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.

Tutorials

Stranded Knitting

Dominant Color

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

Faye 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.