The Failynn Fox Cowl

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Materials needed:
• U.S. 15 (10 mm) 24 inch circular needle (adult size)
• U.S. 13 (9 mm) 24 inch circular needle (teen, child, toddler,12/18
months)
• U.S. 11 (8 mm) double pointed needles (for knit ears)
• U.S. size M/13-9 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle for attaching ears
• Super bulky yarn (110 yards 12/18 months - 125 yards toddler -
160 yards child - 210 yards teen/adult sizes) Lion Brand Wool-
Ease Thick & Quick used
• Super bulky yarn for contrast band, outside of ear (30 yards) Lion
Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick used
• Super bulky yarn for inside of ear (15 yards) Lion Brand Wool-Ease
Thick & Quick yarn used
• 2 1 inch buttons

Gauge: approx. 2.5 stitches = 1 inch

Cowl is worked from the bottom to the top.

Cast on 57 sts with your U.S. 15 24 inch circular for (adult)

Cast on 57 sts with your U.S. 13 24 inch circular for (teen, small
adult)
Cast on 53 sts with your U.S. 13 24 inch circular for (child 5-8)
Cast on 49 sts with your U.S. 13 24 inch circular for (toddler 2T-4T)
Cast on 45 sts with your U.S. 13 24 inch circular for (12/18 months)

Place marker and join to begin working in the round.

Cowl: work the seed stitch for the amount of rounds you need for the
size cowl you are making.

Seed stitch: K1P1 all around first round, next knit all the purls and
purl all the knits in the round for:

4 rounds: (12/18 months size)

5 rounds: (toddler/child sizes)
6 rounds: (teen/adult sizes) Page 2
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Now you are going to switch to the contrast color for the band
around the bottom knit:

3 rounds (12/18 months size)

4 rounds (toddler/child sizes)
5 rounds (teen/adult sizes)

Switch back to the main color.

Knit 20 rounds (teen/adult sizes)

Knit 17 rounds (child)
Knit 14 rounds (toddler)
Knit 11 rounds (12/18 months)

For all sizes work one round as follows: knit 2 together, knit all
around. This will leave you with an even number of stitches for the
decrease round.

Decrease: just follow the decrease for the size cowl you are making.

Adult sizes K12, K2tog all around (52 stitches)

Child K11, K2tog all around (48 stitches)

Toddlers K10, K2tog all around (44 stitches)

12/18 months K9, K2tog all around (40 stitches)

Hood:

You will be working your hood on the remaining stitches:

52 (adult) 48 (child) 44 (toddler) 40 (12/18 months)

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You will be working your hood back and forth in rows on your
remaining stitches (NOT working in the round). This will leave you
an open front.

** Teen/Adult hood **

Row 1: k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, knit to last 7 stitches, k1, p1, k1,
p1, k1, p1, k1, turn.
Row 2: k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, purl to last 7 stitches, k1, p1, k1,
p1, k1, p1, k1, turn.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 until your hood piece measures:

14 inches (teen) 15 inches (adult)

** Child/Toddler hood **

Row 1: k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, knit to last 5 stitches, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1,
turn.
Row 2: k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, purl to last 5 stitches, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1,
turn.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 until your hood piece measures:

10.5 inches (toddler)

12.5 inches (child)

** 12/18 months hood **

Row 1: k1, p1, k1, p1, knit to last 4 stitches, p1, k1, p1, k1, turn.
Row 2: k1, p1, k1, p1, purl to last 4 stitches, p1, k1, p1, k1, turn.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 until your hood piece measures:

9.5 inches (12/18 months)

Bind off your hood, fold in half and stitch the top together from the
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**Crochet edge around the front of the hood. With your crochet
hook M-13/9 mm make a slip stitch in the first stitch at the bottom
center of the hood, chain 1 (counts as your first single crochet), now
working a single crochet in every other stitch all around the front of
your hood, slip stitch into your first single crochet. Chain 1 (counts
as first single crochet) work a single crochet in each single crochet
all around the hood slip stitch into the first single crochet. Break
yarn and weave in all the ends. Fold the seed stitch front of the
hood back and tack at the very top with the tapestry needle and a
piece of yarn. This will keep it secure. Place the 2 buttons at the
bottom of the hood to secure the small front edge down.

Fox Ears: make 2

These ears are worked all in one piece and then you fold them in
half. The orange spice color portion is a little larger than the white.

Teen/Adult Ears: Using two of the U.S. 11 double pointed needles,

cast on one stitch in main color (orange spice)

Row 1: kfb (2 sts)

Row 2: kfb (4 sts)
Row 3: kfb, purl 2, kfb (6 sts)
Row 4: kfb, knit 4, kfb (8 sts)
Row 5: kfb, purl 6, kfb (10 sts)
Row 6: knit
Row 7: purl
Row 8: knit
Row 9: purl
Row 10: knit
Row 11: purl
Row 12: purl

Change to the contrast color (white).

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Row 13:purl
Row 14: knit
Row 15: purl
Row 16: knit
Row 17: purl
Row 18: knit
Row 19: purl
Row 20: k2tog, k6, k2tog (8 sts)
Row 21: p2tog, p4, p2tog (6 sts)
Row 22: k2tog, k2, k2tog (4 sts)
Row 23: k2tog, k2tog (2 sts)
Row 24: slip 1, psso

Break yarn and draw through the remaining stitches.

Fold ear in half along row 12, with the crochet hook work a single
crochet stitch along the two sides of the ear to secure the ear
together. Break yarn weave in all ends. Make your second ear.

Child/Toddler Ears: Using two of the U.S. 11 double pointed needles,

cast on one stitch in main color (orange spice)

Row 1: kfb (2 sts)

Row 2: kfb (4 sts)
Row 3: kfb, purl 2, kfb (6 sts)
Row 4: kfb, knit 4, kfb (8 sts)
Row 5: purl
Row 6: knit
Row 7: purl
Row 8: knit
Row 9: purl
Row 10: purl

Change to the contrast color (white).

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Row 11:purl
Row 12: knit
Row 13: purl
Row 14: knit
Row 15: purl
Row 16: k2tog, k4, k2tog (6 sts)
Row 17: p2tog, p2, p2tog (4 sts)
Row 18: k2tog, k2tog (2 sts)
Row 19: slip 1, psso

Break yarn and draw through the remaining stitches.

Fold ear in half along row 10, with the crochet hook work a single
crochet stitch along the two sides of the ear to secure the ear
together. Break yarn weave in all ends. Make your second ear.

12/18 months Ears: Using two of the U.S. 11 double pointed needles,
cast on one stitch in main color (orange spice)

Row 1: kfb (2 sts)

Row 2: kfb (4 sts)
Row 3: kfb, knit 2, kfb (6 sts)
Row 4: purl
Row 5: knit
Row 6: purl
Row 7: knit
Row 8:purl
Row 9: purl

Change to the contrast color (white).

Row 10:purl
Row 11: knit
Row 12: purl
Row 13: knit
Row 14: purl
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Row 15: k2tog, k2, k2tog (4 sts)
Row 16: p2tog, p2tog (2 sts)
Row 17: slip 1, psso

Break yarn and draw through the remaining stitches.

Fold ear in half along row 9, with the crochet hook work a single
crochet stitch along the two sides of the ear to secure the ear
together. Break yarn weave in all ends. Make your second ear.

When placing your ears use the tapestry needle and your main color.
You can put them anywhere you like, of course.

Adult: I placed mine approx. 2.5 inches from the front of the hood
and 5 inches apart.

Child/Toddler/12-18 months: I placed mine approx. 2.5 inches from

the front of the hood and 4.5 inches apart (4 inches apart 12/18
months).

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