It's been such a long cold winter this year. Here on the prairies we've had relentless bitterly cold temperatures and windchills. Hats, mitts, cowls or scarves have been a constant necessity just for survival outdoors.
I've found, this year, that I really like wearing (and knitting) cowls! They're so easy to pop over your head and go without the worry of ends dangling in the way or slip sliding off your neck like a scarf can. They're also really quick to knit, which in my books is always a bonus!
So without further ado, here is Fifty Below, a simple design born in the days when the windchill had the temperatures diving down to the fifty below range!
Fifty Below is a warm cowl that is knit flat, then seamed. It can showcase a special yarn or add a pop of colour in an easy to memorize cable panel up centre front. Perfect for those days when the temperature drops and the windchill is biting!
The cowl will knit up nicely in any worsted weight yarn so it is a great mix and match stash buster project as well!
Gauge is not terribly important to this project as long as you are satisfied with the fabric you are creating, but please keep in mind that a different gauge from that listed could affect size and/or yardage needed.
You can download the Fifty Below pattern(for free), then grab your needles and yarn. You'll be ready in no time to bundle up and head outside to enjoy the rest of winter knowing you'll be cozy in your cowl when the mercury plummets!
This looks so nice and warm, love it! I wish I could knit... I could use tons of these in this incredibly cold North American winter :)
ReplyDeleteAnna, living where you do now, you'll need to learn to knit as a matter of winter survival!!! :)
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