High-Rise Cowl - PDF Knitting Pattern

High-Rise Cowl by Babs Ausherman

I had so much fun knitting several Skyscraper Windows cowls that I decided to use the same stitch pattern on a different cowl shape! The High-Rise Cowl uses the same window pattern, but instead of grafting the ends together to create a tube this cowl begins and ends with ribbing. 

Knit a tall cowl like the sample for a slower color change or a wider version to watch the colors speed by more quickly; either way this simple, repetitive pattern is sure to please.

Yarn
Miss Babs Killington
85% Polwarth wool, 15% Tussah silk; 350 yd/4.2 oz (320 m/120 g) skeins
1 skein, shown in White Peppercorn (Main Color) 

and

Junction Fiber Mill Making Tracks Lite
100% wool; 210 yd/1.76 oz (192 m/50 g) skeins
1 skein, shown in Psychedelic (Contrast Color) 

Or 350 yards/320 meters of DK weight yarn in main color and 125 yards/114 meters of sport or DK weight yarn in contrast color. 

Sizes
1 – Narrower/Taller (2 – Wider/Shorter)

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 24 (30½)”/60 (76) cm
Height: 19 (14½)”/47.5 (36) cm
Shown in Size 1.

Needles
US 6 [4.0 mm] circular needle, 16”/40 cm long, or size to obtain gauge 
US 5 [3.75 mm] circular needle, 16”/40 cm long or one size smaller than gauge needle

Gauge
Blocked: 23 stitches and 30 rounds = 4”/10 cm square in stranded stockinette stitch.

Notions
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle