See all the Panda Silk DK colors here.

Level: Advanced Beginner-Intermediate

Introduction: Cowls = versatile fashion addition; great gifting; and you only have to knit one.
The Side-stepping Cowl pattern uses both K & P sts best showcase your fav yarn colors and uses only one ball of Panda Silk DK - make several.

Materials
Yarn: Crystal Palace Panda Silk DK  1 - 50 g ball of color desired; Color shown is #8118 'outer space".
Needles: Crystal Palace 16" Bamboo Circular needle size 6 US or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions: stitch marker or contrasting loop of yarn

Gauge: 6.5 sts/in. in St st

Abbreviations: CO: cast on; dec: decrease; K: knit; P: purl; rem: remain(ing); rep: repeat; st(s): stitch(es); St st: stockinette st, knit every round; rnd: round;
SSK: slip two stitches from left to right needle, one-at-a-time. Insert tip of left needle into these two sts and knit them (Dec of 1);
SKP: slip one st from left to rt needle, K next st, pass SL-st over the K st (dec of 1).  

Size: teen/adult medium ~ 17 in. neck circumference

Cast-On:
With 16" circular needle, CO 111 sts. Join, being careful not to twist.
Place Marker to indicate beginning of round

Hem:
P 2 rnds; work 1 rnd in k1, p1 and 1 rnd p1, k1. Increase 1 st in last rnd [112 sts].

Begin side-stepping pattern.
Rnd 1: *(k4, p4), around; repeat 1 rnd
Rnd 2: *(P1, k4, p4) around, end p3; repeat 1 rnd.
Rnd 3: *(P2, k4, p4), around, end p2; repeat 1 rnd.
Rnd 4: *(p3, k4, p4), around, end p1. repeat 1 rnd
Rnd 5: *(p4, k4), around. Repeat 1 rnd
Rnd 6: *(k1, p4, k4), around; end k3. Repeat 1 rnd
Rnd 7: *(k2, p4, k4), around. End k2. Repeat 1 rnd.
Rnd 8: *(k3, p4, k4), around. End k1, Repeat 1 rnd.

Rep these 8 rnds until cowl is 5.75 in. from CO edge, or until yarn ball is nearly used.
P1 rnd.
Work 1 or 2 rnds K1, P1
Bind off in P, very loosely

Cut yarn, leaving an ~ 8 in end. Pull end through last loop.

Finishing: work ends in on reverse side so they don't show. A crochet hook does this very rapidly.

Laura is the editor (and author-designer) of 50 Socks- 50 states and More [a ~58-pattern, 23-designer CD 2010 released for both PC and MAC], from Sirius Knitting Publications and can be reached at drlauraASirius@gmail.com

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