Circular Grafting Video
Knitting cowls in the round is a great way to exhibit colourwork patterns and textures. Circular knitting means there is no wrong side and you can get double the cushy fabric to keep you cozy. Sometimes I like seaming the ends of the tube together, but grafting can be better when you want a completely invisible join. My Under the Canopy Cowl uses this technique and it’s the project I’m using to show it in this video.
This tutorial shows how to close a knitted tube like a cowl with circular grafting.
Before beginning, weave in all your ends but your working yarn. Do this using duplicate stitch on the wrong side of the fabric. (Here’s a video showing how to do that.) Then remove the waste yarn from your provisional cast-on (here’s a tutorial for that) and place those stitches on a circular needle so that you have live stitches at both ends of your tube.
Then follow the tutorial above to join the ends of the tube.
Video: Circular Grafting
It gets dark quicker under the forest canopy. These florals and ferns are a celebration of those shadowy corners where you might spot a bright bit of colour as the sun goes down. This meditative colourwork cowl is worked in the round and grafted at the end. Pair a jewel tone with a moody heathered wool for a nighttime vibe, or switch to a soft neutral with brighter shades to think of sunrise in the woods. Then toss it on with every outfit to keep you warm whatever the light.
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