Architrave Cowl + Mitts by Catherine Salter Bayar

A patchwork style coordinating cowl and mitts set, Architrave samples 3 yarns, 3 slip stitches and 2 edge trims into a convertible rectangle by using buttons. Uneek’s self-striping allows the placement of accent colors to be matched or varied, as desired.

Materials

Col 1: Harvest DK, Col 2: Uneek DK, Col 3: Monokrom DK

Cowl shown in Black Grape + Uneek 6006 + Monokrom 6062

Dimensions

Cowl: 30”/ 70 cm x 10”/ 25.4 cm,

Mitts: 7 (7.5)” / 18 (19) cm high, 6.5 (7)”/ 16.5 (17.8) cm circumference

Needle

Circulars to slip stitches US10/6mm for Cowl body, US6/4mm for I-cord and braid trim.
Mitts US6/4mm for body, US3/3mm for Thumb Gusset

Notions Cowl

5 24mm ½ -⅝” buttons, tapestry needle

Gauge

Cowl: 20 sts x 38 rows with 6mm ndls,

Mitts: 24 sts x 48 rows with 4mm ndls = 4”/10cm in Arrow Slip Stitch

Skill level

Intermediate

Techniques

Slip stitches, I-cords, grafting