker, replace st onto left
needle, k2tog and slip first st only off the needle. Replace marker.

Switch to Color B, but do not cut Color A. You will carry each color up, switching as needed.

Round two - *K2tog tbl and slip the first stitch only off the needle, leaving the second stitch on the left
needle. Repeat from * around to last stitch. Slip last stitch to right needle, remove marker, replace st onto
left needle, k2tog tbl and slip first st only off the needle. Replace marker.

Work Round one with Color B, then switch to Color A and work a Round two, then a Round A again. In this
way you will work two rounds of each color, switching colors for 31 rounds.

Bind off in pattern – K2tog tbl and slip the first stitch off the needle – 2 x, pass the first stitch on right needle
over and off. * K2tog tbl and slip the first stitch off the needle, pass the first stitch on right needle over and
off. Repeat from * until 2 stitches remain. K2tog tbl and bind off last stitch. Cut yarn and pull it through
last stitch.

Weave in the ends, and lightly block.

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