Big Leaf Cowl

This very simple cowl is knit with a super-bulky weight yarn (5-6 wpi), on 6.5mm needles and should knit up very quickly. You can choose how many repeats to do for a looser or snugger effect. My example has five repeats and is 72.5cm long and 17.5cm wide.

Materials:

~ Super-bulky yarn

~ 6.5mm needles or needles to match your chosen yarn

~ Three large buttons

Gauge: 10 stitches (7.5cm) by 10 rows (6.5cm), but gauge isn't critical for this piece! ^-^

Written Instructions:

Repeat the directions within the * as many times as you want leaves in your cowl.

Note: Rows 5, 18, and 30 are button hole rows. For button holes, pick one side of the seed stitch border to have the button holes on. Instead of the usual seed stitch (k,p,k,p,k), work k2tog, k, double yarn over, k2tog. When coming back over these, work them as seed stitch as normal.

Cast on 95 stitches

Row 1 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p 17*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 2 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p7,k3,p7*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 3 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k7,p3,k7*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 4 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p5,p2tog,k,yo,k,yo,k,p2tog,p5,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 5 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k6,p5,k6*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 6 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p4,p2tog,k2,yo,k,yo,k2,p2tog,p4,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 7 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k5,p7,k5*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 8 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p3,p2tog,k3,yo,k,yo,k3,p2tog,p3,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 9 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k4,p9,k4*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 10 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p2,p2tog,k4,yo,k,yo,k4,p2tog,p2,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 11 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k3,p11,k3*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 12 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p,p2tog,k5,yo,k,yo,k5,p2tog,p,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 13 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k2,p13,k2*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 14 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p2tog,k6,yo,k,yo,k6,p2tog,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 15 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k,p15,k*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 16 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p,k15,p,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 17 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k,p15,k*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 18 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*m1,p,k2tog,k11,k2togtbl,m1,p,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 19 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k2,p13,k2*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 20 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p,m1,p,k2tog,k9,k2togtbl,p,m1,p,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 21 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k3,p11,k3*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 22 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p2,m1,p,k2tog,k7,k2togtbl,p,m1,p2,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 23 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k4,p9,k4*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 24 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p3,m1,p,k2tog,k5,k2togtbl,p,m1,p3,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 25 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k5,p7,k5*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 26 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p4,m1,p,k2tog,k3,k2togtbl,p,m1,p4,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 27 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k6,p5,k6*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 28 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p5,m1,p,k2tog,k,k2togtbl,p,m1,p5,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 29 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k7,p5,k7*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 30 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p6,m1,p,k2tog,k,p7,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 31 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k8,p2,k7*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 32 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p8,k2togtbl,m1,p7,*k,p,k,p,k,

Row 33 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*k8,p1,k8*,k,p,k,p,k,

Row 34 ~ k,p,k,p,k,*p17,*k,p,k,p,k,

Cast off knitwise on wrong side.

Chart Instructions:

The chart shows all the even rows, which are have all the working on them. The odd rows are simply following what's in front of you. Seed stitch border for five stitches, then knit the knits and purl the purls as you see them. Row 1, however, is k,p,k,p,k, *knit 17*, k,p,k,p,k

Cast on 95 stitches for five leaves on your cowl. Repeat the 17 pattern stitches as many times as you want leaves in your cowl, and knit the seed stitch border on both sides.

Note: Rows 5, 18, and 30 are button hole rows. Choose one side of the seed stitch border to have the button holes on. Instead of the usual seed stitch (k,p,k,p,k), work k2tog, k, double yarn over, k. When coming back over these, work them in seed stitch as normal.

Finishing:

Block cowl, weave in ends, sew on buttons, and you're done!