Berroco Tellot Cowl Knitting Pattern

Berroco Tellot Cowl

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Tellot is a seamless knitted cowl designed by Emily Nora O'Neil. This intermediate-level project creates a finished cowl measuring approximately 14 inches wide by 28 inches around, making it a versatile neckwear piece suitable for layering and everyday wear.

Craft and Construction Method

This cowl is created using the knitting craft, worked seamlessly in the round on circular needles. The bottom-up construction method means you begin at the lower edge and work upward toward the top of the cowl, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a smooth, continuous garment.

Techniques Used

The Tellot incorporates lace techniques throughout its construction, creating an open, decorative fabric with visual interest. The lace pattern is worked continuously as you knit in the round, combining yarn overs and decreases to form the characteristic holes and texture of lace knitting. This technique requires attention to stitch placement and pattern repeats but rewards the knitter with an elegant, breathable final product.

Stitches and Stitch Pattern

The cowl features a repeating lace pattern worked over a multiple of 16 stitches. The pattern combines fundamental knitting stitches including:

• Knit (k) and purl (p) stitches for texture and structure
• Yarn overs (yo) to create the open lace holes
• Knit two together (k2 tog) decreases
• Slip, slip, knit (SSK) decreases for balanced shaping

The eight-round lace pattern repeats throughout the cowl, with rounds alternating between pattern rows and stockinette rounds to allow the lace motif to develop clearly.

Materials and Tools

This project requires 2 hanks of Berroco Cirrus yarn in colorway #2541 Sand Dollar, with each hank weighing 25 grams. The yarn is worked on a 24-inch circular knitting needle in size 10 (6.00 mm), or the size needed to obtain proper gauge. You will also need 1 stitch marker to track the beginning of each round.

Gauge

The pattern specifies a gauge of 14 stitches and 18 rounds over 4 inches in the lace pattern. Checking gauge before beginning is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements and ensuring the cowl drapes properly.