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Peace Cowl - revisited

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Completed Project Peace Cowl December 2016 This was such a fun knit that I couldn't refrain from knitting more than the recommended one, four-row repeat each day. i-cord bind off The i-cord bind off was a new (to me, at least) technique, and I was surprised just how easy it was. It seemed to take forever on the 318 stitches around the edge as well as the 318 stitch cast-on edge, too. I picked up the stitches on the cast on edge, but some of the others in the KAL started the cowl with an i-cord. I used a double-point needle to do the bind off because I didn't have to fight the weight of the cowl and the remaining stitches on the circular needle. i-cord edge on the other side, too Pattern :  Project Peace Cowl  (Ravelry link)  by Christina Campbell Needles : size 6 US Yarn :     Regia 6ply Tweed - Bordeaux (6 grams of the 150 gram skein remain)     Regia 4ply Silk - Marine Blue (the i-cord only used about 14 grams) Size : my fi...

Project Peace Cowl

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Project Peace cowl December 2016 I have joined over 16,000 knitters around the world in the Project Peace knit-along . The cowl pattern is free on Ravelry , and each day during the KAL, Christina Campbell shares thoughts of peace on her blog, The Healthy Knitter . It's not too late to join the KAL, so check it out. Pattern:   Project Peace Cowl (Ravelry link) Yarn: Regia 6 ply Tweed (Bordeaux #00706) Needles: size 6 US Stitch count: 300 sts