CHAIN MAIL COWL

Slim Version

Materials

Size 15 knitting needles or size needed to achieve gauge.
1/2 lb. (230 ft) #36 Twisted Nylon Cord, dyed black

Abbreviations

k: knit
p: purl
psso: pass slipped stitch over
sl: slip
rep: repeat
st(s): stitch(es)
tog: together
inc: increase
dec: decrease
bo: bind off

Gauge (taken in stockinette stitch): 2-1/2 stitches = 1 inch; 3 rows = 1 inch

General Information: Pattern is reverse stockinette st (purl one row, knit one row, with purl as right side of garment). Join new cord at the ends, not in the middle, of the row. Measurements should be taken while garment is laying flat. Piece will be seamed at the center back.

Beginning at the lower edge, loosely cast on 64 sts.
Row 1: Purl (right side).
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: Purl.
Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: Purl.
Row 6: Knit.
Row 7: P11, p2tog, p11, p2tog, p12, p2tog, p11, p2tog, p11 (60 sts).
Row 8: Knit.
Row 9: P10, p2tog, p10, p2tog, p12, p2tog, p10, p2tog, p10 (56 sts).
Row 10: Knit.
Row 11: P13, p2tog, p12, p2tog, p12, p2tog, p13 (53 sts).
Row 12: Knit.
Row 13: Purl.
Row 14: Knit.
Row 15: Purl.
Row 16: Knit.
Row 17: Purl.
Row 18: Knit.
Row 19: Purl.
Row 20: Knit.
Row 21: Purl.
Row 22: Knit.
Row 23: Purl.
Row 24: Knit.
Row 25: Loosely bind off remaining sts.

Finishing: Knot ends of cord, otherwise they will ravel. Stitch the ends of the cord into the piece after weaving them in place to prevent raveling. After work has been foiled and set, stitch the center front seam by butting the edges of the seams together and overcasting, or zigzagging together by machine.