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FREE KNITTING PATTERN
I do like to have my hands free when walking the dog, so a cowl is my goto neck accessory for chilly, or downright freezing days.
The starburst cowl is a very simple and fast knit. Which makes it great for beginners. You use both the moss stitch and the starburst stitch knit in the round for this cowl.
I really enjoy both these stitch patterns as they are very easy to remember, which means I can knit while I binge on my favourite TV shows. I knitted this cowl while watching the New Year's Dr Who episode. Let me know what you watch or listen to while knitting in the comments below.
There is a video tutorial for the Starburst stitch, which is shown at the end of the pattern. This includes how to work around the stitch marker for Round 3 of the starburst pattern.
What I Used
5mm circular needle
Cream Chunky yarn 1 ball / 50-70g
Grey Chunky yarn small ball / 20g
Gauge
Moss: 17 sts x 25 rows over 10 cm/4" square
Starburst: 20 sts x 12 rows over 10 cm/4" square
Abbreviations
k Knit
p Purl
yo Yarn over
cc Contrast colour
mc Main colour
co Cast on
bo Bind off
rep repeat
SM Stitch marker
star (K3tog, yo, k3tog) in the same 3 sts
St(s) Stitch(es)
k3tog Knit three sts together
Instructions
CO 101 sts with a long tail cast on in CC. Join in the round by knitting together the first and last sts, place a SM to mark the start of the round.
Border
Round 1: (k1, p1) rep around to the SM
Round 2: (p1, k1) rep around to the SM
Round 3&4: Rep Rounds 1&2
Round 5: Rep Round 1
Starburst Section
Change to MC
Round 1: (k1, star) to end of round
Round 2: k around
Round 3: k3, (star, k1) to last at, slip st to right needle, remove SM, replace at on left needle work the first knit 3 st of the star, replace SM, finish the star. Round 4: k around
Repeat Rounds 1 - 4 until the cowl measures 6"/15cm.
Work the final Round 4 in CC yarn
Border
Round 1: (k1, p1) rep around to the SM
Round 2: (p1, k1) rep around to the SM
Round 3&4: Rep Rounds 1&2
Round 5: Rep Round 1
Cast off
Cut all yarns and weave in the ends.
Sharing is Caring and I also enjoy seeing your makes out there in the 'wild'. I'd love to know which colours you'd use for your starbursts, drop a comment below, use the tags #babsgetscrafty or #igotcraftywithbabs or share in the Yarn Jugglers FB group.