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Midwinter Wanderer

large, shoulder-hugging cowl/hood

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/midwinter-wanderer • Posted by canarysanctuary

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

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

4 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

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

Instructions

  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

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    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

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    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. 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.