Dancer’s Delight Knit Cowl Edging- Sleigh the Holiday Make-Along
Dancer’s Delight Knit Cowl
Designed by Marly Bird
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
MEASUREMENTS
To Fit Size
One Size Fits Most
Finished Measurements
31”wide x 22” tall [79 x 56 cm]
Gauge
18 sts and 24 rows = 4″ [10 cm] Stockinette colorwork pattern
MATERIALS
Yarn
Knit Picks Brava Tweed (97% Premium Acrylic, 3% Viscose, 218 yds / 199 m, 3.5 oz/ 100 g, CYCA# 4 worsted)
- 2 balls: Kenai (61303) (A)
- 1 ball of each of the following:
- Chimney Sweep (61308) (B)
- Wren (29506) (C)
- Mink (29510) (D)
- Rosefinch (29509) (E)
- Poinsettia (61302) (F)
- Wasabi (61304) (G)
- Goldenrod (29511) (H)
- Heron (29508) (I)
Needles
- U.S. 9 [5.5 mm] 24” [61 cm] long circular knitting needles, or size required for gauge.
- US 8 [5.0 mm] double point needles
Notions
ABBREVIATIONS
K – Knit
P – Purl
Pm – Place marker
RS – Right side
Slm – Slip marker
WS – Wrong side
SPECIAL STITCHES
Stranded Knitting or Fair Isle Technique: these patterns may appear intricate, but they’re simply crafted in stockinette stitch with a two-color-per-round approach: one hue for the motifs and another for the backdrop. The yarn not currently in use is carried, or ‘stranded’, across the back of the active stitches, remaining concealed on the fabric’s right side. These carried yarns form ‘floats’ behind the stitches, resulting in a denser and cozier material than single-yarn knitting, though with a bit less give.
NOTES
- Use the stranded or Fair Isle technique to complete the body of the cowl.
Read stitches on charts from right to left, and rounds from bottom to top. - The chart represents a portion of the project, therefore each row of the chart will be worked on repeat until all the stitches of the round are complete.
- It is recommended to use stitch markers between repeats to keep count.
- When stranding a color beyond 4-6 sts, tuck the float (see Video Tutorials).
VIDEO TUTORIALS
- Long-Tail Cast-On >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEGwt4cedLM <<
- Knit Stitch (continental style) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3brKFKg5Yc <<
- Purl Stitch (continental style) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuDt-8jqh4g <<
- How to Add a Lifeline >> https://youtu.be/FiqYUE_aHAw <<
- How to Tink >> https://youtu.be/c7Gud7k4Y8k <<
- How to Bury Ends >> https://youtu.be/8_NBGUKjO-E <<
- Fair Isle vid >> https://youtu.be/OaJg_hh1VVw <<
- Duplicate Stitch >> https://youtu.be/448o66nQWXc?si=Jtf5a2Cxl8NAEid9 <<
DANCER’S DELIGHT KNIT COWL Pattern
With circular needle, and color A, cast on 140 sts.
Join round, being careful to not twist cast-on edge, and mark first st,
Round 1: * K2, p2; repeat from * around.
Repeat this round 5 more times.
