A frosty white stranded motif across a sumptuous gradient background evokes the feeling of a crisp winter evening walk in the woods. Take a warm cowl with you to keep out the cold.
Size
Finished Size 10” high by 18 (22.5, 27)” around.
Shown in size 18”
Yarn
Sweetgeorgia Superwash Worsted (100% Superwash Worsted Merino; 200 yards [182 meters]/115 grams): SGY-1201-NAT Natural (MC), 1 ball; SGY-1201-Bas Basil (CC1), 1 ball; SGY-1201-DEC Deep Cove (CC2), 1 ball; SGY-1201-NIH Nightshade (CC3), 1 ball; SGY-1201-WIS Wisteria (CC4), 1 ball.
Needles
Size US 7 (4.5 mm): 16 (16, 24)” circular
Size US 8 (5 mm): 16 (16, 24)” circular
Notions
Stitch marker; tapestry needle.
Gauge
21 sts and 21 rows = 4” [10 cm] in stranded St st in the round, after blocking.
Pattern Notes
This pattern is worked in the round from the bottom up. If substituting the yarn, a gradient pack with 50g/1.73 of each of the five colors will be enough to work any size.
Chart
Pattern
Bottom Ribbing
With CC1 and smaller needles, CO 96 (120, 144) sts and join the round.
Rnd 1: *K1, p2, k1, rep from * until end of rnd.
Rep Rnd 1 eight more times.
Rnd 10: K to end.
Switch to larger needles.
Colorwork Section
Rnds 11- 47: Work each corresponding row of the stranded knitting chart 8 (10, 12) times around.
Top Ribbing
Switch to smaller needles and CC4.
Rnd 48: K to end.
Rnd 49: *K1, p2, k1, rep from * until end of rnd.
Rep Rnd 49 eight more times.
BO using Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off.
Finishing
Weave in yarn tails, block and wear.
About the Designer: Faye Kennington
About the Designer: Faye KenningtonFaye Kennington lives and knits on the wild west coast of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Her patterns have been published in Knitscene, Knit Now, Love of Knitting and various Knit Picks books.
Find more of her self-published designs on Ravelry. She goes by @UkeeKnits on Instagram and Twitter.
The pattern looks lovely but I can’t see the chart here. Any suggestions?
have you tried clicking on the chart? all our charts should be expandable when you click on them.
Ohh nice! I hope to make one of these definitely – thank you Faye!
You’re most welcome! I’d love to see how it turns out. Cheers.
What an awesome cowl you designed!! Great job, Faye :-).
I’m glad you like it! We do too 🙂
Thank you so much! If you have a chance to make one, I hope you enjoy. Cheers.