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Attached & Apart: Chios Cowl

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Description

Chios Cowl, is presented in the Pattern Tailor and completes Attached & Apart: First Course. Chios Cowl is customizable to any yarn, gauge, and measurements.

What the Pattern Tailor Does

The Pattern Tailor will do all of the calculations so that you can make a perfectly sized Chios Cowl in:

  1. yarn of your choosing,
  2. dimensions of your choosing, and
  3. on needles of your choosing.

Plus, you can choose to work it Top Down, or Bottom Up!  There are written instructions and Action charts for both.

What You Will Find Inside The Pattern

Yarn consumption will vary depending on measurements and yarn weight.  I have provided information on the two cowls done in lace weight (34g and 37g, 270 and 280 yards / 247 and 256 meters) so that you can compare to your yarn and measurement.  I have also provided the information for the DK weight version I did, which is much more a cosy* than a cowl (150g, 563 yards / 515 meters).

There are 3 needle sizes, and you will need a BOR marker, optional stitch markers, and a tapestry needle.  Also optional: a bead to sew at the back neck.

I love to swatch and encourage you to give it a try! Section 1 has instructions for making an in-the-round or I-cord swatch, as well as a flat swatch. Do what works for you. This is, after all, a cowl. If you do a swatch, and record your information, you will be able to apply it to two pullovers being released in Attached & Apart: Main Course in March!

This cowl combines Twisted Trio Rib on 3 different needles with Mesh — an open and airy counterpoint.  The neckband is done on the smallest needle for stability, and the bottom trim is done on the primary needle and the largest needle.

There are GSRs (German short rows) in the Mesh to make the back hang at the same length as the front. The amount of short rows is completely customizable, and I provide a table for choosing a depth that will allow the back to hang even with the front.  The DK version has more than twice that amount to create a lower back.

Chios Cowl Videos

Videos will take you through every step:

  1. Measuring for Chios Cowl
  2. Twisted Trio
    1. RS rows
    2. WS rows
  3. Working Mesh
    1. SKPO + double-YO
    2. RS Mesh Inc Rnds
    3. WS Mesh Inc Rnds
  4. Choosing GSR Depth
  5. Working GSRs in Mesh
    1. YO-GSR
    2. SKPO-GSR
  6. Closing JSSBO ITR
  7. Wearing the Chios cowl
Sizes

Customizable to your measurements and available yarn. The samples show this can be a small cowl or a large cosy!

Gauge

You choose your yarn and gauge. I did all 3 of my samples using the same needle sizes, yielding quite different results when I switched yarn weight.

Needles

Choose three needle sizes appropriate to your yarn. I used US3[3.25mm], US4[3.5mm], and US5[3.75mm]. I have swatched using heavy worsted using US6[4mm], US8[5mm], and US9[5.5mm]

Supplies

BOR marker, stitch markers, tapestry needle, extra needle for the flexible long-tail cast on (FLTCO). Optional: bead for marking back of neck.

Yarn

total weight 37g (bottom up): MerinoSilk Lace from Sweet Georgia Yarns, 50% fine merino, 50% silk, 100g, 765 yds / 700 m.
total weight 34g (top-down): CashSilk Lace from Sweet Georgia Yarns, 55% silk, 45% cashmere, 50g, 399 yds / 365 m.
total weight 170g (bottom up): Single DK (no longer available), 100% super wash wool, 100g, 375 yds / 343 m.

As Shown

Pink Multi: Top Down, CashSilk Lace
Brown Multi: Bottom Up, Merino Silk Lace
In a Dark, Dark Wood: Bottom Up, Single

TD Chios Side ViewTD Chios stitchesTD Chios flatBU Chios TTRBU Chios doubledBU Chios BackIn a Dark Wood FrontIn a Dark Wood Front backIn a Dark Wood Front 2

Chios Cowl

Be sure to download Section 1 for the Chios Cowl.  It is a fillable form for recording everything you will need to put into the Pattern Tailor.

Here’s a list of the information:

General Information (required)

1 Who is this for?

2 What date did you enter?

3 Record yarn length data in yards or meters?

4 Record yarn weight data in grams or ounces?

5 Record body or cowl measurements in inches or centimeters (cm)?

6 Record needles in US or metric (mm) sizes?

Yarn (required)

7 Yarn 

8 Yardage or meters in full skein?

9 Ounces or grams in full skein ?

Needles (required)

10 Neckband (smallest) needle size?

11 Mesh & Top Tier Twisted Trio Rib (primary) needle size?

12 Bottom Tier Twisted Trio Rib (largest) needle size?

Rounding (required)

13 Do you want numbers calculated by the Pattern Tailor to be rounded up (larger number) or down (smaller number)?

Unblocked (optional) & Blocked Gauge (required)

Fill in numbers for unblocked measurements if you wish to save them.  They are all optional.

14 Blocked Twisted Trio Rib stitch gauge over 4″/10 cm on smallest needles?

15 Blocked Twisted Trio Rib rnd gauge over 4″/10 cm on smallest needles?

16 Blocked Mesh stitch gauge over 4″/10 cm on primary needles?

17 Blocked Mesh rnd gauge over 4″/10 cm on primary needles?

18 Blocked Twisted Trio Rib stitch gauge over 4″/10 cm on primary needles? 

19 Blocked Twisted Trio Rib rnd gauge over 4″/10 cm on primary needles?

20 Circumference of the Neckband? 

21 Depth/Length of the Neckband?

22 Circumference of the Mesh? 

23 Depth/Length of the Mesh?

24 Depth/Length of the GSRs in the Mesh (based on Front Neck Drop)?

25 Total Depth/Length of the Top and Bottom Twisted Trio Rib Tiers? 

26 Total Depth/Length of the Top Twisted Trio Rib Tier? 

27 Total bottom circumference in Twisted Trio Rib?

Swatch Query (required)

28 Required:  Did you make a swatch?

Swatch Details for Estimating Yarn Needed (all optional)

29 Optional:  Total weight of swatch? 

30 Optional:  Total stitches cast on for swatch?

31 Optional:  Total Rnds, plus cast on and bind off in swatch?

32 Optional:  Number of Twisted Trio Rib Rnds in your swatch (using primary needles)?

33 Optional:  Number of Mesh Rnds in your swatch?

34 Optional: Did you use the flexible long-tail cast on and JSSBO in your swatch?

35 Optional: Did you make an ITR swatch or Flat swatch?

36 Optional: What is the average length of the floats on your I-cord swatch 

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