Lang PTO31-14 Cowl Knitting Pattern

Lang PTO31-14 Cowl: Knitted Cable Design

What Is Being Made

The Lang PTO31-14 Cowl is a knitted neck accessory measuring approximately 15 inches wide by 31½ inches in circumference (38 x 80 cm). This cowl is designed as a versatile layering piece that can be worn as a single or double loop around the neck, offering both warmth and sophisticated style through its textured cable pattern.

Yarn and Materials

This cowl pattern calls for LANGYARNS CLOUD, a premium yarn blend composed of extra fine merino wool (mulesing-free) combined with nylon for durability and structure. The total yardage requirement is 200 grams, equivalent to 2 balls in the colorway brass-pale blue-olive (reference 1077.0001). The nylon content in this yarn blend provides elasticity and helps the cowl maintain its shape through repeated wear and washing.

The pattern specifies ADDI knitting needles in size US 10 (6mm) for working the cable pattern and achieving proper gauge.

Techniques Used

The Lang PTO31-14 Cowl employs several intermediate knitting techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The cowl is worked from the bottom edge upward, allowing knitters to try on the piece as it grows and adjust length if desired before binding off.
• Worked flat: Rather than being worked in the round, this cowl is knitted flat on straight needles, creating two separate pieces that are later seamed together.
• Seaming: After completing the flat-knitted panels, the edges are seamed together to form the finished cowl tube, typically using a mattress stitch or similar invisible seaming technique for a polished appearance.
• Cable techniques: The pattern incorporates cable stitches that require the use of a cable needle to create twisted, three-dimensional texture.

Stitches and Pattern Details

The cowl features a Cable Pattern that repeats across a 10-stitch module, plus 8 additional stitches and 2 edge stitches for a total stitch count divisible by 10 + 8 + 2 edge stitches. The pattern is worked from a 16-row chart that repeats throughout the length of the cowl.

The cable pattern includes two primary cable crossing techniques:

• Back cable cross (C3B): Place 3 stitches on a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, knit the following 3 stitches, then knit the stitches from the cable needle. This creates a cable that twists to the right.
• Front cable cross (C3F): Place 3 stitches on a cable needle and hold in front of the work, knit the following 3 stitches, then knit the stitches from the cable needle. This creates a cable that twists to the left.

The chart shows right-side (RS) rows only. On wrong-side (WS) rows, knitters work the stitches as they appear—knitting the knits and purling the purls—which is a standard technique for maintaining pattern integrity on flat-knitted pieces. Edge stitches are worked as knit 1 at the beginning of each row, and the final stitch is slipped purlwise with yarn in front (wyif) to create a neat, finished edge suitable for seaming.

The 16-row chart repeats continuously until the cowl reaches the desired length before binding off.

Gauge and Fit

Achieving the correct gauge with LANGYARNS CLOUD on US 10 (6mm) needles is essential for the cowl to drape properly and maintain the intended dimensions. Knitters should swatch the Cable Pattern before beginning to ensure their tension matches the pattern specifications, as gauge affects both the final size and the appearance of the cable texture.