The Increases and Decreases Cowl
Last year, I purchased a single skein of the Lion Brand ZZ Twist yarn in the Periwinkle colorway. I wanted to see how this yarn spun with a “Z ” twist would knit up. I knit this Increases and Decreases Cowl (free pattern below) using a blanket rib knit stitch pattern. This stitch pattern is a two round pattern where all the stitches are doubled in the first round, and then decreased to the original number of stitches in the second round.
Materials Needed:
Yarn: Lion Brand ZZ Twist yarn in the Periwinkle colorway
Circular Knitting Needles: US #8 and US #9
Knitting Needle: US #10 for cast on
Gauge: 16 stitches / 4 inches in blanket rib stitch pattern with US #8 needles
Abbreviations:
- K: Knit
- P: Purl
- Kfb: Knit front and back (knit one stitch first in the front and then knit the same stitch in the back before slipping it off the left needle – 1 stitch increase) – Tutorial Series: Kfb (Knit front and back)
- K2tog: Knit the first two stitches together on the left needle (1 stitch decrease) – Tutorial Series: K2tog and P2tog
- P2tog: Purl the first two stitches together on the left needle (1 stitch decrease)- Tutorial Series: K2tog and P2tog
- BOR: beginning of round
The Increases and Decreases Cowl Pattern (text and images for personal use only):
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