Cutaway

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Another great stashbuster!

You will cutaway at your stash knitting these fun and simple cowls.

With two sizes to choose from It’s even easier to use up small amounts as well.

Cutaway is a fun cowl with an eye catching split seam at the neck and shoulder.

Simple to knit the whole way through and with an accent of Mosaic stitches at the base to add some zip to the design.

Mosaic is easy to do because you only work with one colour per row.

Even if you have never tried Mosaic you will find this incredibly easy.

You will want to knit more than one of these and can definitely give them as a great gift to the knitworthy people in your life.

Measurements: After gentle blocking.
Cowl # 1. Full height = 46 cm/18”. Neck opening = 41 cm/16” stretches to 68.5 cm/27”.
Bottom edge = 91.5 cm/36”.
Cowl # 2. Full height = 35.5 cm/14”. Neck opening = 41 cm/16” stretches to 68.5 cm/27”.
Bottom edge = 76 cm/30”.

Gauge: Unblocked 20 stitches x 27 rows = 10 cm/4” square in stocking stitch on 5 mm/US 8 needles.

Yarns Used: Malabrigo Rios, pure Merino Superwash, 100 grams, 192 m/210 yds. Worsted (9 wpi).

Cowl # 1:
Colour (A) .85 skein # 227 Siri (163 m/178 yds).
Colour (B) .75 skein # 624 Coco (144 m/158 yds).

Cowl # 2:
Colour (A) .55 skein # 645 CasaPueblo (106m /115 yds).
Colour (B) .53 skein # 647 DulceDeLeche (102 m/113 yds).

The amounts of yarn used are based on my samples for the design but will depend on the yarn you choose, variations in yarn thickness of each colour, your personal gauge/tension and any changes made.

Needles and Supplies:
Cowls are knit flat. Circular needles are for the volume of stitches.
5 mm/US 8 and 5.5 mm/US 9 circular needles 60 cm/24” in length, or size needed to obtain gauge.
19 markers.
1 locking marker.
Tapestry needle.

Required skill level: beginner