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large, shoulder-hugging cowl/hood
MidWinter Wanderer is a wonderfully versatile, wearable and chic cowl/hood. It can be easily paired with outerwear to keep the wind and snow at bay, as well as draped artfully around your shoulders as an indoor capelet/poncho accessory!

Sizes
One size; dimensions can be found in garment schematic below

Gauge
4 sts = 1" in stockinette on 5 mm Gauge is not crucial on this knit

Special Skills
Short rows, picking up stitches, knitting in the round, cables

Posted by canarysanctuary • Published 16th May 2013 • See canarysanctuary's 7 projects »

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Step 1
Set up for Chart
-Using 4.5 mm needles, cast on 110 sts.
-Being careful not to twist sts, pm and join for working in the round.
-Work in 1x1 ribbing for 1î.
-Switch to 5mm needles and work two rounds in reverse stockinette (that is, purl all
the sts).
-Next round: P55, [kfb] twice into 56th st, p to end of round.

Working the Chart
-p26 sts, pm, BEGIN CHART, pm, p last 27 sts
Step 2
Working the Chart
-p26 sts, pm, BEGIN CHART, pm, p last 27 sts
Special Instructions for Chart
Short Rows
Row 16: Beginning of Short Rows
-sm of round beginning, work across chart, sm, p to 11 sts before end of round, wrap this st, turn
-now work the WS (row 17 of chart), k the ks and p the ps (follow the chart) until 11 sts before beginning of the round marker, wrap this st, turn
Row 18:
-work across chart until one st before wrapped st. Wrap the st before the previous wrapped st, turn
-repeat these wraps and turns as outlined in row 18 for each row until chart row 72
Step 3
Return to Working in the Round
Row 72: Begin working in the round again
-RS: work chart, pick up wrapped sts, p to the beginning of the round marker, sm, p sts, picking up wrapped sts along the way
-sm for chart; you are now on chart row 73
Increases Begin
Row 102:
-sm for beg of round, p to 12 sts before first cable on chart, pfb, p1, pm, p1, pfb; Purl to 1 st before first cable on chart, pfb, WORK CHART
-On first p sts after last cable, pfb, p7 sts, in 8th st pfb, p1, pm, pl, pfb, finish round
Row 106:
- sm for beg of round, p to 2 sts before next m, pfb, p1, sm, p1, pfb, p to 1 st before first cable, pfb WORK CHART
-pfb on first st after last charted cable, p to before next m, pfb, p1, sm, p1, pfb, p to end of round Row 110: Same as Row 106 Row 114: Same as Row 106 Row 118: Same as Row 106
Step 4
Finishing Chart
-work 2 rounds in reverse stockinette st.
-Switch to 4.5mm needles and begin working in 1x1 rib. -Work 1x1 rib for 1î.
Cast off, being careful not to cast off tightly.