Midwinter Wanderer

large, shoulder-hugging cowl/hood

Posted by canarysanctuary

About

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

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You Will Need (2 things)

  • Yarn : Noro Silk Garden, 4.5 hanks (shown in colourway 269)
  • 4.5 mm & 5 mm Circular Knitting Needles (both at least 16" long)

Steps (4 steps, 240 minutes)

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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.