@annieeg , I'll have a look at the pattern now to see if I can work out what might be happening with you.
Edit - yes, you're right. You don't knit the yarn that is laid across the front or back. You just move the yarn so that it doesn't show on the front of the cowl.
Sit down before you read this,
@Lowena . I have finished.
The pattern is
hereThe pattern is for 4 ply wool and 3.5mm needles, but I used DK because that's what I had most of. I just used oddments. (I'm sure you have a huge wool stash, Lowena.
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