Wicker Cafe Cowl by Vicki Peterson

Wicker Cafe Cowl

Materials:

DK wight yarn ( I used See Jayne Knit yarn 70%merino 20%baby alpaca 10%silk ~ colorway Cafe au Lait)

4.5mm needle

4.0mm 16 inch circ

2 - 3/4 inch buttons

yarn needle

Gauge: (not super critical)

aprox 4 pattern repeats to 4 inches across

2.5 pattern repeats to 4 inches

 

Wickerwork Pattern (worked for in the round)

( taken from Barbara G. Walkers' Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns)

Row 1 - k1 *p2, k2; rep from*, end in p2, k1.

Row 2 - *k1, p1, RT, LT, p1, k1; rep from*.

Row 3 - *k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1; rep from*.

Row 4 - *k1, RT, p2, LT, k1; rep from*.

Row 5 - k2, *p4, k4; rep from*, end with p4, k2.

Row 6 - knit

Row 7 - repeat row 1

Row 8 - *LT, p1, k2, p1, RT; rep from*.

Row 9 - *p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1; rep from*.

Row 10 - * p1, LT, k2, RT, p1; rep from*.

Row 11 - P2, *k4, p4; rep from*, end k4, p2

Row 12 - knit

Wickerwork Pattern (worked flat)

Row 1 ws - p1 *k2, p2; rep from*, end in k2, p1.

Row 2 - *k1, p1, RT, LT, p1, k1; rep from*.

Row 3 - *p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1; rep from*.

Row 4 - *k1, RT, p2, LT, k1; rep from*.

Row 5 - p2, *k4, p4; rep from*, end with k4, p2.

Row 6 - knit

Row 7 - repeat row 1

Row 8 - *LT, p1, k2, p1, RT; rep from*.

Row 9 - *k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1; rep from*.

Row 10 - * p1, LT, k2, RT, p1; rep from*.

Row 11 - k2, *p4, k4; rep from*, end p4, k2

Row 12 - knit

 

You can increase this pattern in multiples of 8 sts.

Ready Lets Start!!

With 4.5mm needle cable cast on 96 sts

using 4mm circ k2, p2 around, place marker and join in the round making sure not to twist the sts.

Continue in ribbing for 3/4 inches

remove marker, k1, place marker ( this will be the start of the pattern in the round)

knit 2.5 repeats Wickerwork Pattern (worked for in the round) ending on row 5,

on row 6 ~ k1, cast off the next 6 sts, continue knitting around to the end, knit the first st once more.

(Now you will be knitting the Wickerwork Pattern (worked flat)

finish the pattern repeat plus one more full repeat,

(leaving the 1st and last st as a K(rs) or P(ws), you will use these as your pick up row for the button bands.)

k1 *p2, k2* around knit the last st

continue in ribbing for 3/4 inches, fasten off loosely.

With right side of work facing you, starting at outter edge pick up and knit 18 sts ( 2 sts out of every 3 rows) pick up and knit one cast off st from cast off row, turn work, p2tog, p1 *k2, p2* turn

work in ribbing for 1 inch, cast off.

Pick up same number of sts on other side including the extra st in the cast off row and knitting it together with the next st on the next row.

After .5 inchs on RS - k2, p2, cast off 2, p2, k2, p2, cast off 2, p2 k2

next row - p2, k2, cast on 2, k2, p2, k2, cast on 2, k2, p2

work in ribbing until you reach 1 inch, cast off loosely.

Sew buttons and sew down the button band to the cast off row, leaving the other flap loose at the bottom.

Tuck in ends, wash and block.

Wear with Pride!