Connacht Cowl Knitting Pattern Download

Description

You’ll never run out of luck with horseshoe cables, and three columns of them decorate the Connacht Cowl. The cowl’s name refers to the province in western Ireland that includes the Aran Islands and to a particular dialect of the Irish language spoken in that region. Graft this cowl in pattern—if you’ve never followed a grafting chart before, “The Ins & Outs of Grafting” on page 64 walks you through the process.

Designer: Heather Zoppetti

Difficulty: Intermediate

Yarn Weight: 5

Finished Size: 53″ circumference and 8½ ” wide.

Specific Yarn Used: Stitch Sprouts Crater Lake (100% superwash merino; 110 yd [101 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): #SSC006 Mazama, 3 skeins.

Needles: Size 10½ (6.5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Cable needle (cn); stitch holder; waste yarn for provisional CO; size K/10½ (6.5 mm) crochet hook; tapestry needle.

Gauge: 19 sts and 20 rows = 4″ in charted patt.

Notes: This cowl is worked back and forth in one piece, beginning with a provisional cast-on. The two short ends are grafted in pattern.