Two-Point Cowl Using Berroco Ultra Alpaca Chunky

The Design

“Snuggle up right quick!”

Inspired by our ever-popular Easy Folded Poncho, this scaled-down version is totally seamless and slips easily over the shoulders. The simple shape makes it easy to re-yarn in another gauge. Just swatch for a softly draping fabric, then multiply the schematic dimensions by your stitch gauge—the math is easy!

This cowl lovingly cuddles your neck in Berroco Ultra Alpaca Chunky. A wonderful, huggable yarn, it blends the softness of alpaca with the springy reliability of Peruvian Highland wool, while the chunky gauge ensures that this cowl will be a quick knit.

Pick up the pattern and then choose your color of Ultra Alpaca Chunky. We’ve already bundled the necessary three skeins together for you below!

The Details

FINISHED SIZE:
Shoulder Section: approx. 18″/46cm across x 14″/35.5cm deep, folded.
Cowl Collar: Approx. 22″/56cm around x 7″/18cm deep.

YARN
3 skeins Berroco Ultra Alpaca Chunky (131 yds / 120m each)
or approx. 410 yds/375m chunky-weight yarn.
Shown in 7245-Black.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 10½ (6.5mm) needles and 16″/40cm circular needle, or size to obtain gauge.
Spare circular needle one size smaller than gauge needle.
US G/6 (4mm) crochet hook and 1 locking marker for provisional cast-on.
Smooth fingering-or worsted-weight waste yarn for provisional cast-on.
1 stitch marker.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking Wires and T-pins.

GAUGE
13 sts & 21 rows= 4″/10cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

KNITTER’S NOTES
We stopped at 6″/18cm deep on the Cowl Collar. It saved from getting into a new skein. You can also undo your swatch if you did one, but use it before you start your cowl, that way you won’t see sewn in ends on the inside of the cowl.

The key to re-gauging is to knit a generous swatch, one that’s at least 6” x 6”. Wet block your swatch, allow it to dry thoroughly and let it rest. You want a softly draping fabric that has some body but isn’t stiff. Once you have a fabric you like, measure and note your stitch gauge—Use the free re-gauging worksheet to do a little bit of simple math to achieve the finished dimensions.