Paradiso Easy Knit Cowl
Dark and deep, just like its namesake, this Paradiso Easy Knit Cowl fits sophisticated ladies to a T. It helps that it's so simple, even someone just beginning knitting can make one. The Paradiso is the final journey of Dante in Dante's Divine Comedy, where he ascends the nine spheres to the pinnacle of Heaven. Free knitting patterns for cowls won't take you quite that far, but they can certainly take you to the pinnacle of stylishness. You'll love the mysterious gray-green coloring that fades in and out.
Knitting Needle Size5 or 3.75 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge1 stitches, 2 rows, 3 inches. stockinette stitch
Materials:
- Willow Yarns™ Brook (50% superwash wool/50% acrylic; 100g/206yd) -731924- 0003 Cobblestone - 2 balls
- Size 5 (3.75mm) knitting needles or size to obtain gauge
- Tapestry needle
Measurements:
Approx 53" (135cm) circumference
Approx 6½" (16.5cm) wide
Abbreviations:
co = cast on
k = knit
p = purl
yo = yarn over
tog = together
rep = repeat
bo = bind off
Gauge: 19 sts = 4" (10.2cm) in garter st
Instructions
CO 32 sts.
Rows 1-4: P all sts.
Rows 5-24: P1, (yo k-wise, p2tog) to last st, p.
Rows 25-32: P all sts.
Rep Rows 5-32 for pat until piece measures approx 53" (135cm) long.
Rep Rows 1-4.
BO, leaving a 12" (30cm) tail.
Finishing
Carefully block cowl. Whipstitch ends tog, making sure cowl is not twisted. Fasten off. Weave in all ends.