Game Changer Cowl || Free Colorwork Accessory Knit Pattern
Complementary colors coupled with a variety of stitch patterns make this Game Changer cowl a fun and easy knitting pattern. This simple knit cowl pattern is easy enough for advanced beginners to follow along and entertaining enough for advanced knitters to keep going.
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The Game Changer Knit Cowl started off as the first version of the Game Day Knit 2020. I knew I wanted to use 5 colors and a variety of stitches but when I finished this cowl, I realized that I had not used a cable stitch and there was supposed to be one. So, I redesigned the cowl to add a simple cable stitch pattern and I also increased the number of stitches.
The redesign meant that I could release this pattern on its own and let it thrive.
After a naming competition in the Marly’s Minions Facebook Group, I chose the name Game Changer Cowl because it perfectly described that this was the game day cowl until a last minute change. How last minute you might ask? Well, let’s just say the testers had less than a week till the game day mystery make-along to test the knit pattern!
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MEASUREMENTS
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
28.25” (71.75 cm) circumference by 14.57” (37 cm) tall
GAUGE
17 sts and 28 rows = 4” (10cm) [4.25 sts and 7 rows per inch] Stockinette Stitch (in the round, after blocking)
MATERIALS
Yarn
Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™ (100% wool, 3.5 oz / 100 g, 186 yd / 170 m), Multi Color Sample used 1 ball of each color (finished weight is 188 g)
- Color A— CA — Suede
- Color B— CB — Velvet
- Color C— CC — Linen
- Color D— CD — Regal
- Color E— CE — Sunset
Needle
Size 9 (5.5mm), 24” circular knitting needle
Notions
Stitch Marker (make your own), Tapestry needle to bury the ends (learn how here)
ABBREVIATIONS
PM: Place Marker
Ptbl: Purl through the back leg
YO: Yarn Over
K2tog: Knit two together
P3tog: Purl three together
NOTES
- This project is divided up into stitch sections.
- When there is a video tutorial available to help with a set of instructions it has been linked in the pattern.
GAME CHANGER COWL PATTERN
Section 1
With CA
Cast on 120, PM, join to work in the round.
Round 1 (RS): Knit
Set up for Latvian Braid (view video for help)
Round 2: *K1 with CA, K1 with CB; repeat from * around.
Round 3: Bring yarns to front between the needles, p1 with CA, *CB under CA and p1, CA under CB and p1; repeat from * around. This twist the yarn as you work but don’t take time to untwist, it will be untwisted after round 3.
Round 4: CA under CB and p1, then switch the direction of the twist, *CB over CA and p1, CA over CB and p1; repeat from * around. Bring yarns between the needles to the back.
Section 2
With CA
Rounds 5-7: Knit
Round 8: *K4 with CA, K1 with CB; repeat from * around.
Rounds 9-11: Knit
Cut CA
Section 3
With CB
Round 12: Knit
Round 13: Purl
Round 14: Knit
Round 15: *K3, k2tog, yo; repeat from * around.
Rounds 16-19: Knit
Round 20: *K2tog, yo, k3; repeat from the * around.
Rounds 21-24: Knit
Round 25: K2, k2tog, yo, *K3, k2tog, yo; repeat from the * around to last st, k1.
Round 26: Knit
Round 27: Purl
Cut CB
Section 4
With CC
Round 28: Knit
Round 29: *K1, p7; repeat from the * around
Round 30: *K1, p7; repeat from the * around
Round 31: K2, *p5, k3; repeat from the * to last 6 sts, p5, k1
Round 32: K2, *p5, k3; repeat from the * to last 6 sts, p5, k1
Round 33: K3, *p3, k5; repeat from the * to last 5 sts, p3, k2
Round 34: K3, *p3, k5; repeat from the * to last 5 sts, p3, k2
Round 35: K4, *p1, k7; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p1, k3
Round 36: P1, k7; repeat from * to end
Round 37: P1, k7; repeat from * to end
Round 38: P2, *k5, p3; repeat from * to last 6 stitches, k5, p1
Round 39: P2, *k5, p3; repeat from * to last 6 stitches, k5, p1
Round 40: P3, *k3, p5; repeat from * to last 5 stitches, k3, p2
Round 41: P3, *k3, p5; repeat from * to last 5 stitches, k3, p2
Round 42: P4, *k1, p7; repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k1, p3
Round 43: P4, *k1, p7; repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k1, p3
Round 44: Knit
Cut CC
NOTE — Good place for a lifeline (view video for life lines)
Section 5
With CD
Round 45: Knit
Round 46: Purl
Round 47: Purl
Round 48: *P3tog, (P1, K1, Ptbl) into same stitch; repeat from * around.
Round 49: Purl
Round 50: *(P1, K1, Ptbl) into same stitch, P3tog; repeat from * around.
Round 51: Purl
Round 52: *P3tog, (P1, K1, Ptbl) into same stitch; repeat from * around.
Round 53: Purl
Round 54: *(P1, K1, Ptbl) into same stitch, P3tog; repeat from * around.
Round 55: Purl
Round 56: *P3tog, (P1, K1, Ptbl) into same stitch; repeat from * around.
Round 57: Purl
Round 58: Purl
Round 59: Knit
NOTE — Good place for a lifeline (view video for life lines)
Section 6
With CE
Round 60: Knit
Round 61: Purl
Round 62: Knit
Round 63: Knit
Round 64: *K1 with CE, K1 with CD, K4 with CE; repeat from * around.
Round 65: *K1 with CD, K1 with CE, K1 with CD, K3 with CE; repeat from * around.
Round 66: *K1 with CE, K1 with CD, K2 with CE, K1 with CD, K1 with CE; repeat from * around.
Round 67: *K3 with CE, K1 with CD, K1 with CE, K1 with CD; repeat from * around.
Round 68: *K1 with CE, K1 with CD, K2 with CE, K1 with CD, K1 with CE; repeat from * around.
Round 69: *K1 with CD, K1 with CE, K1 with CD, K3 with CE; repeat from * around.
Round 70: *K1 with CE, K1 with CD, K4 with CE; repeat from * around.
Rounds 71-73: Knit
Round 74: Purl
Cut CD and CE
Section 7
With CB
Round 75: Knit
Round 76: Purl
Set up for 2 row stripes (view video for jogless stripes)
Rounds 77-78: Knit with CC
Rounds 79-80: Knit with CB
Rounds 81-82: Knit with CC
Rounds 83-84: Knit with CB
Rounds 85-86: Knit with CC
Rounds 87-88: Knit with CB
Rounds 89-90: Knit with CC
Rounds 91-92: Knit with CB
Rounds 93-94: Knit with CC
Cut CC
Round 95: Knit with CB
Round 96: Purl with CB
Cut CB
Section 8
Round 97: Knit with CD
Round 98: Purl with CD
Set up for Latvian Braid (view video for help)
Round 99: *K1 with CD, K1 with CE; repeat from * around.
Round 100: Bring yarns to front between the needles, p1 with CD, *CE under CD and p1, CD under CE and p1; repeat from * around. This twist the yarn as you work but don’t take time to untwist, it will be untwisted after round 3.
Round 101: CD under CE and p1, then switch the direction of the twist, *CE over CD and p1, CD over CE and p1; repeat from * around. Bring yarns between the needles to the back.
Cut CE
Round 102: Knit
Round 103: Purl
Bind off
FINISHING
Break yarn leaving a 12″ tail, and with a tapestry needle thread through rem sts as if to knit. Weave in all ends. Wash and block piece to size.
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