Free knitting pattern · intermediate · worsted weight
Fair Isle First Cowl
A worsted-weight cowl in the round with a simple two-color Fair Isle band — short floats only, perfect for a first stranded project.
Great first colorwork
Construction
in the round
Gauge
20 sts × 24 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in stranded stockinette with US 8 (5.0 mm)
Yarn
worsted weight, 180–240 yards
Needles / hooks
US 8 (5.0 mm) 24 in circular needles
Stitches used
two-color stranded band, stockinette, ribbed edges
Tips
- Floats never travel more than 3 stitches in this chart
- Go up a needle size for the stranded section if you strand tightly
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