This is “Lumi Cowl.” This knit cowl begins with a bottom border of garter stitch. Next comes a lace panel, and then it is finished with a top border of garter stitch.
It is made with just one skein of Cascade Yarns Spuntaneous Worsted Effects. This single ply wool yarn is SOOOOO soft!
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Lumi Cowl
Designed by April Garwood
Difficulty Level Intermediate
Finished Measurements 29 ½” around x 9 ¼” wide [75 cm around x 23.5 cm wide]
Yarn Cascade Yarns Spuntaneous Worsted Effects (100% Extra-Fine Merino Wool; 208 yds [190 m]; 3.5 oz [100 g]; Yarn Weight: 4/medium): #305 Grey, 1 skein.
Knitting Needles 24” long size 8 circulars [61 cm long size 5 mm circulars], or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions Stitch marker, yarn needle.
Gauge 3 patt repeats x 33 rows = About 5” [12.5 cm] in lace patt st (See below).
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Lace pattern
CO mult of 6 sts, plus 1.
Row 1 (RS): K1, *yo, SKP, K1, K2tog, yo, K1, rep from * across.
Row 2 and all even numbered rows: P all sts.
Row 3: K2, yo, *K3, yo, rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 5: K2tog, yo, SKP, K1, K2tog, yo, *SK2P, yo, SKP, K1, K2tog, yo, rep from * to last 2 sts, SKP.
Row 7: K1, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, SKP, K1, rep from * to end.
Row 9: Repeat Row 3.
Row 11: K1, *K2tog, yo, SK2P, yo, SKP, K1, rep from * to end.
Row 12: P all sts.
Repeat Rows 1-12 for patt.
Cowl
Bottom Edging
CO 108
Rnd 1: Join to work in the rnd, place stitch marker to indicate beginning of each rnd, K all sts.
Rnd 2: P all sts.
Rnds 3-10: Alternate repeating Rnds 1 and 2.
Lace Panel
Rnd 1 (RS): K1, *yo, SKP, K1, K2tog, yo**, K1, rep from * across, ending last rep at **.
Rnd 2 and all even numbered rnds: P all sts.
Rnd 3: K2, yo, *K3, yo, rep from * to last st, K1 – 144 sts.
Rnd 5: K2tog, yo, SKP, K1, K2tog, yo, *SK2P, yo, SKP, K1, K2tog, yo, rep from * to last st, pass the last st over the first st. (Your first st remains the first st, the last yo of this rnd becomes the last st) – 108 sts.
Rnd 7: K1, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, SKP**, K1, rep from * around, ending last rep at **.
Rnd 9: Repeat Row 3 – 144 sts.
Rnd 11: K1, *K2tog, yo, SK2P, yo, SKP**, K1, rep from * around, ending last rep at ** — 108 sts.
Rnd 12: P all sts.
Rnds 13-44: Repeat Rnds 1-12 twice, repeat rnds 1-8.
Top Edging
Rnd 1: P all sts.
Rnd 2: K all sts.
Rnds 3-10: Alternate repeating Rnds 1 and 2. Bind off.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Block.
My first version of the Lumi Cowl was made with handspun yarn. You can see this cowl below. I made the “official” version in a commercially-available yarn so that you could see it, and hopefully love it, in a yarn that you could purchase.
I will probably make more of these for gifts! I think next I’ll make one in a solid-colored yarn. If/when I do, I’ll share a picture here so that you can see it in a yarn that will probably show the lace pattern better.
Happy stitching,
April
