Hey Furlers! I'm so thrilled to bring you this beautiful knit cowl. Fun fact: knitting was actually my first love so when Furls Crochet came out with their beautiful knitting needles I was beyond excited! The Joule Cowl may look fancy and complicated but it's actually extremely beginner-friendly. The flattering shape of this cowl is created with simple increases and the squishy texture only uses knit and purl stitches. I highly suggest using Furls Whims Merino yarn with this project as the z twist and squishy merino add to the lushness of it. The Joule Cowl uses only two skeins of Whims Merino.
ABOUT OUR DESIGNER
Katy is the knit and crochet designer and yarn dyer behind KT and the Squid. She taught herself to knit and crochet in high school and started designing in 2011. Her favorite things to make include garments and shawls for women. Her style is contemporary, lightweight and simple.
Katy is normally a quiet person but if you get her talking about yarn, knit or crochet you’ll never get her to stop. Stay connected with Katy...
SUPPLIES
Yarn
2 skeins of Furls Whims Merino (sample in Light Grey)
Needle
US 8/5mm Furls Knitting needles
Notions
1 stitch marker
PATTERN DETAILS
Sizes
One Size Approx. 20” circumference by 18” tall at the tallest point.
Abbreviations
CO = cast on, K = knit, P = purl, Yo = yarn over, K2tog = knit 2 together, st(s) = stitch(es), BO = bind off
Notes
- This cowl is made flat and seamed.
- The first st will always be slipped knitwise
Gauge
10 sts by 15 rows = 2” in pattern
Gauge Pattern
Co an even number
Rows 1-2: K1, P1
Rows 3-4: P1, K1
Repeat rows 1-4
PART ONE
CO 41
Row 1: Slip 1, K1, place marker, *P1, K1; repeat from * until 1 st remains, K1. --41
Row 2: Slip 1, K2, *P1, K1; repeat from * to the st marker, slip marker, yo K2. --42
Row 3: Slip 1, K1, P1 slip marker, *K1, P1; repeat from * until 3 sts remain, K3. --42
Row 4: Slip 1, K1, P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * to marker, slip marker, yo, K3. --43
Row 5: Slip 1, K2, P1, slip marker, P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * until 2 sts remain, K2. --43
Row 6: Slip 1, K2, *P1, K1; repeat from * to marker, slip marker, yo, K1, P1, K2. --44
Row 7: Slip 1, *K1, P1: repeat from * to the st marker, slip marker, K1, P1; repeat from * until 3 sts remain, K3. --44
Row 8: Slip 1, K1, P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * to marker, slip marker, yo, K1, P1, K3. --45
Row 9: Slip 1, K2, *P1, K1; repeat from * to marker, slip marker P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * until 2 sts remain, K2. --45
Row 10: Slip 1, K2, *P1, K1; repeat from * to marker, slip marker, yo, *K1, P1; repeat from * until 2 sts remain K2. --46
Row 11: Repeat row 7. --46
Row 12: Slip 1, K1, P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * to marker, slip marker, yo, *K1, P1; repeat from * until 3 sts remain K3. --47
Row 13: Slip 1, K2, P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * to marker, slip marker P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * until 2 sts remain, K2. --47
Row 14: Repeat row 10. –48
PART TWO
Repeat rows 11-14 until you have 122 rows (or until you have 102 sts). Each even row will add one st.
*Note: If you’d like a wider cowl repeat these rows as many times as you’d like.
Repeat rows 11 and 12 one more time. --103
BO and block. Your cowl will look like this.
Seam
Sew the 1st 41 sts of the last row to the 41 sts of row 1.
This completes our first KAL. We hope you have enjoyed making the Joule Cowl and we will see you with our next Knit-a-Long soon.
