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Friday Finish from the Stash

Posted on by Laura Kate

A few weeks ago, I cast on a cowl using two skeins of soft yarn found in my stash.

The pattern is called Spinal Twist.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spinal-twist

It has interesting construction. After a provisional cast-on, the first half of the lining is knit in stockinette stitch. Then the second color is joined and the spinal twist stitch is worked for six inches. At that point, color two is cut and the second half of the lining is completed. Leaving the needle in, the provisional cast-on is removed, the stitches placed on a needle and the two edges are turned to face each other. The two sets of loops are sewn together with Kitchener stitch – All 95 pairs of loops.

It’s not the most good-looking Kitchener I’ve ever worked, but it’s finished. And since the facing is turned to the inside, the join will not be visible.

Today this cowl would look very out of place draped over my T-shirt in the hot afternoon sun. I have photographed it on a hanger, hooked up on a tomato cage.

This garment will get tucked away to wait until gift-giving season. It’s nice that the style is gender neutral, easily worn by any adult.

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One of six children, I was raised by a busy mom, who instilled in me a love of fabric. Though I learned to sew and knit at a young age, it was the arrival of my first grandchild that pushed me into action. A long-time knitter, I am now ready to explore all things fiber.

12 thoughts on “Friday Finish from the Stash”

    1. I do. This one was more challenging than I expected. The spiral twist required two color stranding along with alternating purl stitches. Since I’ve never mastered carrying a yarn in each hand, I struggled to work that section.

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