Knitting Pattern: Impede Cowl

Sizes
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
45” bottom circumference
20 1/2” tall
36’ circumference top

YARN
Wonderfluff (70% Baby Alpaca, 7% Merino Wool, 23% Nylon)
142 yards per 50 grams
3 skeins in color Kale Heather

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 11 (8MM) 24” circular needles
Tapestry needles, 2 markers, measuring
tape

GAUGE
3 – 3.75 sts = 1” on #10 – 11 needles (6.0mm-8.0mm)

NOTES
This cowl is worked from the bottom
up.

TAGS
#ImpedeCowl
#Loopnthreads

DIRECTIONS
CAST ON
With circular needles, CO 148 sts. Join, taking care not to twist sts, and pm for EOR.

COWL
Knit 3 rounds.

Next round: *P3, K3, repeat from * 2 more times, P3. Place your 2nd marker. You should have a total of
21 sts in between both markers. Repeat this round until your basket weave section is 4 rows high.
The basket weave section must always be 4 rows high before alternating.

Next round: Slip marker, K3, P3, repeat from * 2 more times, K3. Slip the 2nd marker. Knit to the end
of the round. Alternate between these two (2) every 4 rounds until your work measures 5” high from the
beginning.

DECREASING
Work in pattern up to the 2nd maker,
slipm, k2tog, *k29, k2tog, repeat from * 3 more times, k1. 143 sts left.

Next round: Work even established
pattern for the next 3 rounds.

Next round: Work in pattern up to the 2nd maker, sm, k2tog, *k210 k2tog, repeat from * 9 more times. 132 sts left.

Next round: Work even established
pattern for the next 3 rounds.

Next round: Work in pattern up to the 2nd
maker, sm, k1,*k8, k2tog, repeat from * 9, more times.
112 sts left.

Next round: Work even established pattern for the next 3 rounds.

Next round: Work in pattern up to the 2nd maker, sm, k1,*k9, k2tog, repeat from * 9, more times. 122 sts left.

Next round: Work even established pattern until your work measures 20 1/2” from the beginning.

Next round: Knit 2 rounds evenly. BO.

FINISHING
Cut yarn, leave a long tail to thread through your tapestry needle, and weave in your ends to secure and cut. Weave in any remaining ends. Block lightly.

ABBREVIATIONS

CO – Cast-on
Sts – Stitches
PM – Place Marker
EOR – End Round
K – Knit
P – Purl
K2TOG – Knit 2 Together