Tilting Tardis Cowl
I designed this cowl as my Team Tardis entry in Ravelympics 2010.
I made changes to Barbara Walker’s “Tilting Ladders” stitch pattern to make the eyelet design resemble the
police box Tardis that Dr. Who travels in.
Needles—U.S. #8/5.0mm Gauge—13 stitches = 2.25 inches.
Yarn—Knit Picks Gloss, Dusk—(one skein-50gr)
Buttons of your choice in a size that will slip through an eyelet.
Multiple of 13 sts + 2 sts.
Abbreviations:
Cables: BC (Back Cross) Slip 2 sts to dpn, hold in back, k2, then knit 2 sts from dpn.
FC (Front Cross) Slip 2 sts to dpn, hold in front, k2, then knit 2 sts from dpn.
Using long tail method, cast on 67 stitches.
Knit 8 rows. (Slip first stitch of all rows purlwise.)
Pattern Rows:
Row 1--—(Wrong Side)—K2, * p5, k1, p5, k2; rep from *.
Row 2—P2, * k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1, k5, p2; rep from *.
Row 3—K2, * p4, k2, p5, k2; rep from *.
Row 4—P2, * k1 (yo, k2tog) twice, p2, k4, p2; rep from *.
Row 5—K2, * p4, k2, p5, k2; rep from *.
Row 6—P2, * k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, p2, BC, p2; rep from *.
Row 7—K2, * p4, k2, p5, k2; rep from *.
Row 8—P2, * k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, p2, k4, p2; rep from *.
Row 9—(Wrong Side) K2, *p5, k1, p5, k2; rep from *.
Row 10—P2, *k5, p1, (ssk, yo) twice, k1, p2; rep from *.
Row 11—K2, * p5, k2, p4, k2; rep from *.
Row 12—P2, *k4, p2, (ssk, yo) twice, k1, p2; rep from *.
Row 13—K2, *p5, k2, p4, k2; rep from *.
Row 14—P2, * FC, p2, (ssk, yo) twice, k1, p2; rep from *.
Row 15—K2, *p5, k2, p4, k2; rep from *.
Row 16—P2, *k4, p2, (ssk, yo) twice, k1, p2; rep from *.
Row 17—K2, *p5, k2, p4, k2; rep from *.
Repeat Pattern Rows 2 through 17 seven more times (eight repeats total).
Knit 8 rows.
Bind off, weave ends, and block lightly.
Wrap cowl around your neck, deciding which way you want it to overlap itself. Stitch buttons to garter stitch
ribbing of overlapped edge, matching their placement to whichever eyelets you like on upper layer of cowl.
You can make the cowl more fitted by wrapping it more tightly around your neck and buttoning through
corresponding eyelets.
Finished dimensions: 12” x 22”
Button, wear, enjoy.
Please remember that this pattern is for your personal use only.
Marilyn Phillippi 2010