I planned to knit up a cowl for Satya's teacher at her Waldorf School for Christmas. Had wanted it finished by last Wednesday (S's last day of school before the holidays), but seeing that the magazine had just gone live and I was so busy with that, it just didn't happen. So when I sat down this weekend, with a sick babe at my side (boo to the sickness...and the clingyness), I realized that as usual, my first idea for the cowl was not going to work (vision plus gauge plus thickness of yarn, not a match made in heaven). So I started to panic thinking, great, I still have allll of the gifts I want to knit up for Satya to do and it's the weekend before Christmas. Figure it out Allegra and be quick about it. So stash diving I went and found a new color of Spud and Chloe's Outer staring at me. Found a couple chunky wooden buttons I had bought at Fancy Tiger, and one of my stitch dictionaries and away I went.
The Eleventh Hour Cowl by Allegra Wermuth
(all pics were taken on Lovey's Blackberry. He has lost his camera, Satya broke mine. Nice.)
Materials:
1 skein of Outer by Spud and Chloe (Superwash 65% wool & 35% organic cotton; 60 yds per skein), colorway: Bayou.
US 11s. I used a circular needle. You could use straights.
3 chunky buttons.
Measurements:
20 inches long x 8 inches wide (after blocking)
Gauge:
10 sts/14 rows = 4 inches in Oblique Rib
Pattern:
CO 20 sts (or a multiple of 4)
Row 1: *K2,P2; repeat from * to end.
Row 2: K1, *p2, k2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
Row 3: *P2,K2; repeat from * to end.
Row 4: P1, *k2, p2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k2, p1.
Repeat these 4 rows for 19.5 inches
Repeat Row 1, adding a yo every 5 sts (to make buttonhole).
Repeat in pattern until you think you are going to run out of yarn. BO loosely.
Sew buttons on so that they line up with the buttonholes.
Weave in ends.
Block well. I got some extra length after blocking, which was a good thing!
(I don't know why my front teeth look bloody. They're not. Sorry. That's gross)
So dear friends, this is my holiday gift to you. I plan to knit up another one for myself later this week. I think I might add a fourth button, don't know yet. Will let you know. Seriously people, I am SO PROUD that I got a whole cowl out of 60 yds. 60 yds! I will be putting the pattern up on Ravelry later today.
Happy Winter Solstice Everyone!
Cute!! Great buttons too! (wow, for a phone those are pretty good pics!)
Posted by: _jessmac | December 21, 2009 at 01:51 PM
Yay! I wish I were Satya's teacher, I would wear it all the time!
Posted by: Karma | December 21, 2009 at 02:06 PM
Very nice cowl. Thanks for the pattern !
Posted by: Carolyn | December 21, 2009 at 02:30 PM
Awesome cowl!
Posted by: Rachel | December 22, 2009 at 06:43 AM
Love, love, loving it! I hate it when I can't make the yarn and stitch pattern submit to my will, but Brava to you!...this cowl is terrific!...cool stitch pattern + fun buttons = perfection in my eyes!...and the pics taken on a Blackberry—I wouldn't have guessed, amazing.
Posted by: alison | December 22, 2009 at 06:50 AM
Gorgeous! I think I might make this for my sister for Christmas. Thanks!!
Posted by: Cate | December 22, 2009 at 08:59 AM
Gorgeous blue color, love the texture! Ditto to others' comments about the phone picture, Wow!
Posted by: Nancy Anderson | December 22, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Beautiful! And so nice that it's only 1 skein :) Thank you for sharing the pattern!
Posted by: Terrie | December 24, 2009 at 09:54 AM
My DIL will LOVE this, grabbing the pattern now for Christmas 2010 - thanks!
Posted by: Bev | December 31, 2009 at 05:43 AM
Wow! This is exactly what I've been looking for ....... beautiful. Thank you
Posted by: Barbara | January 09, 2010 at 04:53 PM
How absolutely lovely...everything about this cowl pattern...the color, the texture,the buttons. It looks soooo cozy. I can hardly wait to get out my needles. YEY to you.
Posted by: cheri | January 12, 2010 at 07:12 PM
This cowl is really lovely looking forward in knitting one for myself, plus introducing it to others. Thank you for sharing your wonderful pattren.
Posted by: Susan | January 18, 2010 at 02:48 AM
Just what I was looking for to knit for my neck on cold mornings of golf. I'm making several for friends. I too love the buttons; hope I can find similar. Beautiful pattern. Thanks much.
Posted by: Nancy | February 05, 2010 at 05:24 AM
Love this, wish I had seen it before Christmas when here in England it was cold, snowy and windy!
I would be pleased if you could tell me what weight the wool is as o would like to knit this ready for the next lot of snow we are supposed to be having back again some time this week!
Yea, lovely pics only wish my 'phone camera did such nice ones,
Many thanks
Sara
Posted by: Sara | February 07, 2010 at 12:30 PM
great pattern. What weight yarn is this.
Posted by: johnna parks | February 05, 2011 at 02:07 PM
Love this pattern. Iam new to knitting and it is great to find a pattern for a cowl that isnt knit on circular needles which I have yet to master. One problem though.Ihave done the yo for buttonhole but am not sure what to do with extra stitch on next row. Can you help please.
Mary
Posted by: mary earlie | April 02, 2011 at 08:11 AM