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This cowl is knitted from bulky weight yarn, which makes it a quick knit. I used various colours of blue on this cowl, and the little motifs looked like drops of water splatting down during a rainstorm, so I called this Adriepe which means “to drip” in Old English.

Difficulty - Advanced Beginner

Skills used - Knitting in the round, colourwork

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 70 cm / 27.5 inches unstretched; 94 cm / 347 inches stretched
Height: 33 cm / 13 inches

Gauge – unblocked
9 stitches and 10 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in stockinette in the round on US 10 (6 mm) needles

Approximate yardage
Main Colour (MC) est. 89 g / 3.14 oz. (131 m / 143 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC1) est. 46 g / 1.62 oz. (62 m / 68 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC2) est. 18 g / 0.63 oz. (27 m / 30 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC3) est. 31 g / 1.09 oz. (47 m / 51 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC4) est. 11 g / 0.38 oz. (15 m / 16 yds)

Yarn Used
Main Colour (MC) Baycrest Shetland-Style 81 m / 50 g (89 yds / 1.76 oz), 2 balls. Colour 2112 Midnight Blue. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour 1 (CC1) Patons Shetland Chunky 135 m / 100 g (148 yds / 3.53 oz), 1 ball. Colour 3205 Aqua Haze. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour 2 (CC2) Patons Beehive Shetland Chunky 75 m / 50 g (82 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 2178 Medium Blue. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour 3 (CC3) Patons Beehive Shetland Chunky 75 m / 50 g (82 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour Light Blue. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour 4 (CC4) Mary Maxim Bolero Chunky Weight 69 m / 50 g (75 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 01 White. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 10 (6 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle