PanelA
WithnextCC
Row1:Knitallstitches
Row2-3:K3,sl1purlwise;repeatfromtoendofrow
Row4:Knitallstitches
Row5-6:K3,sl1purlwise;repeatfromtoendofrow
Row7:Knitallstitches
Row8-9:K3,sl1purlwise;repeatfromtoendofrow
Knit3rowsinstockinettestitchwithMC,thenswitchtoPanelBwiththenextCC.
PanelB
WithnextCC
Row1:Knitallstitches
Row2-3:K1,sl1purlwise,K2;repeatfromtolast2stitches,K2
Row4:Knitallstitches
Row5-6:K1,sl1purlwise,K2;repeatfromtolast2stitches,K2
Row7:Knitallstitches
Row8-9:K1,sl1purlwise,K2;repeatfromtolast2stitches,K2
Knit3rowsinstockinettestitchwithMC,thenswitchPanelAwiththenextCC.
Whenyouhavefinishedyourlastpanel,knit4rowsinstockinettestichwithMC.
LiningPart2
Purlnextrowacrossallstitches.
ContinuetoknitwiththeMCinstockinettestitchuntilyouhaveacomparablewidthof
fabrictothefrontofthecowl.Thestaggeredslipstitchpanelspuckerthefabricslightly,
soyouwillnotneedtoknitasmanyrowsasinthefrontduetoaloosergauge.Use
yourjudgement
Finishing
Whenyoureachtheendofyourlining,puttheprovisionalcast-onstitchesontoa
secondcircularneedle.Youcanuseasimilarorsmallerneedlesizewithnoproblem
sinceyouaregrafting.Tofinish,graftthetwofabricendstogetherwiththeKitchener
stitch,makingsuretogiveyourselfalonglengthofyarntodosowith.Thisisthemost
seamlessmethodandwillnotruborchafeagainstyourneck.
Ifyouprefer,youcouldbindoffwithadoublebind-offmethod.It’sdecorativeandafun
alternativetosuchalargeamountofgrafting!Agoodtutorialofthiscanbefoundat:
https://youtu.be/sa3e_YBw8fY
Whenyouarefinished,youhaveanextrawarmlayerofwoolthataddsabeautiful
drapetothecowl.Sinceminiskeinscanbevariedincolor,Ifindthatsteamblocking
worksbest.Thereislessriskofcolorsbleedingintootheryarns.
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