Named after a winding rural road in my hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts, the Bay Road Cowl features a lively pairing of seed stitch and gently curving cables. The cowl is knit flat, end to end, in fingering weight yarn, beginning with a provisional cast-on. After the piece is blocked, the two ends are joined with a three-needle bind-off.

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Blocked Measurements: 8.5 inches/22 cm wide by 51.5 inches/131 cm circumference

Yarn: 360 yds/329m fingering weight yarn. The sample was knit with White Barn Farm NEST 2-ply fingering 100% Cormo, Cali red, and Corriedale cross wool; 365yd/334m per 100g skein, one skein in Lemon Quartz.

Needles: US #3/3.25mm straight needles or 24-inch circular needle OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Notions: Crochet hook in size G/4.0 mm, smooth waste yarn, spare knitting needle for three-needle bind-off, cable needle, tapestry needle, stainless steel T-pins, blocking wires (optional)

Gauge: 27 sts/26 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch after blocking

The stitch patterns are provided in charts and written, row-by-row form.

The Bay Road Cowl and matching Bay Road Mitts are available as an ebook set.