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Leafy Cowl

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  Leafy cowl www.beakerbutton.co.uk   ©Jen Best 2022 The leaf stitch was inspired by a FaceBook video from Handmade Kat.Kat You will need: DK yarn in 2 colours. 100g in main colour (mc), 20g in contrast colour (cc). You could use small bits of yarn approximately 40cm each for the leaf stitches if you wanted a really multicoloured cowl. Yarn needle for sewing in ends. Tension before blocking: 18 sts x 27 rows in stocking stitch using 3.75mm circular needles. Please bear in mind my natural tension will probably be different from yours. To get a cowl that looks like mine you may need to alter the needles size to get the same size stitches, and therefore the same size garment.   Cast on 200 sts. [K1, P1] for round [P1, K1] for round Repeat last two rounds - this forms four rows of moss stitch. Knit 7 rounds [K9, leaf stitch] for round Knit 7 rounds K4, [leaf stitch, K9] for round, ending with k5 instead of K9 on the last repeat. Repeat pattern once more, then repe