blocked_10_final

Golden Ratio Continued...
Directions for Square 1
Using color 1, a 4.5 mm crochet hook, and a 4.5 mm knitting
needle, cast on 21 stitches using the crochet cast on
method.
Row 1: Sl1 wyib, k8, CDDp, k8, p1 (dec’d 2, 19 sts rem)
Row 2: (Sl1 wyib, k8) 2X, p1
Row 3: Sl1, k7, CDDp, k7, p1 (dec’d 2, 17 sts rem)
Row 4: (Sl1, k7) 2X, p1
Row 5: Sl1, k6, CDDp, k6, p1 (dec’d 2, 15 sts rem)
Row 6: (Sl1, k6) 2X, p1
Row 7: Sl1, k5, CDDp, k5, p1 (dec’d 2, 13 sts rem)
Row 8: (Sl1, k5) 2X, p1
Row 9: Sl1, k4, CDDp, k4, p1 (dec’d 2, 11 sts rem)
Row 10: (Sl1, k4) 2X, p1
Row 11: Sl1, k3, CDDp, k3, p1 (dec’d 2, 9 sts rem)
Row 12: (Sl1, k3) 2X, p1
Row 13: Sl1, k2, CDDp, k2, p1 (dec’d 2, 7 sts rem)
Row 14: (Sl1, k2) 2X, p1
Row 15: Sl1, k1, CDDp, k1, p1 (dec’d 2, 5 sts rem)
Row 16: (Sl1, k1) 2X, p1
Row 17: Sl1, CDDp, p1 (dec’d 2, 3 sts rem)
Row 18: Sl2, p1 (Note: sl2 should be slipped individually,
NOT together)
Row 19: CDDp (dec’d 2, 1 st rem)
Bind off and cut yarn, weave in end.
Directions for Square 2
Using color 2, a 4.5 mm crochet hook, and a 4.5 mm knitting
needle, cast on 10 stitches using the crochet cast on
method.
With the 10 stitches on the needle and using the same
yarn as you cast on with, pick up a stitch through the center
of the last CDD of square 1. Pick up another 10 stitches from
the slip stitch edge for 21 stitches in total. Stitch 12 (directly
following the center stitch is tricky to pick up as the slip
stitch edge lies directly behind the central double decrease.
Repeat the directions for square 1.
Directions for Square 3
Using color 3, a 4.5mm crochet hook, and a 4.5mm knitting
needle, cast on 20 stitches using the crochet cast on
method.
With the 20 stitches on the needle and using the same
yarn as you cast on with, pick up a stitch through the center
of the last CDD of square 1. Pick up another 20 stitches from
the slip stitch edge for 41 stitches in total. Stitch 22 (directly
following the center stitch is tricky to pick up as the slip
stitch edge lies directly behind the central double decrease.
Row 1: Sl1 wyib, k18, CDDp, k18, p1 (dec’d 2, 39 sts rem)
Row 2: (Sl1 wyib, k18) 2X, p1
Repeat these 2 rows decreasing in the same manner as
the previous squares.
Directions for Square 4
Using color 2, a 4.5 mm crochet hook, and a 4.5 mm knitting
needle, cast on 30 stitches using the crochet cast on
method.
With the 30 stitches on the needle and using the same
yarn as you cast on with, pick up a stitch through the center
of the last CDD of square 1. Pick up another 30 stitches from
the slip stitch edge for 61 stitches in total. Stitch 32 (directly
16
following the center stitch is tricky to pick up as the slip
stitch edge lies directly behind the central double decrease.
Row 1: Sl1 wyib, k28, CDDp, k28, p1 (dec’d 2, 59 sts rem)
Row 2: (Sl1, k28) 2X, p1
Repeat these 2 rows decreasing in the same manner as
previous squares.
Directions for Square 5
Using color 3, a 4.5 mm crochet hook, and a 4.5 mm knitting
needle, cast on 50 stitches using the crochet cast on
method.
With the 50 stitches on the needle and using the same
yarn as you cast on with, pick up a stitch through the center
of the last CDD of square 1. Pick up another 50 stitches from
the slip stitch edge (101 stitches in total). Stitch 52 (directly
following the center stitch is tricky to pick up as the slip
stitch edge lies directly behind the central double decrease.
Row 1: Sl1 wyib, k48, CDDp, k48, p1 (dec’d 2, 99 sts rem)
Row 2: (Sl1 wyib, k48) 2X, p1
Repeat these 2 rows decreasing in the same manner as
previous squares.
If knitting option 1, stop here and knit squares 1 to 5
again, alternating the colors already used as follows:
Square 1: Color 3
Square 2: Color 2
Square 3: Color 1
Square 4: Color 2
Square 5: Color 1
Option 1: top and bottom edges and seaming
With 3.5 mm needles, and color 4, pick up and knit every
stitch along the top edge of the front section. In garter stitch
knit 14 rows (7 ridges). Loosely bind off.
Repeat for the bottom edge and again for the top and
bottom of the back section.
Using the schematic as a guide, turn one of the sections
around.
With the right sides facing each other and wrong sides on
the outside, join the edges of squares 3 and 4 of section 1 to
squares 4 and 3 of section 2 using a single crochet (US
terms) join through the outside leg of each stitch. This will
leave the bulky part of the seam on the wrong side.
Then join the edge of square 6 of section 1 to square 6 of
section 2 using a SC, join through the inside leg of each
stitch. This will leave the bulky part of the seam on the wrong
side and a visible line of stitches that will be crocheted into
later.
Turn the cowl so the right side is facing outwards.
Using a 4.5mm crochet hook and your spare yarn, beginning
in the first CDD of square 1, HDC into every CDD in a
spiral. On the back seam HDC through both legs created
from the seam.
Continue HDCs until you reach the first CDD of the other
square 1.
Weave both ends of the spare yarn through to the wrong
side and secure. Wash and block.
Wash and block.