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For some reason the first few months of the year seem like the perfect time to knit to me, I don't know why I always feel this way but I do. A couple weeks ago I finished up my new favorite cowl, I'm even wearing it as I type this post! I called it the Runaround Cowl because it has been absolutely perfect to runaround town in while I head to work, run errands, drive the kids to play dates, as well as do all the other random stuff I seem to do every single day. :-)
This cowl is extra awesome because you can wear it TWO ways! You can wrap it around twice to keep your neck warm and cozy or just throw it on as is to spice up any 'ol t-shirt you have on hand. From drab to fab I tell you.
You knit this cowl on two straight sticks and then sew the ends together with a twist to give the cowl a more decorative look. See that twist at the bottom there in the picture above...love it!
The Runaround Knit Cowl
1 skein of Lion Brand Homespun yarn
US Size 15 (10 mm) straight knitting needles
scissors and yarn needle
Gauge does not matter although my finished cowl measures 10 inches wide by 50 inches in length.
Cast on 25 stitches
Row 1: *K1 P1; Repeat from * across. K1
Continue with this pattern until cowl measures 50 inches or your desired length.
Bind off loosely in pattern.
Weave in tails.
Sew short ends together with a yarn needle making sure that you have made one twist in the cowl before sewing ends.
I'm totally loving my new cowl. And the best part is that you can knit it up in only a few hours time. Since the knit pattern is fairly basic you can even get it done while watching a little Downton Abbey (my new favorite show!)
Oooh, and how about a little belly shot! 18 weeks and counting.
What do you think...boy or girl?
XOXO,
That is absolutely beautiful. I love it! I'm going to say that your little man needs a brother, so hopefully a boy :-)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing the pattern. i think your having a boy! are you going to find out or wait?
ReplyDeleteI love love love Dowtnon Abbey. don't you just love poor Mr. Bates and his love triangle?
Fantastic!!! You still have a better belly than i do... and it looks lovely!!! Either way, that baby will be so loved!!!
ReplyDeleteAre you selling them? Don't know how to knit.
ReplyDeleteIt is very cute!
Oh I love this cowl ~!~! Thanks so much for putting the pattern on your post. I am recovering from total knee replacement and this is just what I need to keep my hands busy. You are tiggeriffic~! ta ta for now from Iowa:)
ReplyDeleteYou look so cute with the side view of a wonderful baby that will be born. Children are a gift from God...
I absolutely love that you knit it on straight needles...i don't enjoy knitting in the round!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I've got several of this style that I've bought and love. Might have to dust off the knitting needles and make one myself.
ReplyDeleteI love this cowl and have the perfect lemonade homespun yarn to make it with. Thanks for the pattern and I am loving the pictures of you and that beautiful baby!
ReplyDeleteMight I say how great you look, so that reason alone, means you are having a boy..girls seem to just suck the beauty from us while we are pregnant with them...also, you are carrying like a basketball=so boy 110 percent!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the cowl and shared it with some of my friends in hopes that one of them will make it for me. I haven't learned how to knit yet! Oh and love the belly picture! I always vote for girls - dresses and girly things are so fun!
ReplyDeleteParabéns Maggie, sou sua fã! Beijos.
ReplyDeleteI am totally going to make this scarf! I'm using basically the same pattern for a different scarf (not a cowl) using a different yarn, but since I have 2-3 HUNDRED skeins of Homespun around, I figured I could spare one to make this. Of course I think I'll attempt a 3-needle bind off at the end cuz I hate sewing and I'm lazy like that.
ReplyDeleteHow do you do a 3 needle bind off? If you can post the instructions I would love to try it. I also do not like sewing up seams so if possible I knit sweaters from the "Top Down". Thanks very much and Happy New year to all!
DeleteI just finished my cowl tonight. Took me a couple of nights to make but this was my first knitting project in at least ten yrs. I love it . I just bought another skein to make another one. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi, I am working on mine now! Working a few overnights so I am sure to finish it this week, and my daughter has already asked me to make one for her. What I did notice with my new found knitting hobby (just started for the first time last week with another cowl tutorial) is that I can't talk and knit at the same time LOL!!! Thank you again for this fun and quick tutorial! PS Michael's has the Homespun on sale this week (til 2/11) 3/$10 !!
ReplyDeleteI prefer to knit using circulars. How can I customize this pattern to use circulars instead of straights? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am sure you could but have only done it this way! Let me know how it goes if you try it!
DeleteIs it possible to customize this pattern in order to use circulars? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pattern. I am going to try it out. I love the ease of wearing cowl's and they look sporty.
ReplyDeleteThis cowl is great, I love this pattern. I have just finished my second one to give as a Christmas gift. Thank you
ReplyDeleteYou have read my mind! How did you do that? :) I have a scarf that is similar to this pattern with the k1, p1 in the Homespun yarn but I was thinking that it would look super cute as a cowl. Thanks so much for the pattern. Now I don't have to guess at the dimensions!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to make this cowl if I could knit!!! My mother tried to teach me but I'm left handed and she gave up on me. You are carrying low...which means BOY :) I carried my 2 boys like that. My daughter was so high I couldn't breathe!
ReplyDeleteI'm headed to Dillon Beach in N. Cal. in a couple of weeks and was looking for a project to work on while I'm there. I love this look and I think I'll make one for me and one for my daughter. Perfect! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove this...have a couple skeins of white Homespun that I started working into a cowl on New Year's Day and decided I wasn't lovin' it. This looks perfect, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI made this exact same cowl in the same color homespun except I did knit it on circulars. Weird! I get compliments on it all the time--my kind of knit. Easy and attractive. :)
ReplyDeleteI am going to knit this as soon as I finish knitting a sweater for one of my sons-in-law. I have yarn and ideas to keep me going for years!
ReplyDeleteBoo Hoo :( !!! I never learned how to knit! I just wished that when my grandmothers were still alive that I would have taken the time to learn. I would knit lots of these in different colors!
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern! Thanks for sharing. So easy and looks so great......
ReplyDeleteLOVE this pattern which I found on PINTEREST :) I just started mine tonight and I love it so far. Can't wait til its done and I will be making another one. Thanks again :)
ReplyDeleteHi! Love this pattern but I haven't knitted in years and I'm a bit rusty - how do you weave in tails? Otherwise I'm finished and I can't wait to wear it!
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