This reversible cowl will keep you super warm on those cold, winter days. 

The Whistler Cowl is a stunning accessory that looks beautiful on everyone. The cowl has a cabled stitch pattern and is completely reversible. It is knit in Mezcla de Lujo yarn – a luxurious worsted weight yarn made of 70% merino wool and 30% cashmere. This cowl was originally created as a gift, and it is an extra-special way to show someone you care.

Knitting Tips:

The Whistler Cowl is of intermediate difficulty, and it is a great opportunity to learn a new stitch pattern. The reversible cable stitch is created by alternating knit and purl stitches (as you do to create the rib stitch) and then crossing the stitches over one another (as you do to create one-sided cable stitches). While you may find the stitch pattern tricky at first, the remarkable results are more than worth the effort.

Note: We used a modified 3 needle bind off technique for the finishing on our sample. If you prefer an easier version, simply cast-on right away with your working yarn and end by seaming the cast on edge to the cast off edge.

Materials:
- 3 Skeins of Americo Mezcla de Lujo, (70 % Merino Wool, 30 % Cashmere) 100 g / 218 yards (200 m)
- 5.5 mm (US 9) needles
- Cable needle
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle

Note about the yarn: Mezcla De Lujo is available through Americo Original online and at select yarn stores. You can substitute with Americo’s Superwash Merino, Pluma, Alpaca Worsted,  Worsted Merino or with any suitable heavy DK or Worsted weight yarns in your stash.

Measurements: Circumference: 52" (132 cm) x Depth: 8" (20 cm)

Gauge:

22 stitches and rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in pattern using 5.5 mm (US 9) size needles or size needed to achieve gauge.

Abbreviations:
K, k: Knit

P, p: Purl

//M// Denotes a stitch marker on the needle

RS Right Side of work or right side of fabric

WS Wrong side of work

CN Cable needle

LC Left cross cable; slip stitches to a cable needle and hold in front

RC Right cross cable; slip stitches to a cable needle and hold in back

Reversible Ribbed Cable Stitch Pattern: (multiples of 24)

12-st LC:  slip 6 stitches from left needle to a cable needle and hold in FRONT, (k1, p1) 3 times, work sts from cn as follows; (k1, p1) 3 times.

12-st RC:  slip 6 stitches from left needle to a cable needle and hold in BACK, (k1, p1) 3 times, work sts from cn as follows; (k1, p1) 3 times

Before you begin:
NOTE: We used a modified 3 needle bind off technique for the finishing on our sample. If you prefer an easier version, simply cast-on right away with your working yarn and end by seaming the cast on edge to the cast off edge.

For the modified 3-needle bind off technique: using a scrap piece of yarn in a contrasting colour and 5.5 mm (US 9) size needles, cast on 72 stitches.  Change to your main colour and work to the end but leave your stitches on the needle.

Unpick the provisional scrap yarn from the cast on edge, placing the stitches on a spare needle. Join the cast on edge to the cast off edge using a 3-needle bind off:  www.knittinghelp.com/videos/binding-off

Pattern:

Using 5.5 mm (US 9) needles, cast on 72 stitches.

Rows 1-2: *k1, p1; repeat from * to end.

Row 3: *12-st LC, (k1, p1) 6 times; rep from * to end

Rows 4-8: *k1, p1; repeat from * to end. 

Row 9: *(k1, p1) 6 times, 12-st RC; rep from * to end

Rows 10-12: *(k1, p1); repeat from * to end of row. 

Repeat rows 1-12 for 25 repeats.

Finishing
Cast off depending on your chosen cast on method. Sew in ends and enjoy your beautiful new cowl!

Americo Original is a Canadian yarn company and online knitting shop with its own line of quality yarns, knitwear patterns and accessories. Americo’s yarns are made exclusively in the Andean highlands of South America, using only natural fibres, including luxurious wool, llama, alpaca, cotton, linen, silk and cashmere. Americo and its in-house design lab are based in Toronto, offering international shipping from its online store: americo.ca/shop.

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