Zoz Cowl Pattern

I had a hard time coming up with a name for this pattern. I thought about calling it Zzzs because the stitch pattern looks sort of Z
shaped but I wasnt really happy with the name. Sometimes I read numbers as letters and the other day when I looked down at
the ball band to the yarn I used for this, I read "Zoz. It just kind of stuck. Zoz is a cozy cowl featuring a migrating ribbing that is
broken up by eyelets. The ribbing gives it a little more structure when its tucked into a coat and the eyelets help prevent the alpaca
from being too toasty.
Materials:
1 skein of Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Grande or 110 yards of Bulky Yarn
8mm circular needles
Stitch Marker
Gauge of repeated rows 1-2: 10st x 15rows = 4x4in
Finished Measurements: Approximately 24 inches around and 10 inches deep.
Key:
- P Purl
o Yo Yarn Over
_ K Knit
/ K2tog Knit two together
Pattern:
Cast on 60 stitches and join in the round. Place marker.
With Chart:
Chart represents 1/6 of the stitches. Each chart row is meant to be repeated 6 times per knit row.
Work rows 1-10 of the chart.
Repeat rows 1-2 ten times.
Work rows 1-10 of the chart.
Bind Off.
With out Chart:
Round 1: *P2, yo, k2tog, k1; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 2: *P2, k3; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 3: *K1, p2, yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 4: K1 *p2, k3; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p2, k1, slip st to right needle, remove marker, pass slipped st back, and place
marker. This is now the beginning of the round. Remaining st becomes part of the next round.
Round 5: *K2tog, k1, p2, yo; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 6: K2, *p2, k3; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
Round 7: *Yo, k2tog, k1, p2; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 8: *K3, p2; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 9: *P1, yo, k2tog, k1, p1; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 10: P1, *k3, p2; rep from * to last 4 sts, k3, p1.
Repeat Rounds 1-2 10 times
Work Rounds 1-10.
Bind off.
Mods: If you have more yarn, you can make a deeper cowl by repeating rows 1-2 more than 10 times. If you want a wider cowl,
increase your stitch count by increments of 5.

July 12, 2010: Ive updated the pattern to correct some errors. Thank you StacyKnitsIt for pointing them out. I appreciate it.
March 5, 2010 | Posted in: Free Pattern, Knitting | 12 Comments
12 Responses to "Zoz Cowl Pattern"
1. OPKnitter says:
April 30, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Handsome cowl. Thanks for sharing the pattern.
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2. Anonymous says:
July 6, 2010 at 6:03 pm
So happy to finally find a great pattern for my 1 ball of Alpaca Grande! Thanks so much!StaceyKnitsIt ravelry
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3. Anonymous says:
July 12, 2010 at 12:44 pm
The YO is Missing in your Written Instructions. Just found this out while working the W. Instructions.StaceyKnitsIt
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4. Ellisen says:
March 9, 2013 at 3:28 pm
Thanks for sharing this pattern. I love it! Might make it right now!
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5. Debi says:
May 1, 2013 at 3:26 pm
I have a stash of this yarn and this pattern will help to make it disappear. Love it!!
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6. Nancy says:
May 7, 2013 at 2:42 pm
Did the missing YO referred to above get corrected in the pattern? I dont want to start the cowl until I know that the written
pattern is correct.
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7. Nancy says:
May 7, 2013 at 2:44 pm
Did the missing YO referred to above get corrected in the written directions?
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Andi says:
May 8, 2013 at 7:45 am
Yep! Theres a note about it at the end of the post.
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8. Teresa Laite says:
June 29, 2013 at 5:39 am
Just wanted to thank you for the pattern. Been looking for such a cowl to knit that would not take too long. Thanks again.
Teresa
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9. rose mscicluna says:
October 30, 2013 at 6:06 am
I like the pattern it is very easy to make thank you.
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10. Diane says:
November 23, 2013 at 4:51 pm
Could this pretty cowl be made with a worsted weight yarn?
Thanks,
Diane
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says:
November 24, 2013 at 8:26 pm
Youd need to modify the pattern slightly if youre getting a different gauge, but that wouldnt be hard to do! Youd just
need to make a swatch and find out how many extra repeats youll need for your gauge.
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